LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Kaitlyn Slagus scored 23 points to lead Bucknell to its school record 28th win, the Patriot League tournament championship and its fourth NCAA Tournament berth with a 66-54 win o...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora is moving toward hiring a code enforcement officer. Borough administrator John Bedner told council last week that he plans to start interviewing candidates...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent Gregory Nemchick will never forget saying goodbye to his brother as he left for Vietnam in 1965.   He asked Michael Nemchick, “When will you be coming back?...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Greater Rostraver Chamber of Commerce hopes guests will bring their appetites to the fifth annual Taste of the Town. Designed to promote area businesses, the eve...

By Renatta Signorini Poll workers are becoming hard to find, both locally and statewide. It’s important work, checking in voters and delivering results, that takes more than 40,000 volunteers across P...

By RON PAGLIA You know how it goes. One thing leads to another. So it was with a Pages of the Past history item the other day regarding a destructive fire 60 years ago at the Phillipsburg School in Ca...

Adela E. Alvarez, 83, of Monessen, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Jefferson Hospital. She was born on March 26, 1935, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Jose and Adela Perez Alvarez. A...

Walter L. Anderson, 90, of Charleroi, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019. Born on Sept. 21, 1928, in Donora, he was the son of the late Julius and Evelyn Anderson. In addition to his parents, he ...

Diana “Dee” Godlesky Holbrook, 66, of Monongahela, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Dec. 29, 1952, in New Eagle, she was the daughter of the late John...

Joseph William Mendola Jr., 81, of Charleroi, Fallowfield Township, died Friday, March 15, 2019, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born May 1, 1937, in Monongahela, the son of Joseph William and ...

Garrett Roxberry Stockdale, 45, of Fallowfield Township, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, March 15, 2019, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born Oct. 7, 1973, the son...

By JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent Devin Whitlock leapt into the arms of his teammates at midcourt, his face beaming as the rest of the Monessen players rallied around him, jumping and screaming ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Cal U women’s basketball team nearly let a huge lead slip away, but the Vulcans were able to squash a late Charleston rally to advance to the NCAA Atlantic Reg...

By LES HARVATH For the MV Independent   When she was 11, Staci Kmetz her lost peripheral vision. During her freshman year in high school she needed shoulder surgery. Not long after, she suffered a bro...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com U.S. Steel has confirmed that it will be able to comply with a revised Allegheny County Health Department enforcement order issued Tuesday for the Mon Valley Works. In...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Hearings for two people charged in a pre-dawn drug bust March 1 in Monessen have been postponed. Eric Emerson, 30, and Kim Jackson, 45, both of Summit Avenue in M...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela’s solicitor believes the problem of continued slippage on Second Street after a landslide in September is a private issue. In the months since the ini...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Friday was the “best day ever” for Louden Stanko thanks to a sweet gesture by one of his classmates at Ringgold Middle School.   Eighth grader Karley Kray had been pl...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Area students were recognized for their hard work and dedication during the 29th annual Charleroi Academic League Awards Day Ceremony this week. The league is open to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Parents of students who attend McKeesport Area School District were fearful that their children were in danger Friday morning when a rumor spread via word of mouth and...