By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monongahela will apply for a Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program grant that would fund improvements at Hillcrest and Mounds parks. The program is...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Donora family who leases a former bus garage in Webster received bad news Wednesday night. Ruth Koontz, who has leased the property from Kenny Kolodziej for nearly...

Gladys Mary Foster, 87, of Monessen, was the beloved daughter of the late James and Julia Foster. She was born on Sept. 17, 1931, in Rostraver. God called Gladys to His eternal rest on May 6, 2019. Gl...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After watching a six-run lead fade away in the top of the fifth inning, Elizabeth Forward head coach Frank Champ didn’t want to hear any excuses from his team. He ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com When discussing the cream of the crop in Class 2A and 4A softball, the conversation includes Frazier and Yough, respectively. Entering the playoffs as second-place f...

June M. Keller Gibino, 56, of New Stanton, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, May 5, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 11, 1963, in Greensburg, daughter of Er...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent After Tuesday’s 16-3 non-section win by Serra Catholic over host California, the Trojans are putting their uniforms away for another season and the Eagles are get...

Alex P. Nagy died peacefully at his newly adopted home of Penick Village early Monday, May 6. Alex was born in Donora, on May 29, 1928, the last of nine children of Margaret Marton Nagy and Stephen Na...

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Matilda A. “Marge” Warchola, 85, of New Eagle, died Tuesday, May 7, 2019, i...

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By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Traffic was at a standstill Tuesday afternoon as PennDOT crews worked to stabilize a portion of state Route 201 between Fayette City and Washington Township.   Multi...

By MEGAN GUZA A missing Whitehall woman is presumed dead and her handyman is the main suspect in the case, according to court documents. Elizabeth Wiesenfeld, 67, last spoke to her family the evening ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The contents of a Monessen financial audit suggest the city is slowly overcoming a $345,000 deficit.   Mayor Matt Shorraw released the city’s 2018 audit early last w...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two area residents are seeking to replace Magisterial District Judge Larry Hopkins, who is set to retire at the end of his current term in December.   Eric Porter, 4...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monongahela man accused of crashing his vehicle into a Rostraver Township couple’s home has been identified.   Rostraver Township police Lt. John Christner said Tu...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport has a rich history, according to Point Park University’s Martha Rial. And she says the history of the Tube City can be captured through the stor...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com An arrest warrant was issued Sunday for a Charleroi man accused of assaulting his girlfriend.   Charleroi Regional police charged Welmar Adonay Rosales-Baides, 33, o...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent The Ringgold Rams took a big step toward claiming a share of the Section 3-4A title while Elizabeth Forward put its playoff chances in jeopardy. That’s the story ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com As two teams on the opposite end of the playoffs, McKeesport and Ringgold rounded out section play Tuesday on the Rams’ home field. It was Ringgold, taking advanta...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com In a non-section battle between a pair of playoff-bound teams, Class 3A’s Southmoreland got the best of Class A Monessen, 14-5, Tuesday. The Scotties (9-6) finished ...