Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Ringgold High School senior Luke Wyvratt gets his cap and gown Friday morning from senior class sponsor Natalie Hess.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Although it wasn’t declared a national holiday honoring all fallen American veterans until 1971, veterans’ organizations and municipalities across the country have obs...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com All southwestern Pennsylvania counties are now in the yellow phase of the state’s reopening plan. During a virtual press conference Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced 17 ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The driver of the Dodge Journey SUV that crashed through the foundation of an unoccupied apartment building Thursday night in Charleroi has died. Washington County Cor...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It’s not the graduation they expected, but the Elizabeth Forward Class of 2020 is well on its way to making the best of a difficult situation. While a tradition...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com While the COVID-19 pandemic has been taking its toll on those infected with the virus and their family members, the outbreak has had an additional impact on ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com This month marks the 40th anniversary for Rockwell’s Red Lion Restaurant in Elizabeth, a milestone like many these days that came and went without much fanfare....

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Masses will resume at Catholic churches throughout the Mon Valley next month. The Diocese of Greensburg and the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will allow parishes to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Property owners in the California Area School District could see a slight tax increase for the 2020-21 school year. When they began forming the budget for next school ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Charleroi Regional police are investigating an alleged hit-and-run crash Thursday night on the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue (Route 88) in North Charleroi. Lock 4 Volunt...

jsellew@yourmvi.com Ringgold’s Jacob Duncan will continue wrestling close to home in college after recently announcing his commitment to Washington & Jefferson. Duncan, who finished with a career reco...

There’s no hiding the fact that I’m proud of where I come from. Just ask my colleague Jose. When the Frazier softball team won the PIAA championship last year, I can neither confirm or deny that I may...

Wayne “Skip” Bruce, 77, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, May 21, 2020. A son of the late Wayne and Sara Mazza Bruce, he was born in Belle Vernon on Dec. 22, 1942. Wayne was a membe...

Patricia J. “PJ” Compton, 85, died May 15, 2020, at St. Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born Jan. 28,1935, in Char- leroi, the daughter of Wade and Margaret Marietta. She was pre-deceased by her p...

Edward J. Tolliver, 66, formerly of Monessen, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Montefiore UPMC Hospital. He was born on July 21, 1953, to the late Lawyer and Lena Bailey Tolliver. Ed graduated ...

Anthony J. “Tote” Reda, 93, of Monessen, died Thursday May 21, 2020, in Hallsworth House, Monessen. He was born on Oct. 14, 1926, in Monessen, the son of the late Eugene and Koncheta Trotj Reda. “Tote...

Irene Katsuleres Papantonakis, 91, of Monessen, passed away on May 18, 2020, in Hallsworth House. She was born on July 17, 1928, to the late Emanuel and Ann Huzela Katsuleres in Monessen. Irene was a ...

Sonia Geraldine Parker, 74, daughter of the late Weldon and Cora Lee Thrasher, was born on Aug. 7, 1945, in Belle Vernon (Arnold City). After being cared for at the Monongahela Valley Hospital for a s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A man who suffered “extensive injuries” was taken to Monongahela Valley Hospital Thursday night after crashing his SUV into an unoccupied apartment building in Charler...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf said it’s possible he will announce today that some counties will move from the yellow phase of reopening to green. In a conference call Thursday wi...