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Missing man’s body discovered near Mon River
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Missing man’s body discovered near Mon River
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 23, 2026
Shelby Rhodes hadn’t been seen since the early morning hours of Feb. 6. The body of a Monongahela man missing since Feb. 6 was found Saturday near the Monongahela River in Forward Township. The Allegh...
4 Yough students killed in car crash
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4 Yough students killed in car crash
March 23, 2026
Online fundraisers have been set up to aid the victims’ families. By JAMES ENGEL AND BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive Mourners gathered Sunday at an impromptu creekside memorial in Sewickley Township to ho...
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State offering free help with taxes
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 23, 2026
Department of Revenue officials will visit senior centers Wednesday in Clairton and Thursday in McKeesport. Some Mon Valley residents will soon have an opportunity to get free, in-person help filing s...
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TUESDAY
March 23, 2026
Catch up with the latest news from around the region in Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent.
Welcome to allergy season — Here’s how to protect yourself
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Welcome to allergy season — Here’s how to protect yourself
March 23, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans when trees, grass, and other pollens cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing. Where you live, what you’re ...
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Frazier erases 4-0 deficit in win over Serra
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Frazier erases 4-0 deficit in win over Serra
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 23, 2026
Morgan Fisher drove home Addison Hiles with the winning run in the eighth inning. After a bad inning led to a lopsided loss Friday against Belle Vernon, Frazier softball coach Don Hartman was looking ...
Section play begins early for baseball, softball teams
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Section play begins early for baseball, softball teams
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 23, 2026
Several matchups of Mon Valley schools are on today’s schedule. Today is scheduled to be the beginning of section play for WPIAL baseball and softball teams, thus beginning the grind of the conference...
Pirates’ decision on Griffin wasn’t based on ‘seasoning’
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Pirates’ decision on Griffin wasn’t based on ‘seasoning’
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 23, 2026
According to an age-old saying, a leopard never changes its spots. That has never been more true when we look at the Pirates and how they are handling 19-year-old phenom Konnor Griffin. Griffin, who w...
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SPORTS DIGEST
March 23, 2026
Thomas Jefferson flag football player Tyla Kynor (6) was mistakenly identified as Samantha Strope (8) in Friday’s edition. Kynor and Aubrey Mahoney each had two receiving touchdowns from quarterback B...
Obituaries
Karen Lee Chokey – The Woodlands, Texas
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Karen Lee Chokey – The Woodlands, Texas
March 21, 2026
Karen Lee Chokey, age 79, of The Woodlands, Texas, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturd a y , March 14, 2026. Born on Nov. 26, 1946, in McKeesport, Pa. Karen was raised in West Mifflin and was...
Christine L. Jones Mallesky – Bentleyville
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Christine L. Jones Mallesky – Bentleyville
March 21, 2026
Christine L. Jones Mallesky, 67, of Bentleyville, passed away on Thursday, Ma r c h 19, 2026, in her home. A daughter of the late Robert and Helen McCollough Jones, she was born in New Eagle on Feb. 1...