Monessen Lions donate to Group for the Performing Arts

The Monessen Lions Club recently contributed to the Monessen High School Group for Performing Arts. The students recently presented their spring musical, “The Wizard of Oz.” Shown are First Vice President Lion Mark Panicucci and Lion Val Weible, Monessen art teacher and set designer and stage crew director for the musical. Submitted

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Charleroi students go outside for Earth Day celebration

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

April 25, 2026

This is the fourth straight year that Komatsu has partnered with the school district for an activity. Students traded desks for dirt this week as Charleroi Area eighth-graders rolled up their sleeves ...

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Pa. leaders use NFL Draft to promote region

By By AMELIA BENAVIDES-COLÓN TribLive

April 25, 2026

“The draft has been a catalyst,” the state’s development chief said. A delegation of investors and business leaders got a glimpse of Western Pennsylvania’s development potential ahead of the NFL Draft...

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Ringgold students urged to focus on character at Senior Girls’ Luncheon

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

April 25, 2026

Monongahela Women’s Club VP Olivia DeRose Behanna was the event’s keynote speaker. The most important part of life isn’t the beginning or the end — it’s the dash in between, a lesson Ringgold seniors ...

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MONDAY

April 25, 2026

Catch up with all the weekend news from around the region in Monday’s online Mon Valley Independent.

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THE AGENDA

April 25, 2026

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...

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Local mechanic to serve prison time for bilking clients

By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive

April 25, 2026

John Jeffries Jr. pleaded guilty in January to more than 20 counts of theft and deceptive business practices. A North Belle Vernon mechanic was sentenced Friday to serve up to eight years in prison an...