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...

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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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, 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...

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 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 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...

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 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...