Angeline Bruno Serinko, 101, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, March 28, 2019. Born in Monessen, on Jan. 28, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Nacarrato Bruno. Angeline was a...

Alice M. Anderson Walters, 79, of California, Pa., passed away Friday, March 29, 2019, at Marquis Gardens Place in Uniontown. She was born in Mt. Pleasant, on April 6, 1939, daughter of the late Georg...

Beatrice M. Noyes Yakem, 94, of Galax, Va., formerly of Monessen, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019. She was born on May 7, 1924, in Oswego, N.Y., daughter of the late William and Eliza Godden Noyes....

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s been over a decade since Dan Kupets was the winning skipper in a high school baseball game. Thursday, the wait came to an end. Frazier bounced back from an ea...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area scored five runs in the final four innings, but couldn’t overcome West Mifflin’s early offensive explosion in an 11-5 Section 2-4A loss at Tom Rodr...

By Jeremy Tepper For the MV Independent Going into Thursday’s softball game between Serra Catholic and Sto-Rox, it was apparent that there was quite a large gulf between the two teams. Serra Catholic ...

By the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward suffered a 4-0 loss to Mt. Pleasant in nonsection play Thursday afternoon.   The Vikings (2-0) finished with 10 hits and were led by two-hit efforts fro...

Gail Flower, 95, of Slippery Rock, formerly of Donora and Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Born in Rostraver Township on Sept. 27, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several Mon Valley projects were addressed Thursday as Washington County Chamber of Commerce held its seventh annual State of The Economy event. Commissioners Larry Ma...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Tensions rose as a debate over racism and free speech became the focus of a Monessen council meeting Thursday.   Councilman Dave Feehan invited Monessen resident Cal...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 26-year-old homeless man is accused of attacking a man on Meldon Avenue in Donora Monday and assaulting a police officer who tried to restrain him. Antwane Cunn...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Get ready to make friends with a magic genie, take a magic carpet ride and hear about the excitement stirred up on Arabian nights at Mary of Nazareth Catholic School’s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport-based Democratic state Rep. Austin Davis was appointed to the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s board of directors Thursday by state House Democratic Lea...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With several national HIV and AIDS awareness days right around the corner, the City of McKeesport and Allegheny County are providing opportunities to learn about and g...

Patricia Christie Wolfe, 86, of Long Branch, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019. She was born Nov. 14, 1932, in Charleroi, daughter of the late Cecil and Jean Kraft Christie. Mrs. Wolfe was a member...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s obvious the Belle Vernon Area softball team is built a little differently this year.   But don’t be fooled, the Leopards can still play on the diamond. The Le...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic pitcher Alex Glumac cruised through the first four innings with relative ease Wednesday afternoon.   Aside from a second inning walk and an error on J...

By Jeff Oliver For the MV Independent The 2019 softball season could not have opened any better for Charleroi coach Trey Tilghman. And it could not have been any worse for new Monessen coach Carlee Wi...

By the MV Independent An 11-run sixth inning helped catapult Serra Catholic past Riverview, 15-9, in Section 2-2A play Wednesday afternoon.   The big frame came as the Eagles (1-0, 1-0) were trailing ...

By jeremy tepper For the MV Independent Ron Bishop has seen it consistently over his now six seasons as McKeesport’s coach. Whether the result is a loss, a win, or just a close loss, the difference of...