Obituaries
By obits 
November 4, 2019
Lowell E. Gregg Glassport Lowell E. Gregg, of Glassport, died Nov. 3, 2019. He is the son of the late Floyd and Doris Sharpneck Gregg. He is survived by his beloved wife, Carol; daughters, Doris (Anth...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 4, 2019
Gloria M. Forsyth Campbell Frye Rostraver Gloria M. Forsyth Campbell Frye, 74, of Rostraver, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Born in Forward Township on April 4, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Da...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 4, 2019
Jennie P. Puhnaty Grados, 87, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at McMurray Hills Manor, McMurray. Born March 24, 1932, in California, Pa., she was the daughter o...
TJ falls short of WPIAL gold
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 4, 2019
By Ashley Chase MVI Sports Nonstop lead changes and momentum swings were the theme of Saturday afternoon’s championship match. But in the end, it was Knoch that dealt the final blow in Thomas Jefferso...
Trojans edge Cougars in double overtime
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 4, 2019
By Shawn annarelli TTM News Wire Services The WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer championship game needed a hero, and North Catholic sophomore Jayden Sharpless stepped up in double overtime on an indirect fr...
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 4, 2019
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com When taking a gander at the list of 2019 All-WPIAL girls soccer players, it’s hard not to notice the amount of representation from the Mon Valley. Twelve local playe...
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 4, 2019
By the Mon Valley Independent Serra Catholic’s girls cross country team finished as the 13th best Class A squad in the state at the PIAA championships Saturday in Hershey.   Making their first state m...
Tour explores origins of Donora Smog
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 4, 2019
By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Angie Bidleck did some reading about the Pittsburgh area’s history, but wanted to learn more. When she learned of a tour through the former Donora Zinc Works, gro...
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November 4, 2019
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson High School students and staff will show their appreciation to area veterans by hosting a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11.   The event will...
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November 4, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School will be home to the Mon Valley’s newest Little Free Library. Thanks to a Town to Town Mini Grant given by the Mon Valley Allia...
Heart transplant fundraiser set
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 3, 2019
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com “Costumes are for people pretending. I am Iron Man,” jokes Clinton Blazevich, patting the battery pack strapped to his chest. Like his superhero counterpart, Bl...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 3, 2019
Carl W. Dunlop, 89, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. A son of the late Carl A. and Clara Mae Kenney Dunlop, he was born in Newell on March 31, 1930. A resident of North Belle...
Tigers advance in playoff thriller
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2019
By Zack Zeigler MVI Sports McKeesport quarterback Devari Robinson wasn’t sure how to celebrate after scoring the game-winning touchdown Friday night. “Once I stepped foot in the end zone, I didn’t hav...
Leopards wear down New Castle in 49-6 win
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2019
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area prides itself on defending the beach and ringing the bell, and there was no way the Leopards’ seniors were going to be upset Friday on their gold...
TJ remains dominant in playoff opener
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2019
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A relentless offense and a suffocating defense.   Those were keys to Thomas Jefferson’s success throughout the regular season as it outscored opponents, 482-33.   Th...
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2019
By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports There will be a new Class A champion this season. Our Lady of Sacred Heart had a strong start Friday, driving deep inside Clairton territory on its first two possessi...
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2019
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports   After exchanging blows for a quarter, Charleroi and Freedom’s Class 2A first-round contest turned into a defensive struggle. But it was the host Bulldogs putting together a...
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2019
By JEREMY TEPPEr MVI Sports Elizabeth Forward head coach Mike Collodi knew his team would have to play a near perfect game to knock off Aliquippa. For much of the first half, the Warriors executed the...
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2019
For the Mon Valley Independent Fourth-seeded Cornell slipped past fifth-seeded California, 32-27, in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs Friday night at West Allegheny.   Zaier Harrison comp...
New Rostraver development taking shape
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November 2, 2019
By JOE GRATA For The Mon Valley Independent Since summer, a dozen excavators, backhoes, bulldozers, dump trucks and other heavy construction equipment have been altering landscape in the Concord area ...