Anejayne T. Dick, 78, of Charleroi, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born in Charleroi on June 20, 1941, a daughter of the late Robert and Adalaide Allen. She is surv...

Michael A. Muha, 80 of Union Township, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in his home. Born March 29, 1939, in Uniontown, he was the son of Michael and Jane Tate Muha. For many years Mike owned Muha Mobile H...

Nancy Staff, 90, of McMurray, Pa., formerly of Donora, passed away on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in McMurray Hills Manor. She was born on June 17, 1929, in Donora, a daughter of the late George and Elizabe...

Mary E. Stimmell Yates, 94, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Born in Washington Township on Oct. 3, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Mary Ernest Farquhar Sr. She wa...

Nancy Ann Cameron Coder, 95, of Sewickley, formerly of Monongahela and Franklin, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Masonic Village, Sewickley, surrounded by her daughters. She was born July 9, 1924, in Pi...

Anejayne T. Dick, 78, of Charleroi, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born in Charleroi on June 20, 1941, a daughter of the late Robert and Adalaide Allen. She is surv...

Terry Margaret Kiggins Evans, 69, of Colorado Springs, Colo., for the past 40 years, formerly of Jefferson Hills, lost her battle with cancer on May 15, 2019. She was born March 11, 1950, in Clairton ...

Betty Howard, 76, of Donora, went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 4, 2019. She was born Feb. 5, 1943, to the late James and Marie Barker in Greensboro, Ala. Sister Betty moved to Donora and has been ...

Josephine Kontaxes Nabozny, 89, of Charleroi, died on Monday, Oct. 7, at the Hallsworth House, Monessen. Born on Feb.17, 1930, in Monessen, she was a daughter of the late Peter S. and Mary Flora Konta...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com They say age is a state of mind. If that’s true, Curtis Prest, a resident at the Residence at Hilltop assisted living facility, has been a spry, exuberant yo...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Monessen City School District has discussed merging with Belle Vernon Area or Charleroi Area, but School Board President Roberta Bergstedt said Tuesday th...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It’s that time of year again when Washington County organizations, municipalities, schools, libraries, utility authorities and first responders request Local Shar...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As businesses in the Mon Valley continue to grow and expand, many are facing the problem of attracting and retaining employees.   Dozens of employees, business owner...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport man is in Allegheny County Jail after allegedly holding up a gas station near the entrance to McKeesport’s Christy Park neighborhood. Glenn Edward Durik, ...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent A group of local women recently tended to the grave of Maj. John Irwin, a veteran of the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars.   None of the women is directly r...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon council is considering changing the billing methods for trash collection services. During Tuesday’s meeting, Councilmen Brett Berish, Geoffry DeWitt...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Julie Mujic has a hard time pinpointing exactly why she loves Civil War history. She originally became interested in history in general because one of her...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Ringgold boys soccer team left Trinity a 1-0 loser in their first meeting back in September.   The Rams returned the favor Tuesday with a 1-0 win of their own and...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Doug Finke has preached a consistent message to his Elizabeth Forward team throughout the year. In times of wins and in times of losses, Finke has talked about focus and pu...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s likely to be a rare occurance, but the Belle Vernon Area boys soccer team can send a big thank you to rival Ringgold. Combined with Ringgold’s 1-0 win over Tr...