Obituaries
By obits 
March 15, 2019
Rose F. Leyda, 86, of Fallowfield Township, died Friday, March 15, 2019. She was born June 27, 1932, in Canonsburg, daughter of the late Frank and Mary Lombardi Zampan. Mrs. Leyda was a 1950 graduate ...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 15, 2019
Joyce Ann Tartt Waters, 75, of Clairton, departed this life on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in UPMC Shadyside Hospital. She was born on Oct. 9, 1943, in New Eagle, daughter of the late Cecil Henry Tartt a...
Hounds prepped for WPIAL champs
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 14, 2019
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Dan Bosnic won’t hide the fact that his Greyhounds have been more successful than many predicted this postseason. After a thrilling win over Bishop Carroll in the ...
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 14, 2019
By Michael Love Ian Shahan enjoyed the feeling of winning his first PIAA Class AA championship so much he went out and picked up another. On Wednesday, the Belle Vernon sophomore secured the state tit...
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March 14, 2019
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Over the last 10 years, the Serra Catholic baseball team has been a mainstay in the WPIAL and PIAA playoff team.   Under veteran head coach Brian Dzurenda, the Eagle...
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March 14, 2019
By the MV Independent The Cal U women’s basketball team begins its quest for the program’s third NCAA championship when it begins NCAA Tournament play this weekend. The Vulcans (24-5) will face Charle...
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March 14, 2019
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw and Councilman Gil Coles will be the first elected officials to receive a fine after missing an agenda meeting Thursday night.   If a writ...
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March 14, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora borough council approved a three-year contract with its police union Thursday night. Donora police officers have been working without a contract for more t...
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March 14, 2019
By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent What does White Oak have in common with Audubon, Iowa, Goodwater, Ala., and Fossil, Ore.?   According to the lifestyle website, GoodLife, these communities ...
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March 14, 2019
For the Mon Valley Independent The Belle Vernon Area Charitable Fund is introducing a unique logo to promote the identity of the nonprofit organization. It represents the work of three students in the...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 14, 2019
Grace Coking, 93, of West Newton, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Jefferson Regional Hospital. She was born May 14, 1925 in Greensburg, the daughter of the late Car...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 14, 2019
Mary “Maggie” Jenkins, of Elizabeth, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Canterbury Place, Pittsburgh. She leaves to cherish her memories children, Yvette Marie Pettiford, Roy F. (Norine) Jenki...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 14, 2019
Vincentina “Vincenza” Simak, age 88, of McKeesport, died March 10, 2019, at UPMC Presbyterian. Born Aug. 8, 1930, in Glassport, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rosalia Sinatra Como, and th...
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March 13, 2019
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Charleroi Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to begin looking for a new code enforcement agency.   The decision comes after a fire March 2 at a Fallowfield Avenue h...
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March 13, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela residents can no longer dispose of leaves or yard waste by putting the materials out for garbage pickup.   The city’s leaf and yard waste recycling pr...
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March 13, 2019
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com The Finleyville Food Pantry is hoping its “family” will rally together to help find a new permanent home.   The food pantry is currently located at First Presbyterian...
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March 13, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A new plan to use revenue generated from an energy extraction tax to provide school funding, safety investments and environmental protection initiatives will soon be i...
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March 13, 2019
By the Mon Valley Independent When an Elizabeth Township resident and business owner learned a police officer in a neighboring community was in need of a ballistic vest, he immediately took action. Ri...
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March 13, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A West Newton man is accused of assaulting a woman inside the Rostraver Township Pizza Hut.   Damiyan Vincent Davis, 22, of Bells Mills Road was charged with indecen...