Cecelia B. “CeCe” Balliard Vignoli, 93, of New Eagle, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Walnut Ridge Memory Care, Greensburg. Born April 21, 1927, in Union Township, she was the daughter of Benjamin an...

Mary A. Guzy, 99, of North Charleroi, passed away Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born Jan. 19, 1921, in Ellsworth, the daughter of the late Pasqualina Pietrantonio and ...

George E. Koleck, 89, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Roscoe, passed on to the Lord on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. He was the husband of the late Helen Zugel Koleck; father of the late George J. Koleck (Carol) a...

Mary P. Tirpak, 95, of New Eagle, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in her home, where she was under the loving care of her daughter-in-law, Nellie. Born Feb. 28, 1925, in Bentleyville, Mary was the daugh...

Previous funeral arrangements listed for Mr. Willis in the Mon Valley Independent Dec. 12 have changed due to the pandemic. They will be listed in the future. Final celebration has been gently placed ...

Santa and the Monessen Salvation Army handed out treat bags Sunday at the Pumpkin Patch in Monessen. Above, Tyler Majors, 6, and his cousin Taziyah Stitch, 7, both of Monessen, wave to Santa.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com What could the City of Monessen be like in 2030? Over the past few years, the city’s comprehensive plan advisory committee has worked with residents, business own...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In an attempt to build community ties, a local congregation of Mormons last month donated $2,000 worth of nonperishable foods and necessities to the Salvation Army McK...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The North Belle Vernon Recreation Commission made sure to share the love this holiday season.   Volunteers, who work year-round to fundraise and organize special eve...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Restaurants, casinos and theaters aren’t the only organizations closing their doors due to Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The Monongahela Area ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A food and toy drive is underway in Forward Township in an effort to make sure that every family and every child in the township has a merry Christmas. Sponsore...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When basketball players around the Mon Valley and beyond heard the news of high school sports being shut down for three weeks, there was obvious shock and disappoint...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com New COVID-19 mandates have turned Gov. Tom Wolf into a Grinch among many local business owners. With Christmas around the corner and virus cases rising at an unprece...

By TAYLOR BROWN and CHRISTINE HAINES tbrown@yourmvi.com chaines@yourmvi.com Online learning has been hard for some Mon Valley students — and their report cards show it. With grades from the first full...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora residents will not see a tax increase in 2021 after council members passed a budget Thursday — though it didn’t come without some disagreements. Councilman...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A 30-year tradition will be broken this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, the Mid-Mon Valley Model Railroad Club announced plans to cancel its an...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Children in Monessen will get an extra visit from Santa this year thanks to a special donation to the local Salvation Army. Salvation Army Capt. Sue Thwaite sai...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There was some local basketball action Friday night, just in the nick of time before Gov. Tom Wolf’s took effect Saturday morning. The two lone boys’ teams in acti...

By Jason Black For the Mon Valley Independent For the Frazier girls basketball team, getting on the court Friday night represented a victory of sorts, even if the team came up short on the scoreboard....

By Dean  Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Choosing a college is typically the first big decision a young person makes. Add in the caveat of being recruited during a pandemic with a dead recruiting period, it...