Leps score late to topple Jaguars
By JEREMY SELLEW [email protected] The Belle Vernon Area softball team got off to a fast start, but had to rally in the final three innings to pick up a 7-4 non-section win at Thomas Jefferson […]
March 2022
Jon E. Zalac – White Oak
Jon E. Zalac, age 73, of White Oak, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. He was born in McKeesport on Sept. 9, 1948 and is the son of the late John and Eugenia Kellar […]
Serra shuts out Riverview, 10-0
By Jose Negron [email protected] Brian Dzurenda is the type of coach who expects excellence in everything his players do. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley Independent, […]
Mon Valley photo contest winners selected
By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] The winners of a photo contest showcasing some of the Mon Valley’s best events and attractions have been announced. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of […]
Elder Cynthia Graham – Monongahela
Elder Cynthia Graham went home to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, March 23, 2022, surrounded by those who loved her. She was born on May 24, 1957, daughter of LaVania Dorothy Greene-Byrd […]
Judith A Kovalcik – Donora
Judith A Kovalcik, age 79, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born Dec. 16, 1942, in North Charleroi, daughter of the late George “Jake” Kovalcik and […]
Memories of Vietnam still fresh for local veterans
By JEFF STITT [email protected] A group of Vietnam War veterans from the Mon Valley gathered Monday at Libby’s Dairy Bar in Monessen. On the eve of this year’s observance of Vietnam War Veterans Day, they looked […]
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ is EF’s spring musical
By John Rectenwald [email protected] Given the times, a black comedy may be exactly what the dentist ordered. Elizabeth Forward’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” opens this week. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances start at 7 […]
Francis Richard ‘Dick’ Miale – formerly of Monongahela
Francis Richard “Dick” Miale, 75, of Cleveland, Ga., formerly of Monongahela, died Saturday, March 26, 2022, in his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 18, 1946, in Pittsburgh, a […]
Leopards’ Joll heading to Potomac State
By Jose Negron [email protected] Ashley Joll admits that playing collegiate softball wasn’t always a goal of hers. It wasn’t until around her junior year at Belle Vernon Area when she decided she wanted to play at […]