By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Liberty borough council learned Wednesday that a stream embankment on Glenn Avenue, which empties into the Youghiogheny River, is going to need restored. Borough Engin...

By EMILY BENNETT DiLULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com When you walk into Vintage and Vines on Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon, one of the first things you might take notice of is the sweet and semi-spicy a...

Greensburg Priscilla L. Valdiserri, 92, of Greensburg, passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Born Sept. 12, 1926, in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late James and Aurelia Failoni Valdiserri...

WEST NEWTON Ruth Ann Smith, 76, of West Newton, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Born in West Newton on June 28, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Blanche (Miller) Bittner. A homemake...

Charleroi formerly of Long Branch Sharon Joy Young, 63, formerly of Long Branch, passed away on Tuesday Sept. 10, 2019, at Davenport Hall Personal Care in Charleroi. Born in Charleroi on Dec. 12, 1955...

MONESSEN Helen A (Yonko) Manning, 85, of Monessen, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in her residence. She was born on March 23, 1934. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Sept. 13 ...

Ann G. O’Brien, 88, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, at her son Michael’s home, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 31, 1930, in Donora, a daughter of the late Andy and P...

Robert J. Usher, 65, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at his home.   Born Nov. 14, 1953, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late John W. and Frances I. Olejniczek Usher...

Lawrence “Pooker” Harris of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of California, Pa., passed away on Sept. 2, 2019. He was born March 26, 1945, in Brownsville, to the late Alfred and Jean Harris. Along with his p...

Ginger Allene Dunmire, 52, formerly of Glassport, passed away peacefully at her home in Rostraver on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Ginger was a graduate of California University of Pennsylvania and went on t...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Heading into the season, a general consensus was Trinity was the team to beat when it came to boys soccer in Section 3-3A. As of right now, though, there’s a diffe...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com First-year Monessen boys soccer coach Donnie Caterino has witnessed his players grow throughout the years.   He’s known most of them since they were young, watching ...

By BILL BECKNER JR. TTM News Wire Services Soccer ties aren’t always about the action but the reaction. Thomas Jefferson packed in its defense like a football team stacking the box against the run on ...

By the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward moved to 3-0 in Section 1-2A play with a 2-1 victory over East Allegheny on Tuesday.   Zack Snyder and Ethan Bowser each found the back of the net for t...

For the Mon Valley Independent Five former star players will join long-time athletic department secretary Janice Sandy in being honored by the Belle Vernon Area Football Hall of Fame at the football t...

By Natasha Lindstrom Former Steelers lineman and four-time Super Bowl champion Sam Davis has died at 75, officials said Tuesday night. Police found Davis’ body near his home at an assisted living comm...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When Leane Brown took on the duties of cheer mom for the Division 2 cheerleaders of the Ringgold Rams Youth League, she applied some of the same principles that...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Jim Lewis Sr. spent his life serving the community and helping others. The evening of Jan. 7, 2018, was no different.   It was a cold and snowy night...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A student-athlete in the Mc-Keesport Area School District was shot early Tuesday morning. McKeesport police Chief Adam Alfer confirmed that the shooting happened at 12...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent The Garden Club of Mc-Keesport is looking for a few green thumbs. The club, which maintains Pennsylvania’s second largest public rose garden, is actively seeking ne...