Betty May Fullem Daniels, 88, of Brownsville and formerly of Connellsville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. She was born on Dec. 12, 1930, in Mill Run, to the late John and Alvira S...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com After hearing President Donald Trump’s first national address from the White House Oval Office Tuesday, Mon Valley-based state and federal legislators have mixed fee...

Rose “Rosina” Gaggini, 94, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in the New Dawn Personal Care Home, Charleroi. A daughter of the late Nicholas and Marianna DiGravio Fa...

Barbara Ann Coblentz Mitchell, 67, of Meadville, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, at AristaCare. She was born on Jan. 16, 1951, in Ellwood City, a daughter of Larry Coblen...

By Jeremy Sellew jsellew@yourmvi.com When it comes to wins and losses, there’s just some teams that have another team’s number. For the California University women’s basketball team, they’ve come to o...

John Bernard Schaum, 83, of Charleroi, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Born in North Charleroi, on Dec. 27, 1935, son of Charles and Mary Hiesler Schaum. He was Catholic by faith....

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area’s losing streak reached five games with a 74-44 nonsection loss to Thomas Jefferson on the Leopards’ home floor Wednesday night. The Jaguars (6-6) ...

By Dan Palm For the MV Independent On the wrestling mat, there are different kind of small victories teams take with the usual wins and losses. Ringgold won a lopsided WPIAL AAA Section 2B wrestling m...

Phillip “Lon” Lonnie Seighman, 52, of Monongahela, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in his home. Born Nov. 10, 1966, in Monongahela, he is the son of Phillip M. and wife Karen Seighman of Monongahela and th...

Marjorie A. Farr, 94, of Monessen, passed away on Jan. 7, 2019, at the Residence at Hilltop, Carroll Township. She was born in Warren, Ohio, on Feb. 12, 1924, daughter of the late John Ure and Gertrud...

Dolores M. Crossen, 98, of Port Vue, passed away Jan. 5, 2019, at home, with her family by her side. She was born July 10, 1920, in Mc-Keesport, the daughter of the late Leo and Marie Whigham Mullaly....

By Zack Zeigler For the Mon Valley Independent Big players make big plays in big games and McKeesport’s Deamontae Diggs went above and beyond in his team’s 96-91 section loss at Woodland Hills Tuesday...

Pauline S. Holet departed this life to be with the Lord on Monday, Jan. 7, a date she and family originally celebrated, using the old Julian calendar, as “Russian Christmas” or “Little Christmas”. “Pi...

By JOE SABOLEK For the MV Independent Ringgold found no luck Tuesday as they ventured into Fayette County to take on fellow section-unbeaten Uniontown. Junior Billy Deshields scored a game-high 28 poi...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Entering Monessen’s gymnasium is never an easy task for any opponent set to take on the Greyhounds. Head coach Dan Bosnic said he wants his team to continue forgin...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For 24 minutes against Beth-Center Monday, Charleroi head coach Bill Wiltz watched as his team took quality shots that simply wouldn’t fall. The final eight minutes ...

Margaret M. Lazzari, 80, of Charleroi, passed peacefully on Sunday evening, Jan. 6, 2019, with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Faustino M. Lazzari; loving mom of Lisa (Mar...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora officials are still working to stop slippage on the hillside at the former illegal Pine Alley dump site. The Department of Environmental Protection reached...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Versailles Borough Police Department now has a full-time sergeant. Mayor Jim Fleckenstein swore in Sgt. Timothy J. Walker at Tuesday’s council meeting. Walker, a McKee...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen School Board may vote next week to adopt the state Act 1 resolution for the fiscal year 2019-20. Adopted in 2006, Act 1 requires school districts to seek vo...