By Beth Hope-Cushey New Eagle will increase its police presence, especially during weekends and nights. Councilman Archie Caseber said Tuesday that the borough wants to keep ahead of any trouble. In r...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Penn State Greater Allegheny is hosting an exclusive exhibit at its McKeesport campus featuring the artwork of an artist from the Mon Valley. The gallery opened Tuesda...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen School Board on Tuesday received two requests from the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit. As part of his annual district visit, WIU Executive Director Jason Co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Voters who live in Versailles borough were alerted at Tuesday’s council meeting that their polling place has changed. Council President Lisa Fleckenstein announced tha...

Susan Litavec Braunegg, 93, of Charleroi, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Born on March 19, 1926, in Roscoe, she was the daughter of the late Mary Bury and Joseph Litavec. She was a graduate of...

Joseph S. Nemeth, Ed.D., PM, a nationally known educator and reading expert and long-time resident of Bowling Green, Ohio, passed away on April 1, 2019, in Perrys-burg, Ohio. Dr. Nemeth was born in Gl...

Jimmie B. “Bozo” Coulter II, 64 of Donora, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019. A complete obit will appear in Thursday’s edition of the Mon Valley Independent . The MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME, 216 Chess Str...

Janet A. Blackburn Reconnu, 79, of North Charleroi, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2019, at Jefferson Regional Hospital with her family by her side. Janet was born on April 12, 1939 in Pittsburgh...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department has levied a $707,568 fine against U.S. Steel for continued emissions problems at the Mon Valley Works Clairton Coke Works Facil...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com “If the leadership does not operate well, the organization and the broader community will suffer,” according to a management and operational review report prepare...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A West Newton couple accused of failing to take their newborn daughter to the hospital at the recommendation of a pediatrician have been ordered to stand trial.   Ro...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Soon, folks from the North Belle Vernon Recreation Commission will take to Community Bank Park and “egg the place up,” as commission member Lynn Sokol put...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Members of the Volunteer Fireman’s Association of Liberty borough canvassed the town a few weeks ago “sounding the alarm” about the importance of fire safety and the u...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Coming off a 10-0 loss to Chartiers-Houston in his team’s section opener, Charleroi softball coach Trey Tilghman was hoping to see some changes in his team against...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Alex Glumac’s arm and bat helped carry Serra Catholic past Class 3A Freeport, 4-2, in nonsection play at Boston Field Monday.   Glumac pitched six solid innings for ...

By the Mon Valley Independent Bobby Boyer finished with a pair of hits and drove in a run to lead Ringgold to a 4-0 nonsection victory over Steel Valley Monday afternoon.   The win is the first of the...

Irene Varga Kretchun, age 84, of Monongahela, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Norbert Personal Care in Pittsburgh. Irene was born in Monessen, on April 9, 1934, the daughter of Michael and Mary Varga....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, and his wife, Linda Brewster, joined biologists from the Pennsylvania Game Commission this month to check on the health of black...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There certainly is a lion, albeit a cowardly one, but don’t look forward to any tigers or bears at Serra Catholic High School’s musical production of “The Wizard of Oz...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A main street in North Belle Vernon will be soon become more safe and accessible thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The Broad Aven...