By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Roller coasters, bumper cars and water slides might be the first thing you think of when amusement parks come to mind, but author and 2000 McKeesport Area Hi...

By JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent Elizabeth Forward scored   28 unanswered points Friday to pull away for a 31-13 win over Freeport.   “When things are going our way, we get that momentum and it...

By Adam Brewer For the MV Independent It definitely felt like Friday the 13th at Parker Field. Monessen and Jefferson-Morgan combined for 11 turnovers, and both squads shot themselves in the foot at k...

By BILL BECKNER TTM News Wire Services What concerned Penn-Trafford most about McKeesport this week was the Tigers’ reputation for being a physical opponent.   When these teams play, it can get rough....

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com On a Friday the 13th, it was the Charleroi football team playing the role of monster under the lights at Commodore Stadium in Perryopolis. The Cougars and Commodor...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Last week’s 34-7 loss to Thomas Jefferson didn’t exactly sit well with players and coaches at Belle Vernon Area.   It was certainly on their minds all week leading u...

By the Mon Valley Independent Thomas Jefferson scored 55 points in the first half of Friday night’s 62-0 victory over Indiana in Big Eight Conference play.   Dylan Mallozzi ran for touchdowns of 4, 37...

By ASHLEY CHASE For The MV Independent Friday’s head-to-head matchup of 3-0 teams in New Castle didn’t produce the exciting result fans were hoping for.   After more than 45 minutes of waiting out a l...

By ZACK ZEIGLER For the MV Independent Shenango escaped a non-conference matchup Friday night with a 27-14 win at Serra Catholic. “We are a young team and we are growing,” Eagles head coach Jose Regus...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Volunteer Fireman’s Association of Liberty borough is ushering in the autumn season this weekend. The annual Liberty Fall Festival kicked off Friday night and will...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A new option for absentee voting will launch Monday, making the process easier for voters and area county election officers.   As part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to mak...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Once a majestic, bustling shopping destination that brought thousands of people to the South Hills and West Mifflin, Century III Mall now resembles a ghost t...

By the MV Independent Mon Valley Independent Managing Editor Stacy Wolford has announced several new additions to the newspaper staff and one promotion. Joining the editorial staff are reporters Emily...

By TOM DAVIDSON A third man wanted in connection with the investigation of a Monroeville woman whose body was found Thursday morning in a McKeesport park turned himself in to police Friday night, offi...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon nonprofit that provides students with access to free weekend food has received a donation from its youngest contributor to date. Nine-year-...

Michelle Jane Brumley, 46, of Daisytown, passed on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. She was born Oct. 1, 1972, in McKeesport, daughter of the late Dave Little and Diane Tatar. She was the mother of Anthony Long...

Joshua J. Fritch, 33, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Donora, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at his home. Josh was born Oct. 3, 1985, in Monongahela, the son of Cassandra Ruev Fritch and the late J...

On Sept. 13, 2019, at the age of 91 ½, Evelyn M. Federer peacefully passed and left for her eternal home in heaven to be with her husband, Joe; parents, George and Mary Gregg Kistler; brothers, George...

George Richard “Rick” Horner Jr., 66, Charleroi, passed away Sept. 12, 2019, at UPMC Shadyside. Born July 10, 1953, in Johnstown, he was the son of the late George “Dick” Horner Sr. and Thelma “Tim” N...

Sgt. Maj. George Peter Luketic, U.S. Army (Ret.), was born March 23, 1932, in McKeesport and passed away on Sept. 3, 2019, at 87 years of age, in San Antonio, Texas. “Duty, Honor, Country, Family” Sgt...