By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A local restaurant will turn its parking lot into a makeshift drive-in movie theater this evening.   The Tree House Restaurant, located in the Belle Vernon American ...

William R. Ailes, 80, of Coal Center, died Thursday, June 4, 2020. Born in California, Pa., on April 20, 1940, he was the son of the late James and Evelyn Russell Ailes. Bill worked for Wheeling-Pitts...

Lloyd A. Sichi, 82, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at Grandview Estates, Elizabeth. Born Aug. 29, 1937, in Belle Vernon, he was the son of the late Orlando and Alice Gaggini ...

George H. Baldwin Jr., 81, of Perryopolis, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in his home. A son of the late George Baldwin Sr. and Violet Lynn Baldwin, he was born in Pricedale on Ju...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward High School senior Rikkyia Magwood, right, poses with her brother Diego before her graduation ceremony Thursday evening.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com At its meeting next week, Donora council will once again consider repealing an ordinance that would require police Superintendent Jim Brice to retire because he i...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Power outages were reported throughout a few Mon Valley communities due to storms that swept through the area Thursday evening.   Nearly 1,700 customers in Washingto...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Judge Gilfert Mihalich is being remembered as a man of fairness and integrity by his friends and family.   The 93-year-old Monessen native who spent decades as ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A volunteer group started in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is living up to its name. Small Towns, Big Hearts, a group of local volunteers led by Fallowfield Town...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com As the counties that encompass the Mon Valley move into the green phase today, there were just 15 new cases and no new deaths reported overnight due to COVID-19. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Jill Lape — the sister of late McKeesport Councilwoman Jamie Brewster Filotei— is carrying on her family’s legacy of public service to the city. During Wednesday’s in-...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Facebook Live video of protesters demonstrating in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis helped Monessen police investigate a car crash that occurred ...

I’m having trouble trying to figure out if I’m happy or sad to see the 2019-2020 school year has come to an end. What a ride it’s been. But this year’s class has a special place for all of us here in ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Monessen softball team claimed its first state playoff victory in program history with a 3-2 win over Cambridge Springs in the first round of the PIAA tournament...

Laurie Jean Ross Giannini, of Belle Vernon, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at the age of 43. A daughter of the late John Ross and Cindy Kish Ross, who survives and resides in Belle V...

Paul John Kmetz, 79, of Star Junction, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 4, 2020. He was born April 23, 1941, in McKeesport, a son of Paul Kmetz and Evelyn Marie Stanley Kmetz. He was a member ...

Patrick M. Quiggle, 37, of Belle Vernon, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 1, 2020. Born Nov. 16, 1982, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Timothy D. Quiggle Sr. and Marianne McCarthy Vaugh...

Mary K. Boyer Powell, 85, of Monongahela, died Sunday, May 24, 2020, in North Strabane Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Canonsburg. Born Oct. 28, 1934, in Uniontown, Mary was the daughter of Char...

Barry G. Brinker, 77, of Charleroi, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born in Greensburg in 1942, he was a 1961 graduate of Jeannette High School. He proudly se...

Photos by Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent McKeesport Area High School twins, Donovan and Lukas Kelly, get ready to celebrate their anticipated graduation during a community parade Wednesday ev...