By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Monessen firefighters want residents to know the fundraising request letters in circulation are not related to either of the two Monessen volunteer fire s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport firefighters are doing their part to observe National Fire Prevention Week. McKeesport fire Chief Jeffrey Tomovcsik announced this week that the fire depart...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With Halloween and Thanksgiving right around the corner, Allegheny County Parks is encouraging Mon Valley residents to take advantage of several fall-themed activities...

George Benson, 64, of Monessen, peacefully went home to be with Lord early Sunday morning, Oct. 6, 2019. He was born April 18, 1955, to the late Judge Benson Sr. and Sophie Ophelia Wright. George work...

Caren E. Harper Porterfield, 66, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in her home. Born Dec. 15, 1952, in Uniontown, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Violet Slovak Harper. After gra...

Mary Ann Rocco, 86, of New Eagle, formerly of Monongahela, died after a prolonged illness on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was born April 7, 1933, in New Eagle, a daughter of ...

AnnaMae Selembo, 86, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019.  Born in Bovard, Pa., on April 18, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Eva Kadylak Polansky. AnnaMae was an activ...

Cindy Vigliotti, 62, of Monessen, died Monday with her family by her side. She was born on May 25, 1957, in North Charleroi, the daughter of the late Stanley Nickolich and Ann Grisi Nickolich. She was...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Officials from Monessen City and Belle Vernon Area school districts clarified details surrounding a Sept. 11 discussion about school merger talks and poss...

BY JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent When a team is as dominant as Belle Vernon Area has been this season, the goal for any game isn’t so much just to win, but to win in a certain way. On senior ni...

BY DEAN DELLAMALVA JR For the MV Independent The Yough girls soccer team took a little while to get started Wednesday night in its nonsection matchup with visiting Serra Catholic; however, once the Co...

BY JASON BLACK For the MV Independent With the regular season winding down and the playoffs fast approaching, the Connellsville and Frazier volleyball teams met in a non-section match on Wednesday wit...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley YMCA will host the 10th Annual John Barbero Memorial Auction this weekend. Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Highway Appliance, the event is se...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela city council has decided — at least for now — to table any zoning changes to the Monongahela Elementary Center-Dry Run Road corridor. In June, council...

BY JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Bentworth captured its third Section 2-A championship in four years with a 3-2 overtime victory over Chartiers-Houston on Wednesday night. Jocelyn Timlin scored all ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A Rostraver woman was killed Wednesday morning when her car collided with a tri-axle truck on Route 51 in Rostraver Township. Anna Mae Selembo, 86, was prono...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Community members are pulling together to help Forward Township residents displaced by a house fire Sunday. Two houses were damaged Sunday on Munger Lane. Bill ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It only took one college visit for Charleroi’s Jace Kepich to decide where he wanted to go to college and continue his soccer career. The Cougars midfielder has ch...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An anonymous complaint was filed over the demolition of the Coyle Theater —but the site and contractors in charge have been cleared of any wrongdoing. During a Wedne...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Officials from Monessen City and Belle Vernon Area school districts clarified details surrounding a Sept. 11 discussion about school merger talks and poss...