Walking Stations of the Cross
Latest News, Main
April 4, 2026
The Rev. Levi Hartle leads participants, including Guy Flament of Monongahela (carrying the cross), during the Walking Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at Chess Park in Monongahela. The annual pro...
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Mon City’s highest-ranking WWII officer died a hero
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STORIES BEHIND THE STARS
April 4, 2026
This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during the war. By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI Monongahela High School’s p...
Rock of the Redeemer holds Easter basket drive
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 4, 2026
It follows a successful Angel Tree campaign in December. The Rock of the Redeemer in Elizabeth Township provided more than 65 Easter baskets for area children this year. The one-year-old nonprofit org...
Mon Valley Independent Easter Coloring Contest Winners
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
April 4, 2026
The winners of the Mon Valley Independent’s annual Easter Coloring Contest are, from left, Mia Galiffa of Donora, Aubrey Kinney of Rostraver Township and Jackson Trilli of Monessen. MVI
Leps give Andrisko win over Trojans
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 4, 2026
Maddox Ceccarelli tossed a three-hit shutout to lead Belle Vernon to a 10-0 win over California. When Taylor Andrisko was coaching the California baseball team, there would be a group of students in t...
Pirates’ Griffin, 19, looks more than ready
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 4, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — All of the emotions were there, from joy to jitters and everything in between. Well, almost everything. The one thing Konnor Griffin didn’t feel when the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop...
Auriemma, Staley get heated after Gamecocks end Huskies’ streak
NCAA, Sports
April 4, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. With the officiating. With his team’s performance. With South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. The Huskies coach ripped into the officiating crew d...
Yough beats Lig. Valley to extend winning streak to 6
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 4, 2026
Yough used a six-run fifth inning to break open a scoreless game and roll past Ligonier Valley, 7-2, in Section 1-3A play Friday. The Lady Cougars (7-2, 2-0) were quiet through the first four innings ...
Daniel R. Blair – Belle Vernon, Washington Township
Obituaries
April 4, 2026
Daniel R. Blair, 79, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Mon Valley Care Center, Carroll Township. Born Nov. 24, 1946, in North Charleroi, he was the son of ...
Donald ‘Dudy’ DuCarme Sr. – Monongahela
Obituaries
April 4, 2026
Donald “Dudy” DuCarme Sr., 67, of Monongahela, passed away on April 2, 2026, at his son’s home in Scott dale. He was born Dec. 14, 1958, in New Eagle, son of the late Jules L. and Isabelle Fetkenhour ...