By Jeremy tepper For the Mon Valley Independent When Harry Rutherford was putting together Elizabeth Forward’s schedule prior to the 2019 season, he sought to play the best out of section softball tea...

Belle Vernon Area’s season came to a close with a 3-1 nonsection defeat at the hands of Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday afternoon.   Vikings ace Carolyn Alincic allowed one run on four hits while walking thre...

Beverly Clifford “Johnny” Draper Jr., 64, of Monessen, went to his eternal rest suddenly on May 5, 2019. Born June 1, 1954, he was the son of the late Beverly C. and Helen Christian Draper. He was a l...

Marlene Jacobs, 82, McKeesport, died Tuesday, May 7, 2019. She was born in McKeesport on April 11, 1937, and is the daughter of the late Max and Jeanette Berger Neiman. She was an office manager for m...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Several Belle Vernon Area High School students are facing potential disciplinary action following an incident involving alcohol at a charity event Friday. Charleroi ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The lawyer for St. Anthony’s and St. Agnes’ parishioners argued Monday in Commonwealth Court that their lawsuits were improperly dismissed before the discovery ph...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A month has passed since Elizabeth Township solicitor Matt Racunas gave the management company and corporate headquarters of Dollar General a strict deadline to begi...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township couple narrowly avoided disaster as a vehicle crashed into their house Monday morning. Township police responded around 8:30 a.m. to 219 Tyrol B...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monday night was “all-star studded” as Auberle celebrated the accomplishments of the youths, families and organizations it offers services to or partners with. For the...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Sponsors have their fingers crossed that Mother Nature will not rain on the Pooch Parade this year. Event Chairwoman Corrina Withrow said the 11th annual Pooch Parad...

By Jeremy Sellew jsellew@yourmvi.com Two 10th inning errors by the Belle Vernon Area defense helped Thomas Jefferson escape the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex with a 4-3 extra-inning win in Section 3-...

By Jason black For the MV Independent Both the Frazier and West Greene softball teams have big plans for the rest of May and hopefully into June. The Commodores and Pioneers will each be looking for a...

By Zack Zeigler For the MV Independent Serra Catholic rallied to score six runs in the top of the seventh inning to capture a share of the Section 3-2A championship with a 6-2 win over Jeannette on Mo...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Sophie Godzak tossed a no-hitter in Belle Vernon Area’s 10-0 victory over McKeesport in Section 2-4A play Monday afternoon. Godzak struck out four and walked three e...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When players from Yough and Frazier take the field for a nonsection contest on Wednesday, they’ll be going above and beyond to pick up a victory heading into the pos...

Susan M. Sambol Petrus, of Maumee, Ohio, and formerly of Donora, trusting in God’s eternal love and living a grace-filled life of 107 years, was welcomed into His loving arms on May 3, 2019, at the ho...

Patricia A. Crain, 70, of White Oak, died Monday, May 6, 2019. She was born in Pittsburgh on Jan. 17, 1949 and is the daughter of the late Raymond and Gertrude Cavanaugh Crain. She was employed at UPM...

Mary Hreha Charnok, 83, of Monongahela, Carroll Township, died Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Arden Courts of Jefferson Hills. Born Jan. 26, 1936, Mary was the daughter of John and Anna Kurmisky Hreha. A 195...

Andrew M. Duda, 68, of Fayette City, Naomi, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Born on April 21, 1951, he was the son of the late Stanley and Helen Soohey Duda. He ...

Sundae “Bill” Faraci, age 66, of South Fayette Township, passed on May 3, 2019. Beloved husband of Debra (Montgomery) Faraci; loving father of Dominic (Megan) Faraci, Ryan (Brittany) Faraci and Nichol...