Elizabeth N. Kreuter Myrga, 79, of Newell, passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. in Jefferson Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 22, 1939, in Newell, daughter of Fred Kreuter and Jane...

John J. Ross, 71, of North Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. A son of the late John J. and Anna Mendicino Ross, he was born in North Charleroi on Aug. 20, 1947. John was...

Linton R. Salzman, 70, of Monongahela, Valley Inn, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, in his home. Born April 8, 1948, in Union Township, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Alice Mae Crumb Salzman. Li...

Grace M. Stine, 82, Monongahela, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 W. Main St., Monongahela. A co...

Virginia Kerchin Yuschak, 93, of Monessen, passed away on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Virginia was born Oct. 22, 1925. She was born and raised in Monessen. On Aug. 7, 1948, she married the love of her life...

James W. Zunic, 65, of Lynnwood, Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. A son of the late John and Edna Albright Zunic, he was born in Brownsville on ...

James J. Pozum, 80, of Belle Vernon, Fairhope, passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at his home. Born Feb. 10, 1938, in Fairhope, he was the son of the late James W. and Olga Oleynik Pozum. A lifelong...

Nancy Corstorphine Huhra, 88, formerly of Donora, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Brookdale Senior Living, Mt. Lebanon. Born July 28, 1930, in Donora, she was the daughter of James and Marie Little Cor...

Louis A. Petrucci, 89, of California, Pa., died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. He was born Nov. 8, 1929, in California, Pa., the son of the late Amedeo and Ann Turturice Petrucci. He was a member of St. Kat...

By Joe Sabolek For the MV Independent As snow began to fall Saturday afternoon, things began to heat up on the basketball court as Monessen was tagged for 27 fouls, including a pair of technicals, in ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Ringgold hockey team will be well represented at this year’s PIHL Division 2 All-Star game, which will be held at noon Jan. 27 at the Robert Morris University Is...

By the Mon Valley Independent A trio of local wrestling standouts earned victories at the Burgettstown Tournament this past weekend. Elizabeth Forward’s Ryan Michaels (113), Bentworth’s John Vargo (19...

By the Mon Valley Independent Ringgold ended its eight-game losing streak with a 54-31 victory over Steel Valley in nonsection play Saturday.   Kyela Dungee led the Rams (2-10) with 15 points while ad...

By the MV Independent Seven people were taken to area hospitals following two crashes in the Mid-Mon Valley this weekend. Three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle accident near Bill’s Golfland ...

By DEB ERDLEY Veterans’ affairs officials are cautioning military veterans to be aware of private contractors offering to process claims for them following the announcement that an Allegheny County co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has announced a series of grants aimed at making sure air in the county remains clean. Fitzgerald announced this week that t...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com One Charleroi senior will be awarded the first-ever Sam’s Symphony of Love Scholarship later this spring.   Applications for the scholarship through the Community Fo...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Fayette County officials have already begun laying the groundwork for a successful 2020 census and are encouraging citizens to get involved by joining the Fayette Co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Health Department has released the 2019 list of approved vendors that can accept Women Infants and Children’s vouchers. The vouchers can be used at se...

After hearing that his mayoral powers were stripped Thursday by Monessen city council, Matt Shorraw had a question. “How have I abandoned office?” he asked in a statement. He also invoked his newest c...