Rebekiah J. Kyle, 55, of Monongahela, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at Havencrest Nursing Center in Carroll Township. Born in Pittsburgh on Dec, 30, 1963, she was a daughter of the late Earl...

BY adam brewer For the MV Independent After suffering a 17-6 loss to rival IUP in the annual Coal Bowl last week, there were a lot of questions surrounding the California University football squad. Ca...

BY JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Cam Frolo entered Saturday’s nonsection contest with McKeesport aiming to make history.   The Monessen soccer standout was just five goals away from 100 in his impre...

By the MV Independent Charleroi was victorious in a nonsection battle of local teams Saturday, topping Elizabeth Forward, 6-1, at Myron Pottios Stadium.   Cullin Woytovich netted a hat trick, while Eb...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of those attending the 16th annual Monongahela Valley Hospital/Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk Saturday in Charleroi. Despite d...

By Joe Napsha Trib Total Media Residents in McKeesport, Port Vue and Versailles borough are being warned to boil their water before drinking because of a microbial contamination, the Municipal Authori...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com There aren’t many schools where the halls are adorned with busts of Dracula, Frankenstein and Jason Voorhees and the rooms are aglow with candelabras. But To...

By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com Five candidates are competing for three at-large Ringgold School Board seats. Incumbent Gene Kennedy is the only candidate who earned a spot on the Democratic a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When Norma Werner set out to trace her family tree, she did not expect to write a book of more than 500 pages, nor did she expect to discover historic connectio...

Alice Marie Frolo, 76, of Monessen, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct.12, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on April 5, 1943, in North Charleroi, a daughter of the late Charl...

Rebekiah J. Kyle Monongahela passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at Havencrest Nursing Center in Carroll Township. Born in Pittsburgh on Dec. 30, 1963, she was the daughter of the late Earl Gordon...

Martha D. ‘Marty’ Brown Monongahela Martha D. “Marty” Brown, 72, of Monongahela, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born Aug. 3, 1947, in New Eagle, the daughter of t...

Dina M. Kotlar Rostraver Township Dina M. Kotlar, 48, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. She was born in Mt. Pleasant on June 17, 1971, a daughter of the late Thomas D. Pearce Sr. Di...

Marguerite DiCarlo Hampton, Va., formerly of Charleroi Marguerite DiCarlo, 92, of Hampton, Va., formerly of Charleroi, passed away quietly from this earth on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. Born on March 13, 19...

William C. Ryan Monongahela William C. Ryan, 83, of Monongahela, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Havencrest Nursing Center, Carroll Township. Born July 14, 1936, he was the son of the late William and ...

Donald ‘Beetle’ Beatty Stockdale Donald “Beetle” Beatty, 70, of Stockdale, passed away Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at his residence, while his daughter Renee guided him to heaven to spend eternity with her...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area clinched a home playoff game and quarterback Jared Hartman set a school record for touchdown passes in a season as the Leopards rolled past West ...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Charleroi had no answer on the ground for the Whipkey brothers in a 28-14 loss at McGuffey Friday night in Interstate Conference action. The win gives the Highlanders (8-0, 6...

By MATT GRUBBA Trib Total Media West Greene brought the WPIAL’s leading rusher to Clairton, but the Bears ended up being the ones running wild.   No. 2 Clairton put up big play after big play, scoring...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Mike Collodi has preached a fast, physical style of play since he began his coaching tenure at Elizabeth Forward in 2015.   And it’s clear his message resonates with...