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Monongahela’s Chess Park renamed to honor veterans
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Monongahela’s Chess Park renamed to honor veterans
November 12, 2026
A new monument was placed in the park to reflect the name change. By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com Photos by MVI Staff Photographer Jeff Helsel See more photos from the event in our ...
California Area Elementary School honors veterans
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California Area Elementary School honors veterans
November 12, 2026
Photos by MVI Staff Photographer Jeff Helsel See more photos from the event in our online photo gallery at  https://photogallery.monvalleyindependent.com/Daily-Photos/2026-11-12 California Area Elemen...
Annual walk held in our of veterans by Our Brothers Keeper
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Annual walk held in our of veterans by Our Brothers Keeper
November 12, 2026
Participants in the Our Brothers’ Keeper 22-mile walk carry American flags as they arrive in Monongahela Wednesday morning. The Veterans Day walk began at Belle Vernon’s Veterans Memorial Park and end...
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Elizabeth Forward’s Honick addresses allegations made against
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Elizabeth Forward’s Honick addresses allegations made against
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 12, 2026
The school board member and Elizabeth Township police chief says he’s been the victim of false accusations. Elizabeth Forward school board members and the public discussed a letter that was released l...
West Mifflin may see slight tax hike
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West Mifflin may see slight tax hike
By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
November 12, 2026
The 2027 borough budget is scheduled to be voted on and ratified on Dec. 15. West Mifflin officials hosted a public hearing Tuesday for its proposed 2027 municipal budget. The proposed spending plans ...
Superintendent responds to report on mold issues
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MONESSEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Superintendent responds to report on mold issues
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 12, 2026
Plans remain in effect to have students return to the middle/high school building on Monday. Many Monessen City School District parents say they are angry, confused and shocked after a recent KDKA inv...
Sports
Leps come alive in second half to advance
High school, Sports
Leps come alive in second half to advance
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 12, 2026
Three different players scored for the home team as Belle Vernon moves on to the PIAA quarterfinals. For the first time since 2011, the Belle Vernon boys soccer team is moving on in the state playoffs...
Frazier stuns Clarion-Limestone in 5
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Frazier stuns Clarion-Limestone in 5
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 12, 2026
For the Frazier volleyball team, there’s nothing like a flair for the dramatic after a two-hour bus ride. And there’s a reason the Commodores have adopted the mantra “refuse to lose.” Frazier rallied ...
Bearcats start fast, roll to PIAA quarterfinals
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Bearcats start fast, roll to PIAA quarterfinals
By By BRENNAN VALLADARES bvalladares@yourmvi.com 
November 12, 2026
Bentworth boys soccer was tired of playing from behind after needing double overtime to come back from a 1-0 deficit in the WPIAL championship game. It was the second of three District 7 playoff games...
Eagles’ season ends at Bishop Carroll
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Eagles’ season ends at Bishop Carroll
By By BRAD ROSEMAS For MVI Sports 
November 12, 2026
Though Bishop Carroll Catholic is playing in its first PIAA tournament in seven years, the Huskies maintained the same composure and confidence that carried them through their district championship se...
Obituaries
Frank R. Wright – Monessen
Obituaries
Frank R. Wright – Monessen
November 12, 2026
Frank R. Wright, 91, of Monessen, died on Nov. 6, 2026, at home. He was born on April 7, 1935, to the late John and Fredricka Rams e y Wright. Frank was an engineer for Southwest Railway and worked in...
Donna E. Dudas – Hermitage, Pa., formerly of Monessen
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Donna E. Dudas – Hermitage, Pa., formerly of Monessen
November 12, 2026
Donna E. Dudas, 94, of Hermitage, Pa., formerly of Monessen, died on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Av a l o n Springs Care Center. Born in Monessen on Feb. 2 1932, she was the daughter of the late George...