Julia M. Hunt Younkin Vitori, 80 of Donora, formerly of Elizabeth, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, surrounded by her two loving sons. She was born on Oc...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com While the Donald Asmonga Foundation’s largest fundraiser has been canceled this year due to the coronavirus, the organizations mission will still be accomplished. ...

Mario Santa Colombo, 89, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Mario was born in Monessen, on May 13, 1930, a son of the late Nunzio and Julia Ceci Columbus...

Jamie Lyn Brewster Filotei, 46, of McKeesport, died May 12, 2020, peacefully at home. Born Dec. 22, 1973, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of Senator James R. and Linda Harding Brewster and the wif...

Jay Davis Monongahela Jay Davis, 65, of Monongahela, died Monday, May 11, 2020, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born March 8, 1955, in Sunnyside, the son of the late Elgin and Bernic...

Christine B. Sethman Johnson, 70, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at AHN Jefferson Hospital. Born March 9, 1950, in Belle Vernon, she was the daughter of the ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent The Salvation Army’s Mon Valley Citadel in Monessen teamed up with the Pasta Shoppe in Monessen, Perked Up Cafe in Charleroi and Galiffa Productions of Donora t...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Like the hit song by Simon and Garfunkel, the summer of 2020 looks like it will be filled with the sounds of silence. While schools and businesses have felt ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area School Board unanimously approved a preliminary 2020-21 spending plan Tuesday that includes a tax increase which would give the district Washingto...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The new majority on Monessen council — which includes Mayor Matt Shorraw and Councilman Gil Coles — voted Tuesday to repeal an ordinance approved last year in hop...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County leaders are preparing business owners and employees for the yellow phase of reopening on Friday. “We have been successful in our efforts to date ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley communities are not alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. Food drives, donations and programs have been rolled out to help families in need since the corona...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Sewage Authority isn’t making any major changes as the region moves from red to yellow under the COVID-19 state of emergency. The board decided M...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board approved several contracts as part of its capital improvements plan during a special meeting Tuesday. The largest contract wa...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon council unanimously voted during Tuesday night’s virtual meeting to extend its state of emergency declaration through June 30. Mayor Craig Ambrose a...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For some local basketball coaches, Tuesday was like Christmas morning, especially when it comes during a pandemic. They can finally focus on their upcoming seasons...

John Gulick Jr., 87 of Monongahela, Victory Hill, died Thursday, May 7, 2020, in The Residence At Hilltop, Carroll Township. Born July 23, 1932, in Monon-gahela, he was the son of John Sr. and Elizabe...

Gwendolyn A. Culp, 95, of North Charleroi, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2020, with her family by her side. Gwen was born on Feb. 1, 1925, in Mitcham, Surrey, England, daughter of the late William...

Anne Lopinsky, 74, of Belle Vernon, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2020, with her family by her side. Anne was born on Sept. 10, 1945, in Pittsburgh, daughter of the late Francis and Marga...

David J. Stasicha, Jr., 69, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Born on Aug. 26, 1950, he was the son of the late David and Virginia Stasicha. He was retired from Corning Gl...