By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Whether intentionally put there or blown from trash cans, dumpsters, shopping carts or cars, most communities have experienced an increase of visible litter ...

Carl E. Barker, 80, of Greenock, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020. He was born Nov. 14, 1939, in McKeesport and was the son of the late John E. “Jack” and Dorothy Jane Guest Barker. He was retired ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Jennifer Zdravecky of Monongahela puts the finishing touches on her daughter Sloane before her First Holy Communion Mass at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish Sunday...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After nearly 60 years of having “a great big dining room table,” Marian Hornby wasn’t sure how she felt about Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh turning a portion of her d...

By MADASYN LEE Trib Total Media Allegheny County officials on Sunday ordered all bars and restaurants in Allegheny County to halt on-premises alcohol consumption in response to the recent surge in COV...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A member of the Pagans Motorcycle Club and three friends who allegedly conspired to hide two of his Harley-Davidson motorcycles while he is incarcerated were orde...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Pleasant Hills plans to move forward with its 26th annual National Night Out, scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 28. The bor...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi will host a monthly community-wide flea market beginning next month.   The effort, organized by Councilwoman Nancy Ellis, aims to draw residents from aroun...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Before the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the spring sports season, Koby Bubash was making his mark as a freshman on the Slippery Rock University baseball team.   The R...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Mitch’s Bail Bonds returned to Fayette County Baseball League play in Charleroi Sunday evening.   Even if it was for around an hour and 15 minutes.   The Magicians p...

Grace K. Ingland, 88, of Monongahela, died Sunday, June 28, 2020, at the Residence at Hilltop in Monongahela. She was born Jan. 2, 1932, in Monongahela, the daughter of Alexander and Catherine Gilkey ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Legend Davis and Joey Caruso celebrate at the Charleroi Area High School senior class picnic Friday at North Charleroi Recreational Park.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It has been said that the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man, but as evidenced by the Armed Forces Equestrian Center in Elizabeth, horses are mu...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The coronavirus pandemic may have shut down most summer activities, but it won’t stop Monongahela from celebrating Independence Day. The Monongahela Youth Ma...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In Friday’s hearing for one of three lawsuits filed against Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw and others for alleged Sunshine Act violations, the judge wasn’t happy wit...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com It took more than a year of preparation to create Nathanael Stevens’ dream of a Mon Valley Rowing Club. Soon his vision will come to life when he sees a 60-foot rowe...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Signs have gone up at railroad crossings in several Mon Valley communities cautioning residents that the crossings will be closed for repairs next week. That ha...

Patricia A. Krivda Senko, 89, of Washington Township, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 25, 2020, at Hallsworth House, Monessen, with her loving family by her side. Born Nov. 18, 1930, she was the...

Emil Leonard Sabol was born to Eternal Life Thursday, June 11, 2020, at age 93. He was the beloved husband of Betty Paulson Sabol for 56 years and cherished father of Deborah A. (James G. Williams) Sa...

Zachary J. “Sunshine” Greyshock, 28, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 20, 2020. Born March 12, 1992, in Monongahela, he is the son of Janice A. Greyshock (Robert Levandosky Sr.) of Cha...