By DAN PALM For the MV Independent After two consecutive one-win seasons, the Yough boys soccer team is looking to make a big jump back into the playoffs. They last got there in 2016, head coach Chris...

John Vance Hoye Jr., 52, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Sat-urday, Aug. 17, 2019, at his home, surrounded by family and friends, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born Dec. 26, ...

Tricia M. Pelissero-Bruenn, 48, of Canonsburg, formerly of Monongahela, died after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Oct. 5, ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com PA Coach Lines claims the Elizabeth Forward School District owes the company $1.1 million for past services and it contends there is no contract with EF for the 2...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com California University of Pennsylvania has received more than $1 million to benefit students who plan to work in fields related to the opioid crisis. The $1.3 million...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr., who took over May 1 as Charleroi’s code enforcement officer, has been trying to get the Magic City looking its best and making sure res...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Every year, Heidi Hoffman’s mother dresses as Mrs. Claus for children in Monongahela. Her admiration for her mother’s Christmas spirit inspired a unique business ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than 100 people participated in the third annual Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation 5K Run/Walk last Saturday. This year’s “On Your MARC” race took ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com As a team-bonding activity, the Belle Vernon Area girls soccer team took a trip to see the movie “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.” The title is something fittin...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent A year ago, Bentworth’s boys soccer team struggled through a 4-14 season that included ending the campaign with five straight losses. It was an anomaly for Bearca...

David Hajduk peacefully passed away on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in the VA Hospital, Prescott, Ariz. David was born Dec. 8, 1947, in Charleroi, Pa., to Mary A. Scaccia Hajduk and Cyril M. Hajduk. He grad...

Rose Fontanesi, 97, of Greensburg, formerly of Sutersville and Lowber, Sewickley Township, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. She was born Dec. 14, 1921, in Morgantown, W.Va., a daughter of the late Guise...

Joyce F. Gill, 90, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Country Care Manor. A daughter of the late Leroy and Lena Weidow Gibson, she was born in North Belle Vernon on Sept. 12,...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As McKeesport’s International Village came to a close Thursday night, planning committee members wished there had been less rain for the festival’s 60th anniversary ce...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com PA Coach Lines is in breach of contract, Elizabeth Forward officials contend, and student transportation plans are now in doubt for the start of school Thursday. ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com 88,425. The World’s Largest Wedding Cookie Table — a Guinness World Record set Sunday in Monongahela — contained 88,425 cookies. Organizers knew they had a record...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi council is considering hiring an accountant. During Wednesday’s meeting, Denise Nusida of Fallowfield Township presented a proposal to officials about the ...

By Patrick Varine It’s easy to tell that Alan Lipscomb works outdoors. Lipscomb’s face glowed with the deep pink of a fading sunburn Thursday morning as he cleaned the lead car of the Dragon Wagon chi...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent It’s been more than a few years since Monessen made any real noise in girls soccer. But Bill Phillips is looking for a clean slate. After coaching   middle school...

Betty Marie Guseman, 80, of Washington Township, Belle Vernon, was called home by her Lord on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. A daughter of the late Stephen and Irene D...