Jacqueline J. Crouch Struble, 53, of Allenport, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at her home. Born in Charleroi on Aug. 31, 1965, she was the daughter of the late Nelson E. and JoAnn Stopford Crouch. Jac...

Ralph “Butch” Yakich, 71, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2019, at Southwestern Healthcare Center in West Mifflin. Ralph was born in North Charleroi on April 4, 1948, the son of the late Ralph and...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There is officially a new captain in at the McKeesport Fire Department. Mayor Michael Cherepko promoted firefighter Jason Arndt to the position of captain at Wednesday...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners told residents Wednesday night they are investigating complaints about the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill. Several residents spok...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi council agenda meeting turned tense on Wednesday after a local legislator switched the script for his intended discussion and began campaigning for chang...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The actors of the Mon River Arts group are gearing up to tell a musical fable about “the ultimate show biz mother.” Mon River Arts will present “Gypsy” Friday and Satu...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com A four-run fifth inning was just what the doctor ordered for the Belle Vernon Area baseball team. Trailing 3-0 heading into the frame, the Leopards used two walks,...

By JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent As each game passes, the sense of urgency grows for the South Allegheny softball team. Each game is a reminder that only so many remain for the six seniors who ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Now at the point of the season in which teams are making their final push for the playoffs, it’s common for baseball coaches to refer to games as must-wins. Teams on...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent Charleroi’s WPIAL softball playoff hopes were dealt a blow Wednesday when the Cougars dropped a 5-3 Section 3-2A verdict against visiting McGuffey. Charleroi (6-8...

Catherine Mae Mihalcin Verba, 84, of Rostraver Township, Belle Vernon, formerly of Perryopolis, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at the home of her sister. She was born on June 22, 1934, in Van...

Ronald E. Delbarre, 79, of Dunbar, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019, at home, surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 10, 1939, in Washington County, son of Albert Shipley and Erma Wilson Mane...

Richard W. Dickert Sr., 77, of Carroll Township, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, April 28, 2019, surrounded by his children. A son of the late Albert and Madeline Dickert he was born in ...

Joseph Gdovic, 91, of McKeesport, died Saturday, April 20, 2019. He was born in Port Vue on Jan. 19, 1928. He is the son of the late Michael and Anna (Koval) Gdovic. He was preceded in death in 2002 b...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There’s definitely no denying the rivalry between Ringgold and Belle Vernon Area, regardless of the sport. Tonight at the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex in Rostrav...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent As a kid growing up in Fairhope, Ed Britton had a casual interest in the game of golf. During a 20-year career in the Air Force where he served as a flight instru...

By DON REBEL For the MV Independent Yough scored three runs in the fifth inning and added a run in the sixth before holding off a rally to defeat Knoch, 4-1, in a Section 1-4A baseball game Tuesday af...

Robert E. “Lefty” Squires Sr., 91, of McKeesport, died April 28, 2019, at UPMC McKeesport. Born Sept. 25, 1927, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late John and Clara Jakoski Squires and the husband...

By the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward jumped right back into the playoff hunt in Section 3-4A with a dominant 16-3 win under the lights at Uniontown Tuesday. Evan Lewis and JC Schmidt led th...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Plans are almost finalized for the fourth annual Bring Your Child to Work Day next week at Charleroi Area School District. The student-led program began in 2016 unde...