By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A Mon Valley business is taking steps to help make Christmas a little more cheerful for area children by hosting a holiday vendor show Saturday to benefit Toys ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Alan Roberts of Monessen rang the Salvation Army red-kettle bell Wednesday evening in front of Monessen Foodland. Each year, volunteers with seasonal bells stan...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com During her recruitment process, Bri Sersevic fielded a number of college offers. The Elizabeth Forward senior considered playing softball at schools such as Seton Hi...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District alerted parents Wednesday night that a decision to transition to full remote instruction due to the region’s rise in COVID-19 ca...

By PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media An Allegheny County judge on Wednesday denied two petitions by Republican state Senate candidate Nicole Ziccarelli to throw out both provisional and faulty mail-in ...

William V. Hruby, 86, of Rostraver Township, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. He was born July 7, 1934, a son of the late Paul and Johanna Bazuch Hruby. William was a retired business owner/contra...

Frank W. Mikels, 66, of Charleroi, passed away on Nov 13, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Frank was preceded in death by his mother and father, Henrietta and Walter Mikels; brothers Howard and D...

John K. Clark Jr., 89, of Champion, passed away Mon. Nov. 16, 2020, in the Excela Health Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant. He was born April 19, 1931, in Charleroi, a son of the late John K. and Edith Rei...

Earl Lee McCreary, 72, beloved father of Amanda, Jeffrey and Christopher (Heidi) McCreary, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at his home in Collinsburg. He is also survived by Christine McCreary; grandchild...

Drivers dealt with snowflakes Tuesday afternoon as bands of snow moved through the Mon Valley. Another cold day is forecast today, with higher temperatures returning Thursday.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com With Pennsylvania in the midst of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced a new mitigation plan Tuesday. “These targeted m...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic will not stop Santa Claus from spreading holiday cheer in Monongahela this holiday season. The Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce is ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With case counts continuing to rise at the county, state and national levels, McKeesport Area School District announced Tuesday that — after consultation with public h...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Three Mon Valley school districts received a boost for improving student safety Monday when the Pennsylvania Department of Education awarded approximately $3...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi students will move to a two-week virtual learning model starting Monday in response to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the region. During Tuesday’s meeting, ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board next week will consider a memorandum of understanding with the Belle Vernon Area Education Association that would allow teach...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Postseason honors keep coming for local soccer players as we near the winter seasons. The Class 2A All-WPIAL Boys Team was announced this week and four local playe...

By JASON BLACK For the MV Independent Sometimes things just seem to go together perfectly. That appears to be the case for Frazier High School senior Rylee Evans and her college selection. Evans wants...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Work began Monday on a new booster station for Pennsylvania American Water in Elizabeth Township. According to Heather DuBose, external affairs senior specialis...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com To get a sense of what high school football means to communities within the Mon Valley, all you had to do was be on the field at North Allegheny following last week’...