By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Nearly 150 years ago, eight women met at a United Methodist Church to learn about the health and educational needs of women in India. Within a week, a new organiz...

Darla Ruth Gibbons, 80, of Elizabeth Township, went to her heavenly home on Mon-day, March 11, 2019. She was born April 13, 1938, in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth Hu...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is distributing $500.7 million in liquid fuels money to help municipalities maintain their roads and bridges this year....

By STEPHEN HUBA Pilots at Rostraver Airport will soon have an easier time refueling now that the Westmoreland County Airport Authority has approved replacement of the self-serve pump and software. Air...

Private services were held for James A. Prinkey, 84, of North Charleroi, who died unexpectedly Monday, March 11, 2019, in the Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Feb.12, 1935, in Conne...

Margaret “Peggy” Lamp Winkleblech, 83, of Monongahela, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, in the Haven Crest Nursing Center, Monongahela. She was born Nov. 11, 1935, in Brownsville, the daughter of Allen an...

By Ashley Chase For the MV Independent Ringgold hockey is going to the ’ship.   The Rams are on the hunt for the program’s first PIHL Division 2 championship since 2010 as they punched their ticket to...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Eleven local seniors were named to rosters for the Roundball Classic all-star game being held April 12 and 13 at Geneva College.   Seven boys and four girls will com...

By Jeff Oliver For the MV Independent It will be a ‘dog day afternoon’ tonight at Greensburg Salem High School as the Monessen Greyhounds take on the District 6 runner-up Bishop Carroll Huskies in a P...

By the Mon Valley Independent The California University women’s basketball team earned the No. 4 seed as an at-large selection in the Atlantic Regional of the NCAA Tournament Sunday night. The Vulcans...

By Karen Kadilak For the MV Independent Four Westmoreland County swimmers are among individual favorites at the PIAA Class 2A championship meet Wednesday and Thursday at Bucknell. On the girls side, M...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Initiative is accused of fostering an atmosphere of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit filed last week.   A regional community development corpora...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela city council intends to eliminate a portion of a leaf disposal ordinance that called for violators to face up to 90 days in prison after a third offen...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Forward Township residents voiced concerns Monday about alleged illegal dumping throughout the township.   Large collections of siding, shingles, refuse and other de...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The news industry is celebrating the importance of access to public information during the 14th annual Sunshine Week. The week’s commemoration is led by the Ameri...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Auberle of McKeesport has announced plans for its annual All-Star Banquet.   “Many of the youth Auberle serves are not accustomed to hearing words like ‘Good job’ or ‘...

By LES HARVATH For the MV Independent   Due to an ever-increasing problem of unwanted and stray animals, an Elizabeth Forward School District teacher has made it her mission to support local animal sh...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a Charleroi man accused of assaulting a woman in his home.   Damian James Pearce, 20, of Fallowfield Avenue was charged with ...

James B. Lori, 81, of North Belle Vernon, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Grandview Estates of Elizabeth. Born June 9, 1937, in North Belle Vernon, he was the son of the late Bruno J. and Mary Ann Sab...

James B. Lori, 81, of North Belle Vernon, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Grandview Estates of Elizabeth. Born June 9, 1937, in North Belle Vernon, he was the son of the late Bruno J. and Mary Ann Sab...