By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Stan Gordon has been investigating Bigfoot and UFO sightings ever since getting a transistor radio from his parents when he was 10 years old and hearing about u...

Susan Mucci, 93, of New Eagle, died unexpectedly, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Visitations and funeral services are incomplete and will be announced in a later edition of the Mon Valley Independent . Frye...

Gary V. Retos, 66, of Washington, Pa., died on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in his residence. Born on June 22, 1953, he was the son of the late Dr. George and Irene Gialas Retos. He was a member of St. Sp...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area girls soccer coach Tracy Lovett watched contently as her team made significant progress while playing in the third annual Paul Sasko Kickoff Classi...

By Dan Palm For the MV Independent The Belle Vernon boys soccer team used three first-half goals from sophomore Daniel Sassak to beat local rival Monessen, 5-0, on the opening day of the third annual ...

By the MV Independent The Bentworth girls soccer team started off the 2019 season with a pair of wins at the Fayette County Tournament on Saturday.   The Bearcats (2-0) defeated Uniontown, 10-0, befor...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Florida company has stepped forward with a plan to save Charleroi’s Coyle Theater weeks after a demolition permit was issued. Mike McCarty, owner of MTI, a technol...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The 300 block of McKean Avenue was bustling Monday afternoon with residents who want to save — and demolish — the Coyle Theater. The push to save the Coyle was rekin...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Many Mon Valley-area districts have experienced a double-digits decrease in enrollment from the 1993-94 school year to 2018-19, and some are having issues...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department will hold two “Allegheny County Narcan Giveaway Days” this month. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 18, ACHD staff members will be in...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Starting on Jan. 1, Real ID will be needed for domestic flights and to enter federal buildings that require identification. However, that doesn’t mean state res...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com It’s now easier for visitors to Mingo Cemetery in Finleyville to find some of the more famous names in the cemetery. Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Washi...

Pamela R. Backstrom, 56, of Irwin, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Born in Charleroi on Feb. 18, 1963, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Ruth E. Skurka Backstrom. Pamela was a schoolteache...

Paul H. Fey, 82, of West Newton, died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. Born in Pittsburgh on June 8, 1937, he was the son of the late Howard and Gertrude Bach Fey. Paul was a machinist at J & L Steel and was...

George Hazen “Hambone” Hemmings, 82, of Donora, passed away on Sunday Sept. 1, 2019, in Mon Valley Care Center. He was born on Jan. 16, 1937, in Monongahela, son of the late John W. and Mary Herringto...

Veronica “Vera” Hutton, 93, Rostraver Township, passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in the Hallsworth House, Monessen. A daughter of the late John and Maria Sekula Reho, she was born in North Belle Ver...

Leona Rinne Lint, 47, of Charleroi, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in Monongahela Valley Hospital, Carroll Township. She was born June 25, 1972, in Monongahela, the daughter of the late Paul and...

Paul Martin Matty, 67, of West Newton, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Born in Greensburg, on Jan. 31, 1952, he was the son of the late Edward D. and Nancy Cook Matty. Paul was a member of Holy Family C...

Howard “Bill” William Miller, 77, of Charleroi, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at UPMC Presbyterian. He was born March 23, 1942, in Greensburg, son of the late Howard Richard and Lyda Silvis Miller. Bi...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com California’s Cochise Ryan had a little motivation heading into the Trojans’ important Tri-County South battle at Monessen Friday night. So he went out and proved h...