By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com As much as I’d like to think I came up with the idea first, the Mon Valley Independent will follow suit of a number of media outlets and honor our spring sport sen...

By BRIAN HERMAN March 27, 1995 HERSHEY – How do you lose a seven-footer and win a state championship? That’s what Ringgold High basketball coach Phil Pergola was wondering after the Rams did just that...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Before gaining recognition as the softball player who petitioned the PIAA to not cancel her season, Frazier’s Emi Curcio was known as the slugger in the heart of t...

(Editor’s Note: During these unprecedented times, the sports staff at the MVI will republish stories from the Valley Independent archives.) By JEFF OLIVER March 26, 1988 When people talk about momentu...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com For MaryJanet Henry and her fellow parishioners at the Calvary United Presbyterian Church in Donora, the coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll beyond being f...

By staff and wire reports Coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania crested 1,000 Wednesday, health officials said, and four more patients have died. From Tuesday to Wednesday, 276 new cases were identified, ...

By Staff and wire reports Pennsylvania’s primary is going to be delayed by five weeks. The state House and Senate passed a measure Wednesday moving the primary from April 28 to June 2. Gov. Tom Wolf s...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold School Board voted Wednesday night to accept the superintendent’s resignation effective immediately and to name an acting superintendent. Megan Marie Van...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Schools, restaurants and retail stores aren’t the only businesses affected by the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic has also forced local trash and...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School District will begin providing grab-and-go meals for children ages 2-18 starting Monday. Both breakfast and lunch will be provided i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Like many other public-service entities, local public transportation authorities have released daily changes to procedures and operations to try to stop the spread of ...

Gerald ‘Jerry’ DeAngelis Perryopolis Gerald “Jerry” DeAngelis, 78, of Perryopolis, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born Aug. 15, 1941, in Charleroi, son of G...

Elizabeth Sexton Jordan Carrozza White Oak Elizabeth Sexton Jordan Carrozza, 92, of White Oak, died peacefully on March 24, 2020, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Born Jan. 9, 1928, in Co...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Volunteers with Meals on Wheels are continuing to provide hot meals to those who may not be able to cook for themselves, though some areas are reporting a need ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster sent a letter Monday to Gov. Tom Wolf urging him to call on state lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle to create a stimulus package i...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com An additional 207 cases of coronavirus were confirmed Tuesday in Pennsylvania, bringing the total up to 851 cases in 40 of the state’s 67 counties. Seven state re...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Giant Eagle announced last week it would open stores an hour early for those age 60 and older during the coronavirus outbreak, but the corporate announcement didn...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With most people participating in social distancing in response to COVID-19, one Charleroi mom is helping to pass the time with an online “scavenger hunt” — and ever...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley police departments are investigating and documenting complaints against non-life-sustaining businesses that have refused to shut their doors. Gov. Tom Wol...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When Joe Salvino was named as the new head coach of the Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team prior to the 2018-19 season, he met with his team in the high school...