By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Donora’s interim administrator Warren Cecconi informed council at Thursday night’s workshop meeting he would like to begin the first round of interviews on Tuesday or ...

BY JEFF OLIVER For Mon Valley Independent Much like the “Jelly of the Month Club” that was given to Clark Griswold in the popular movie “Christmas Vacation,” Larry Price is the gift that keeps on givi...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Last summer, Union Cleaners won one game and finished last in the J. Budd Grebb Memorial Summer Basketball League boys division standings. One year later, they have ...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon man is in jail for allegedly swiping snakes, iguanas, worms, mice and other items from a West Newton pet store Monday. Bobby Louis Crosby Jr., 39, ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Shandon “Tank” Marshall, Lyndon Henderson and Noah Brown are three of the best players Naz Victoria says he ever coached during his time on the sidelines of the J. B...

Dorothy K. Santmyer, 83, of Bentleyville, formerly of Rostraver Township, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. A daughter of the late John and Freeda Spaniel Kerlicker, she was born in Collinsburg o...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Dark clouds hovered over the Mechanic Street Playground in California Wednesday night, giving the impression that rain showers would spoil the J. Budd Grebb Memorial...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Ashley Guidone meant a lot to AMD Industries’ success this summer. The Thomas Jefferson senior was a consistent offensive catalyst for head coach Bria Rathway’s team...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The J. Budd Grebb Memorial Summer Basketball League boys division title will be up for grabs tonight when top-seeded Campy’s Pizza takes on No. 3 Union Cleaners in t...

John Robert Bonneau, 62, of Portage, Mich., died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1956, in Smith Center, Kan., a son of the late Leo and Bettie Staley Bonneau. John was a comp...

Gary “Soapy” Shaporka, 73, of Jefferson Township, died peacefully July 30, 2019, with his family at his side. He was born May 29, 1946, in Charleroi, son of Harry Shaporka and Olga Andreas Shaporka. G...

Joanne Kopcak, 90, of Monongahela, died July 31, 2019. A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of the Mon Valley Independent. MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME of Monongahela is in charge of arra...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Four McKeesport police officers have new bulletproof vests thanks to the McKeesport Safety Initiative. Members of the McKeesport International Association of Firefight...

By Paul Peirce Trib Total Media News Wire Services A Monessen man pulled over Tuesday near Smithton for equipment violations apparently tried to hide crack cocaine and a powerful firecracker from two ...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com Pennsylvanians previously convicted of lower-level criminal convictions will have their court records sealed to the public, under a new state law. The bill arrive...

Cheryl Tansmore-Howard, 63, of Monessen, passed away Saturday July 27, 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. Cheryl was raised her beloved grandparents Milford and Ruth Tansmore. Cheryl’s immediate family include...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Top-seeded Campy’s Pizza will play for its third consecutive Grebb League championship.   The two-time defending champions took advantage of a relatively shorthanded...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Union Cleaners head coach TJ Kurutz isn’t going to lie, he felt some nerves watching his team fall behind big on two occasions Tuesday night. But that didn’t diminis...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Prior to Monday’s semifinal matchup between AMD Industries and Belle Vernon Dairy Queen, Dax Thomas State Farm head coach Tom Rodriguez had an idea of who he wanted ...

Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent Chas Mrlack and Luke Santo of Union Cleaners celebrate after defeating Tri-County Realty in the Grebb League playoffs Tuesday night