Joanne Cocciolone passed from this world on June 16, 2020, at her home in Monessen. The beloved daughter of Raymond and Rose Vitalbo Cocciolone, Joanne was born in Monessen and was a graduate of Monon...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As is the case for high school seniors across the country, McKeesport Area High School’s Class of 2020 will participate in a non-traditional graduation ceremony this y...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Jefferson Hills police are warning residents of an unauthorized T-shirt sale claiming to be a fundraiser for the family of Officer Dale Provins, who died Sat...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area Class of 2020 will have as close to a normal graduation as possible June 24, despite COVID-19 restrictions on crowds. The school board, fo...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Beth Veres of Monongahela took her grandson Jayce Veres, 3, to the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium in Monongahela on a recent warm afternoon.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A new five-year bus contract is in place in the Elizabeth Forward School District, with all students set to be transported next year by Student Transportation o...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Don’t tell front line personnel and first responders in the borough of Roscoe that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Roscoe’s borough council held its f...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Mon City turned an early five-run deficit into a lopsided win Wednesday night, cruising past Belle Vernon, 10-6, in the opening game of the Western Pennsylvania Base...

Margaret “Peggy” Devigne Reinhardt, 82, of Leesburg, Va., passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at her home in Leesburg, Va. Born in Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Margaret Mo...

On Thursday, June 11, 2020, Sally Schneider of Smithton, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family. Sally was born on Jan. 1, 1944, and was the daughter of the late Robert and Bernice Ca...

William E. Garrett, 78, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Country Care Manor. A son of the late William and Agnes Cowell Garrett, he was born on June 14, 1942. Fo...

Norman Doyle Matthews, 97, of Elizabeth Township, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Born in West Newton on Nov. 23, 1922, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Bessie Jeanette Abbott Matthews. Norman ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area seniors may get to graduate from high school the way they started it — together. After students received word on finalized graduation plans last week,...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Firefighters from 10 departments in three counties responded to an explosion and fire Tuesday night in North Belle Vernon’s Broad Avenue business district. The ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A hearing was held Tuesday for the second of three Sunshine Act lawsuits filed against Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw. City resident Ron Mozer filed the suit in Janu...

By Renatta Signorini   Trib Total Media The Fayette County Fair is the latest in the region to be canceled amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The fair board’s decision was announced in a pos...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board is beginning to review plans for restarting sports, extracurricular activities and the fall semester. The board will address ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Funeral arrangements have been announced for Dale Provins Jr., the Jefferson Hills police officer who died Saturday after being involved in a two-car collisi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council still hasn’t decided whether Heritage Hill Pool will be open this summer. Like many other pool managers and municipalities in the area, White Oak cou...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com West Jefferson Hills School District officials are preparing to adopt the final budget for the 2020-21 school year, which doesn’t include a tax increase. At ...