Fake punt helps Avella upset Monessen
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By Dean Dellamalva jr. MVI Sports Friday’s game couldn’t have started any better for Shane Swope in his coaching debut at Monessen.   However, things began to take a turn in the second quarter and lef...
Rams coach sees hope after falling to Trinity
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports Darwin Manges stretched his foot in front of his other, illustrating how close he thinks his Ringgold team is to clicking.   To him, that next step isn’t too far away for a...
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By BILL BECKNER For the MV Independent Jeannette coach Roy Hall said he expected to get Clairton’s best no matter what time of year the Eastern Conference rivals played.   Normally, the Bears and Jayh...
Yough’s stars shine in opening win
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Yough successfully defended Cougar Mountain Friday night thanks to the right arm of Tristan Waldier, the legs of Gamal Marballie and the hands of CJ Waldier.   The C...
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports It wasn’t a thing of beauty, but the California football team and Coach Ed Woods will take it in Week 1. The Trojans returned two interceptions for scores in the second half,...
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September 12, 2020
By DYLAN CLELAND For the MV Independent Defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A champion Thomas Jefferson didn’t miss a beat kicking off 2020 at West Mifflin, scoring 45 points in the first half before comp...
SA drops opener to Mt. Pleasant
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By Jamie Rankin For the MV Independent South Allegheny took an early lead in Friday’s WPIAL Section 3 (3A) football opener, but host Mt. Pleasant scored three unanswered touchdowns and withstood a lat...
Cheering from a safe distance
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
Frazier fans watch the game from behind a fence as the Commodores defeated Charleroi in the season opener Friday night. Attendance at games throughout the WPIAL is limited this season due to the COVID...
Valley remembers 9/11,  honors first responders
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Valley residents young and old gathered at the front steps of Monongahela’s First United Methodist Church Friday evening, but it wasn’t for a typical service...
Charleroi concerts will be virtual for Community Days
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A longstanding tradition in Charleroi will be held virtually this year. Earlier this month, council discussed having a virtual concert series for Community Days inst...
Long fight for city water pays off
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After more than 35 years, a Fallowfield Township family has access to city water. Philip Caldwell and his family have lived on Old Route 71 for decades. He bought th...
Hearing Monday on Monessen sewer upgrades
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 12, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A public hearing will be held Monday in Monessen’s council chambers to discuss $15 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve the city’s ...
Angela L. Palombo Caporossi – Monessen
Obituaries
By obits 
September 11, 2020
Angela L. Palombo Caporossi, 94, of Monessen, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in Monessen, on May 16, 1926, daughter of the late Frank and Catherine Treat...
Obituaries
By obits 
September 11, 2020
Lucas M. Gessel, 28, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at home. Born Jan. 4, 1992, in Monongahela, he is the son of Edmond D. and wife Janice Gessel of Daisytown, and Carole Ann Ingram Ch...
Supporting the police through lemonade
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 11, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Julian Nahas, a 6-year-old from Monessen, is proof that you’re never too young to do good in your community or to give thanks to America’s military and first responder...
Serra suspends in-person classes after 2 virus cases
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 11, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has temporarily moved all Serra Catholic High School students to online learning as a result of two students testing positive for CO...
Monongahela OKs outdoor dining
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 11, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Regular visitors to downtown Monongahela will soon see a change in the city. At Wednesday’s meeting, Monongahela council approved an amendment to its outdoor...
Local first responders attend Move Over Rally
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 10, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley was represented in Harrisburg Tuesday when elected state officials gathered with first responders during the Move Over Rally at the state capi...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 10, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Borough Council will send a letter to the Mid-Mon Valley Transit Authority Board in support of a possible new bus stop at Spartan Health Center in Carroll ...