By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Creativity is at the heart of Mon River Arts, so it’s no surprise that creativity is keeping the nonprofit organization going during this time of social distanc...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Going along with a few previous columns discussing some of the things I miss during this pandemic madness, obviously sports in general is the biggest. But there ha...

By BRIAN HERMAN Sports Editor California University softball coach Rick Bertagnolli doesn’t expect to win a third straight NCAA Division II championship in 1999. But Bertagnolli wouldn’t be surprised ...

Paul James Michaux, 88, of Van Voorhis, passed away peacefully at his home on May 4, 2020. Paul was born in Charleroi on Jan. 25, 1932, son of the late Amour and Alice Souply Michaux. Paul served his ...

Eleanor Kathryn “Kay” Minjock, 68, of Lititz, formerly of Charleroi, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 30, 2020, at home, surrounded by love. Born in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of the ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Fans around the world mark May 4 as “Star Wars Day” with the phrase “May the fourth be with you.” The Addis sisters dressed up as their favorite characters to c...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council will consider creating the new position of city clerk at its voting meeting next Tuesday. In a closed workshop meeting last night, Mayor Matt Sho...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A bill that would allow take-out sales of liquor could make or break business for local bar and tavern owners,   Under HB 327, which passed in the Pennsylvania House...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com One of the two Pagans who were found guilty of aggravated assault in February has been charged with violating a court order forbidding him to contact a witness. M...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Police Superintendent Jim Brice is concerned his borough could be about to experience something he thought was eradicated 16 years ago — a string of thefts...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf has released more guidance for businesses and nonprofits to follow once their counties have moved into the yellow phase and they’re able to reopen. ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company volunteer is this year’s recipient of the Eric Hussey Memorial Scholarship. Travis Evans, 18, will receive the “Gift From E...

By JOE GRATA NBC’s weekly “Meet the Press,” the longest-running public affairs show in American broadcast history, debuted on small black-and-white television sets on Nov. 6, 1947. A program along the...

Editor’s Note:   Ron Paglia is away from his desk. This column, which originally ran May 11, 2006, is presented again by request. By RON PAGLIA Search the internet and you will find no less than 10 we...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Council is expected to vote today on a motion that would recognize racism as a public health crisis. An attachment to the motion, introduced by Distri...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners approved a proposal Monday for a new community notification system. The township had been using the free Nixel service, but the...

By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For thousands of runners who planned to take over the streets Sunday for the annual Pittsburgh Marathon, disappointment was felt in mid-March when the COVID-19 pande...

By THE VALLEY INDEPENDENT Belle Vernon Area’s girls softball has been used to winning its section. After all, the Lady Leps won five straight Sec. 3 titles before moving into Sec. 11 this season. BVA ...

Julian W. “Chip” Campbell was born Feb. 20, 1933, in Monessen and passed away peacefully of natural causes on Friday, May 1, 2020, in Valparaiso, Ind. Chip was a lifelong resident of Monessen until th...

Susan Pascarella Zazac, 90, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday, May 3, 2020, at St. Anne Home, Greensburg. She was born on Nov. 9, 1929, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Venturo and Antoinette Sup...