Kathleen C. Kelemen, 73, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in the emergency room of Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born on Sept. 7, 1946, in New Eagle, daughter of the late ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Natalie Moore, Eliana Morano and Kaitlyn Urbanowicz pose for a photo before receiving their diplomas Tuesday at Thomas Jefferson High School.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Councilwoman Lois Thomas claims she was verbally attacked by city Administrator John Harhai during an executive session last week. At   Tuesday’s council...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With Allegheny and Washington counties allowed into the green phase last week by Gov. Tom Wolf, restaurants, bars and other public gathering places were eage...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon Area board member is apologizing for his tone, but not for his words Monday to a high school senior who was one of several students who approache...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Rotary Club wants to ensure Mon Valley families don’t go hungry. As many area food banks saw an increase in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, the R...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of North Belle Vernon residents led by Bill Sterner of Fell Street asked council Tuesday to force a neighbor to clean up a residential property that has allege...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board Monday awarded a paving contract to Piccolomini Contractors, but with a scaled-back project from when bids were opened last m...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A fundraiser to help the Monongahela Police Department purchase bulletproof vests is still ongoing. The Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. and the city police dep...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When talking about the game they love, basketball players usually utter the phrase “for the love of the game.” In each of the past 28 years, a group of players hav...

By the Valley Independent CALIFORNIA – The table was set for California to bring Charleroi back down to earth in the North Division of the Fayette County American Legion Baseball League. Charleroi cam...

Danny Lee Brown, 73, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in McKeesport. He was born May 31, 1947, in New Eagle, son of Paul V. and Violet “Ruth” Castor Brown. Dann...

James David “Jim” Butler, 85, of Chester, Va., passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020. He was born Aug. 8, 1934, in Belle Vernon and graduated from Belmar High School in 1952. Mr. Butler served his country ...

Aldina Cialone, 85, of Monongahela, River Hill, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2020, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 W. Main St., Mo...

John Willis Courie, 52, of West Newton, died Sunday, June 7, 2020. Born in Greensburg on July 15, 1967, he was the son of the late Fredrick F. and Irene M. Nagy Courie. John honorably served his count...

Cynthia Lynne “Lukie” Gregory, 59, of Belle Vernon, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020, in her residence. She was born June 12, 1960, in Charleroi, daughter of Maynard Leo Clark and Charlotte Beakon C...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Plans for both graduation and the prom are back on the table in the Belle Vernon Area School District. A number of students, parents and public officials attend...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com You weren’t hallucinating last week if you thought you saw McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko and City Hall employees loading a garbage truck. Cherepko, City Administra...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Sewage Authority will return to normal operations June 15. During Monday’s meeting, board members discussed how to get back to normal and whether that...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen High School’s graduation is set for 6 p.m. Friday and organizers have tried to provide the gist of a traditional commencement ceremony. Each graduate can...