By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Fans of the mysterious and unexplained are invited to the strangest event of its kind when Stan Gordon returns to Monessen Public Library.   A world-renowned Bigfoot...

By JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent The turnover disaster that Serra Catholic coach Justin Walther feared wound up sinking his team in Wednesday’s PIAA second-round loss to Ferrell. The Eagles gav...

By DAN PALM For the MV Independent The high school wrestling season will come to a close Friday with the 35th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic being held at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House. The Class...

By ZACK ZEIGLER For the MV Independent Growing up, sports were a part of daily life in the Prota household. Sundays were dedicated to football and it was a time where the family came together and enjo...

By Michael Love Ian Shahan started Wednesday’s evening session of the PIAA Class 2A swimming championships with his Belle Vernon teammates in the boys 200-yard medley relay. The quartet finished fifth...

Roberta Black, 83, of Charleroi, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born July 24, 1935, in Avella, daughter of the late Robert and Rosaline Massengill Pierce....

John Dziama, 89, of Bentleyville, died Monday, March 8, 2019, in the Donnell House Hospice Center, Washington. Born March 4, 1930, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of John F. and Helen Klimkos Dziama. Jo...

Edward P. Gazi, 70, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019. A son of the late Paul Gazi and Mary Saksun Gazi Minno, he was born in Monessen on Jan. 29, 1949. A member of St. Seb...

Sherie Gail Shutterly Husher, 83, of Bethel Park, passed away peacefully with family by her side on March 11, 2019, in her home. She was born in New Eagle on Jan. 26, 1936, daughter of the late Frank ...

John W. Kozon Jr., 77, Monongahela, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at his home. Born Sept. 7, 1941, in New Eagle, he was the son of the late John and Emma Skokut Kozon. A 1959 graduate of Monongahela H...

Samuel J. Medley Jr., 66, of Charleroi, died Monday, March 11, 2019, at UPMC Presby. He was born in Seaford, Del., on Feb. 25, 1953, a son of the late Samuel Sr. and Ioline Medley. Mr. Medley is survi...

Richard C. Mumford, 86, of Belle Vernon, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at his home. Born April 19, 1932, in Scranton, Pa., he was the son of the late Clinton D. and Helen Karlorvicz Mumford. A residen...

Gerard “Gerry” Romito, 66, of Charleroi, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Born on Feb. 4, 1953, he was the son of the late Tars and Mary Romito, He was a member of Mary, Mother of the Church an...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Devin Whitlock hit a game-winning shot with 13.4 seconds remaining to lift Monessen into the PIAA quarterfinals. The Greyhounds trailed for most of Tuesday’s PIAA Cl...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic head coach Justin Walther knows for his team to earn a trip to Hershey, the road is significantly tougher after Saturday’s first-round win over Penn...

Mary Lou McMillen Babich, 75, of Perryopolis, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019, at Country Care Manor, Washington Township. Born July 14, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John B. McMillen Sr. ...

John F. Garofalo passed peacefully at the age of 85 on March 9, 2019. He was the loving and adored husband of Mary Ann (Manik) for 61 years. He resided in Pleasant Hills and was formerly of McKeesport...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Four area CEOs went back to school Tuesday, sharing their wisdom with students at Elizabeth Forward Middle School.   As part of a program through The Allegheny Confe...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon police are preparing to make an arrest in connection with last week’s triple stabbing at Just A Tavern.   Following a borough council meeting Tues...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Health Department released a revised enforcement order Tuesday announcing new regulations for three plants, including Clairton Coke Works. As part o...