By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Elementary Center will close today after a teacher and one student tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich sent a letter out to pare...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The North Belle Vernon Recreation Commission is planning for its last event of the year this weekend. The annual Light Up the Night celebration will welcome Santa to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Washington Township officials shed some light on why lines were so long on Election Night at the municipal building. Several Washington Township voters told the Mon Va...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Nico Mrvos isn’t your ordinary playmaker. That’s because he can make plays in more ways than one. Line him up at wide receiver and Mrvos will do whatever he can to c...

For the Mon Valley Independent The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) has announced the cancellation of all mandated regular season and championship competition for fall sports that were to...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent-BeeGraphix Fab 15 Soccer All-Star teams will be revealed tonight at 8 p.m. on our MVI Live YouTube channel or by clicking the link on MV...

Charlesa L. “Chickie” Saksun, 71, of Monessen went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in UPMC East in Monroeville. Born in North Charleroi on Feb.13, 1949, she was the daughter of the late W...

Richard William Oprosky Sr., 90, of Buena Vista, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. He was born Jan. 18, 1930, in Smithton and was the son of the late Joseph William and Anna Koshar Oprosky. He was...

Mary Lena Allen Foreman, 82, of Charleroi, formerly of Pricedale, received her angelic wings on Nov. 11, 2020. Friends and family will be received at the WILLIAM R. TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME, 645 McMahon Av...

Donna M. Sickenberger Boyce, 79 of Monongahela, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in her home. Born Sept. 15, 1941, in Greensburg, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Sarah R. Jacoby Sickenberger. ...

Jason D. Martin, 40, of Monessen, passed away on Monday Nov. 9, 2020, following a short illness. He was born on May 2, 1980, in Carroll Township, the son of Dale R. Martin of Fallowfield Township and ...

BY JEFF OLIVER For the Mon Valley Independent Seventy years ago, Barto “Poppi” Ferrara parlayed a desirable vehicle into a piece of Monessen business history. Back in 1950, Ferrara was working in the ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The president of the Mon Valley NAACP addressed Charleroi Borough Council on Tuesday, representing community members who were upset that a Confederate flag was displ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council was once again the scene of several arguments Tuesday night. While the disagreements danced around several financial issues initially, event...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It’s important to Dustin Pierce to make sure he does his part to honor his comrades. A U.S. Army veteran, Pierce works as a plant shift manager at U.S. Steel’s Clairto...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Some men who were drafted and sent to Vietnam in the late 1960s enjoyed their time serving their country — Terry Gnora of Donora is one of them. Gnora is the comm...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After a dozen years in the Army National Guard, Raymond Dicks is ready to focus on the next chapter in his life. Dicks, 32, of Charleroi enlisted after he graduated ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Nearly a decade removed from active military duty, Jefferson Hills resident Michael Thatcher continues to protect the public and serve as a community leader....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Mon River Fleet Alpha Leo Club members at McKeesport Area High School used their creativity this month to show their gratitude for the service and sacrifice of are...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Borough Municipal Authority board spent much of Tuesday’s meeting attempting to clear up confusion regarding bills and construction projects. The ...