By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents have the opportunity to bring awareness and support to mental health challenges faced by veterans.   Run as One, sponsored by Team Red, White an...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Central Elementary’s Cooper Weagley outlasted more than 50 students in the Elizabeth Forward third-grade spelling bee on Thursday night.   Sponsored annually by the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth Township man accused of communicating online with an undercover police officer — whom he thought was a 14-year-old girl — for unlawful sexual activity wai...

For The MV Independent JVS Environmental will be hosting regular electronics recycling events at its new permanent recycling facility at 1 American Way in Ellsworth, behind the post office.   The site...

Bruce Victor “Pat” Leach, 83, of Auburn, Wash., passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019. He was born in Charle- roi on March 17, 1936, to the late Dessie and Victor Leach. He served with the U.S. Navy as a...

Helen R. Johnson, 103, of Carroll Township, formerly of Canonsburg, passed away on April 9, 2019, at The Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela. She was born in Ingram, Allegheny County, Pa., on Aug. 2, 19...

Tammy L. Lee, 51, of Charleroi, died Thursday, April 11, 2019. Born in Mt. Pleasant on Aug. 29, 1967, she was the daughter of Paul Stants of Ruffs Dale, and Cheryl L. Houseman of Kinsman, Ohio. Tammy ...

John J. “Marty” Martinak, 77, of Belle Vernon, passed away on April 11, 2019, at the Uniontown Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Mt. Pleasant, son of the late John Martinak Sr. and ...

Gerald A. Powell, 87, of Newell, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019. He was born Sept. 22, 1931, in California, Pa., son of Cabe Powell and Elizabeth McGinn-is Powell. He was a United States Army ve...

Elnora “Eli” Queen, 94, of North Huntingdon, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 11, 2019. She was born Dec. 12, 1924, in Boston, daughter of the late Howard and Winifred Anglum Carnahan...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Frazier continued its dominant stretch of softball by clobbering 11 hits in an 11-1 victory over Charleroi in Section 3-2A play Thursday afternoon.   With the win, t...

By the Mon Valley Independent Kierra Waywood threw a complete game shutout and drove in five runs as Yough rolled to a 12-0 victory over Greensburg Salem in Section 1-4A play on Thursday.   On the mou...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com It wasn’t long ago that Deven Judy arrived on the campus of Gannon University as a successful high school pitcher aiming to make a name for himself at the collegiate...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Retired police officer Joe Greco decided not to take his turn during the public comments section toward the end of Thursday’s Donora council meeting.   Greco quip...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Things are finally looking up for Fallowfield Township. A new Freightliner was delivered Thursday, and restoration will begin next week on the municipal garage nearl...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Most of the charges were dismissed Wednesday against members of two Elizabeth Township families who were involved in a neighborhood fight in September. The ongoing dis...

By April Pfrogner For the MV Independent Monessen council members expressed thanks Thursday for multiple donations to the city as an offset to the monthly spending report at the city council work sess...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent An Elizabeth Township woman has recorded the stories of her father’s World War II flying exploits in a newly released book. Cyndi Rojohn doesn’t consider he...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township park will soon benefit from ongoing, countywide tourism enhancement efforts.   Last week, Westmoreland County commissioners approved their annua...

By Rich Cholodofsky A Texas truck driver was paroled Wednesday after he was sentenced to serve up to 23 months in jail related to a crash and house fire that damaged a North Belle Vernon home last yea...