By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Coming off two straight losses, Ringgold head coach Phil Pergola knew there’d be no problem with his team getting up for Friday’s rivalry game against Belle Vernon...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Members of the Charleroi boys basketball team knew what was at stake in Friday night’s Section 4-3A showdown with McGuffey: win and take over first place.   The Coug...

By Zack Zeigler For the MV Independent Facing a team that allows just 53 points per game might mean your offense will struggle to get things done.   That’s what happened to McKeesport Friday as the Ti...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com California overcame a significant halftime deficit to upset Jeannette, 75-70, in Section 2-2A play Friday night.   The Trojans (7-3, 3-2) trailed 41-22 at halftime b...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Until the Clairton Coke Works plant is running under normal operations again, the Allegheny County Health Department will notify Mon Valley residents at 3 p.m. each da...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com In response to an online video posted by Monessen’s absentee mayor, the city’s acting mayor issued his own “State of the City” address Thursday.   On New Year’s Day,...

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By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Magisterial District Judge Mark Wilson has successfully completed a mentoring program and a state conduct case against him has been dismissed. A complaint was fil...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Two Pittsburgh men involved in a Monessen drug bust have been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court.   Taiwan Larue, 19, of Island Avenue and Jamaal Sm...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport-based Democratic state Sen. Jim Brewster is one of three state senators introducing legislation aimed at boosting Pennsylvania’s manufacturing sector. On Fr...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The state secretary of health on Friday urged residents to prioritize safety and take necessary precautions as snow is forecast for much of the commonwealth this weeke...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen man accused of fighting and attempting to run over his son outside a Rostraver Township business has been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Co...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which has reported reductions in review time and a backlog of pending permit applications, is launching two ...

Mary S. Brady, 90, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.​ Survivors include her niece, Mary Ann Toth of Belle Vernon; great-nieces, Monica Brannon, Lori and her husband Steve Gargasz and their ...

Edward Nathaniel “Po Ed” Johnson, 79, of Monessen, passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Highlands Hospital, Connellsville. Ed was born Oct. 21, 1939, in Monessen to the late Nathaniel and Edna Johnson...

Mark E. Meehan, 60, of New Eagle, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at his home. He was born June 9, 1958, in New Eagle, a son of the late Earl “Irish” and Libra Parenti Meehan. Mark was a 1976 graduate o...

Rose Marie Robertson, 78, of Monessen, was called home on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. She was born on Dec. 11, 1940, to Ann Faulcon and George W. Ross. Early on she was employed by Fashion Factory and Kmart...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Coming into the season, new Monessen girls basketball coach Janine Vertacnik didn’t hide the fact that she thought her team could compete for a playoff spot. Well,...

By JOE SABOLEK For the Mon Valley Independent Emma Nilson flirted with a triple double and Serra Catholic remained unbeaten in section play with a convincing 64-34 win over section foe Riverview Thurs...

By BILL BECKNER For the MV Independent With a size advantage around the rim and a defensive tenacity to complement it, Southmoreland has the look of a top-five girls basketball team. After beating the...