Jess E. Rigby – Canonsburg
Obituaries
By obits 
March 19, 2019
Jess E. Rigby, 66, of Canonsburg, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Oct. 11, 1952, in Indiana, son of Shirley Steele Rigby Grodecour of Monongahela a...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 19, 2019
Mildred Vagli, 95, of Monroeville, formerly of Monessen died Wednesday Feb. 27, 2019, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 23, 1924, in McKees Rocks, the daughter of the late Matthew and Mary Muzich...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Donora police department contract may be settled, but there is still discord between the officers and borough council. Police union steward and senior Officer...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen citizens, business owners and other community members are invited to weigh in on the city’s future.   As part of the implementation of the Early Interventio...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Pennsylvania counties are making the transition to more secure and accessible voting systems with paper records. According to a release Monday from the Department of ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Downtown Monessen is now a contender in a national community revitalization competition.   Last month, the Monessen Community Development Corporation scored a nomina...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A handful of Elizabeth Township residents are not happy with current — and future — projects in the township, but money isn’t the issue. During Monday’s agenda meeti...
Rams claim D2 crown
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com For the first time in nine years, the PIHL Division 2 title belongs to Ringgold.   Justin Day scored with 3:01 left in the third period to break a 3-3 tie and give t...
Cal U falls to IUP in regional final, 68-60
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com As the chants of “IUP, IUP” grew louder and louder, it was clear the Crimson Hawks had shaken the Cal U stigma off their shoulders for the season. IUP used an 11-0...
Hounds’ season ends with loss in PIAA semis
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2019
By JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent If Monessen was to beat Vincentian Academy, if the Greyhounds were going to get revenge for their previous loss to the Royals in the WPIAL semifinals, Dan Bosni...
Virginia Niemela – Delaware County, Pa.
Obituaries
By obits 
March 18, 2019
Virginia Gene Bennati Niemela, 92, Newtown Square, award-winning educator, avid traveler and fashionista, died March 15, 2019, of natural causes at her White Horse Village home. Born in Monessen to It...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 18, 2019
Eugene P. Koskoski, 79, of Finleyville, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 at his home. He was born June 16, 1939, in North Charleroi, son of Stephen and Helen Kasprzyk Koskoski. Mr. Koskoski was retired as ...
Mitchell J. Savich – Monongahela
Obituaries
By obits 
March 18, 2019
Mitchell J. Savich, 70, of Monongahela, died Sunday, March 17, 2019, in the Haven Crest Nursing Center, Monongahela. He was born Dec. 23, 1948, in North Charleroi, the son of Mitchell J. and Elizabeth...
Hounds eager for another shot at Royals
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 17, 2019
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The last time Monessen and Vincentian Academy faced one another, a trip to the WPIAL Class A championship game was on the line.   Three weeks later, it’s time for ro...
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 17, 2019
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com One question surrounds tonight’s PIHL Division 2 championship game: Will history repeat itself?   Last season, the Ringgold hockey team swept the regular season seri...
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 17, 2019
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com One word can be used to describe how Joe Sabolek felt as he pitched in his first collegiate game against Penn State Altoona in Winter Haven, Fla. on March 3: Cautiou...
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 17, 2019
For the MV Independent The fourth-seeded Vulcans held the nation’s leading scoring offense to a season low point total to earn an 87-77 overtime win at top-seeded and host Glenville State in the secon...
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 17, 2019
By Dan Palm For the MV Independent The WPIAL all-stars were trailing the New York all-stars, 15-12, in the preliminary match at the 35th annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Friday night.   That was un...