Matthew Eland, 38, of Washington, Pa., passed away due to an ongoing medical condition on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. A son of the late Gordon L. Eland and Dianne and Kevin Bucci, who survive and reside ...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com Four-year-old Albany Behanna loves the library. She loves taking trips with her family to participate in book club and story time, and she is especially passionat...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. For the Mon Valley Independent There have been plenty of storms around the Valley this summer, many with some wild and dangerous lightning.   Thomas Jefferson’s offense operated...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com His actions spoke louder than words.   That’s the sentiment South Allegheny head coach Mike Crown shared regarding running back Antonio Epps, who accounted for two o...

By ADAM BREWER For the Mon Valley Independent Ed Woods has coached plenty of games at Bulldog Stadium over the last two decades. But Friday night’s game was a little different, as he was coaching from...

By ASHLEY CHASE For the Mon Valley Independent Ringgold’s season opener started out well enough for first-year Rams head coach Darwin Manges and his squad, but it didn’t end that way as Chartiers Vall...

By ZACK ZEIGLER For the Mon Valley Independent Greensburg Central Catholic head coach Bret Colbert picked up his first win last night, but only after his team held off a late Monessen rally. “I’m just...

By Jeremy Tepper For the MV Independent As Serra Catholic and Yough took the field for a Week 0 matchup, both did so facing similar questions. Youth and inexperience abound for both the Eagles and Cou...

Alma J. Morris Hess, 84, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 in her home. Born Aug. 1, 1935, in Donora, she was the daughter of William G. and Goldie Hamilton Morris. A graduate of Monongahel...

Gary Hixenbaugh, 84, of Lake City, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at St. Vincent Health Center in Erie, Pa., To view full obituary and leave condolences, please visit www.Burtonfuneralh...

Glenn C. Teets of Carlsbad, N.M., previously of Finleyville and Ohiopyle, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, Texas. Glenn was born April 2, 1948, to the late Ha...

Clyde F. Weaver, 90, of Hunker, formerly of North Charleroi, went home to be with his Savior on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Born in North Charleroi, on Feb. 10, 1929, he was the son of the late Charles and...

By PAUL PEIRCE The state Department of Environmental Protection and Elizabeth Township Police are investigating after a tanker truck went over an embankment Thursday and spilled rainwater from a nearb...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Sen. Jim Brewster announced a new outreach partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank on Friday.   Brewster has worked with the food bank over the p...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com If you can dream it, you can do it. So, keep dreaming. Monessen High School art club members hope that when students return for the beginning of the school year T...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent After 24 years in the food service industry, Matt Stefanick longed to run his own show as a chef. That day has come for the 40-year-old Belle Vernon resident. Ste...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Donora woman is behind bars after allegedly abusing her 7-year-old step-child. Shinice Hill, 22, of Chestnut Street is charged with aggravated assault of a victim ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “What the mayor did by sharing Lt. (Dave) Yuhasz’s letter about the concerns of the police department on Facebook was amplify tension in the city and jeopardize any ne...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Big’s Sanitation will continue to handle garbage collection for residential and commercial properties — at least until Aug. 7, 2020.   The borough switched haulers i...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Sewage Authority will consider treating effluent from the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill — if the authority’s engineer recommends it. Representatives ...