Ringgold hockey exemplifies Valley pride
By Jeremy Sellew 
March 20, 2019
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Valley pride is a term used often around the Mon Valley, especially by us sports guys. We use it when local teams are making deep runs through the WPIAL or PIAA play...
By Jeremy Sellew 
March 20, 2019
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Over the last four years, including the last three under head coach Denny Willaman, the WPIAL quarterfinals have served as the ceiling for the Serra Catholic softbal...
Leopards strength lies up the middle
By Jeremy Sellew 
March 20, 2019
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area baseball coach Daryl Hixenbaugh thought his team overachieved a bit last season, especially with Mother Nature flexing her muscles in determining...
By Jeremy Sellew 
March 20, 2019
By ZACK ZEIGLER For the MV Independent Entering his 10th season as head softball coach at South Allegheny, Hal Minford has seen a lot of success over his tenure. He has led the Gladiators to the WPIAL...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 20, 2019
Thaddeus “Ted” R. Duda Jr., age 63, of Donora, died Monday, March 18, 2019, at his home. He was born April 22, 1955, in New Eagle, son of the late Thaddeus R. and Lillian “Betty” Bisacky Duda. Ted was...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 20, 2019
John T. Popik, 82, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Country Care Manor. A son of the late John and Anna Hanustak Popik, he was born in Homestead on Aug. 6, 1936. Formerly of...
Warriors look to embrace role of favorites
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com There is no shortage of optimism surrounding the Elizabeth Forward softball team entering the 2019 season.   The Warriors appeared in the WPIAL championship game las...
Massari’s love of rugby turns into championship
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent When Alex Massari was a student at Bethany College, she played on the school’s volleyball and track squads. However, when the Ringgold High grad from Monongahela ...
Kids Kitchen includes lesson of the season
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “One a penny. Two a penny. Hot cross buns.”   Those are some of the lyrics the children at Christy Park United Methodist Church sang Tuesday while they made hot cross ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com An investigation led by the Washington County District Attorney’s Office could soon begin at Mon Valley Sewage Authority.   During a meeting last week, board member Y...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela city council voted to purchase new Tasers for the police department, but a motion to buy a used car died for lack of a second. In a work session last ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Two more area communities have thrown their hats in the ring for the fourth annual America’s Main Streets Contest.   Downtown Elizabeth and downtown Washington, Pa.,...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Patrons who visit Grand Theatre in Elizabeth this weekend will be taking a journey to a far away swamp that is home to a big green ogre. Mon River Art’s production of ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
Long-term lane restrictions on the Elizabeth Bridge on Route 51 in Elizabeth, Jefferson Hills and West Elizabeth boroughs began Monday. Restrictions are implemented in each direction on Route 51 and t...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A preliminary hearing for a Braddock police officer accused of being under the influence of fentanyl while on duty will be held in McKeesport. Renee Christine Jones, 2...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com The Washington County Chamber of Commerce announced the finalists Tuesday for the Washington County ATHENA Leadership Award and the recipient of the Washington County...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 19, 2019
James V. Alfieri, 101, of Mapleview, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving caretakers on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. He was born March 10, 1918, in Charleroi, the son of Thomas and Mary...
Martha C. Ermlich – Bay Village, Ohio
Obituaries
By obits 
March 19, 2019
Martha C. Ermlich (nee Clutter), age 84, of Bay Village, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019. She was born on May 3, 1934, in Charleroi, to Frank and Helen (nee Nelson). Loving wife of F. Kenneth Er...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 19, 2019
Mary Louise Haywood, 67, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in her home. She was born Jan. 24, 1952, in McKeesport, the daughter of Joseph and Adeste Gilmore Boehm. Mary was a graduate of W...
Reverend Joseph J. Kleppner – Baden
Obituaries
By obits 
March 19, 2019
Reverend Joseph J. Kleppner, S.T.L., Ph.D., 73, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, at Concordia at Villa St. Joseph, Baden. Born June 18, 1945 in North Charleroi, he ...