Elizabeth Mary Chunkala, 96, of Monessen, passed away on April 10, 2019, in Mon Valley Care Center, Monongahela. She was born on March 15, 1923, to Lawrence and Mary Kieta Pawlak in Lamont Furnace, Pa...

John Draganac, 91, of Belle Vernon, formerly of Trafford, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at his home. He was born April 14, 1927, a son of Walter and Frances Gracson Draganac, in Trafford. He attended...

Robert Andrew “Bobby” Hanas, 63, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019. Born on April 17, 1955, he was the son of the late Matthew and Bozena Hanas. He was a member of St. Joh...

Selina Mae Folk Peterson, 85, of Monongahela, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Mon Valley Care Center, Carroll Township. Born Oct. 5, 1933, in Frostburg, Md., she was the daughter of Clarence N. and ...

Samuel O. Rice, 82, of New Eagle, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, in his home. He was born Oct. 5, 1936, in New Eagle, the son of Charles F. and Mildred Smail Rice Sr.​ For many years, Sam was employed...

Walter J. Tabory, 96, of Monongahela, died Sunday, April 14, 2019. Friends will be received at MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME, 216 Chess St., Monongahela, 724-258-6767, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 10 to...

Daniel J. Tollan, 78, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Fairhope on Dec. 28, 1940, he was the son of the late George and Theresa Murt Tollan...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Through the first seven games of the season, Ringgold senior infielder Chase Angotti served as a fixture at the top of the Rams’ lineup.   His speed and his ability ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com In a battle for the top spot in Section 3-2A, Serra Catholic made a statement against Brentwood on Saturday. The Eagles (8-1, 3-0) claimed sole possession of first p...

By the MV Independent Elizabeth Forward’s Bri Spirnak and Belle Vernon Area’s Ryan Marek were victorious at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association Outdoor Championship held at West Mifflin over the w...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent Almost 76 years after he left Monongahela to fight in World War II, U.S. Army Air Force Sgt. Vernon L. Hamilton is finally home.   Though few Monongahela re...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com “My mom needs a kidney!”   That simple message has attracted major attention for one Monongahela family.   Since being diagnosed with stage five chronic kidney disea...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Eli, a K-9 officer with the Elizabeth Township Police Department for three years now, turned four recently.   Over the weekend, he got a lot of attention ...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent   When Jeff Donnelly, 37, music director for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Monessen, caught wind of a 2,032-piece pipe organ at the now-defunct Mt. Lebano...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s no surprise much of the Yough baseball team’s success this season stems from the pitcher’s mound. You can’t win games if you don’t stop the other team from sc...

By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Not many teams have been as good as the Frazier Commodores over their last several games.   Head coach Don Hartman’s squad has won five in a row and has done so in d...

By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Through the first four games of the WPIAL baseball season, not many sections have been as competitive as Section 3-4A.   Each of the eight teams have at least one wi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com California University of Pennsylvania held its 11th annual Conference on Homeland and International Security on Friday with a focus on community relations with police ...

By PAUL PEIRCE Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that his office’s Bureau of Consumer Protection has filed 35 legal actions statewide involving home improvement contractors, including one in All...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Once a month, a group of Mon Valley women get together to share, learn and train to become better shooters.   The Well Armed Women Monongahela Chapter, a non...