By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Even as a toddler, Karl Jamison found the sound of an out-of-tune piano irritating. The 18-year-old Elizabeth Forward senior has been tuning pianos for three ye...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As Mon Valley children woke up Friday to a white Christmas, a local family had several gifts under their tree thanks to 12-year-old Braedin Lunger of Charleroi. Brae...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A local auto dealer’s tradition of providing for furry friends in the Mon Valley continued this week. On Monday, #1 Cochran Toyota in North Huntingdon presented a $25,...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Fresh off leading Thomas Jefferson to WPIAL and PIAA championships for the second consecutive year, three Jaguar players were among the six local standouts named to ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When Ringgold hockey coach Rick Kalinowski learned of Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement regarding a three-week shutdown of high school sports earlier this month, two word...

Shirley DeFigio, 80, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Mike DeFigio, who passed away from COVID- 19 on Dec. 18, 2020. She was previously married to Robe...

Michael Tory DeFigio, of Belle Vernon, died at age 76 on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2020, after battling the COVID- 19 virus. This was after his beloved wife, Shirley DeFigio, passed away from COVID-19 on Dec...

Dorothy M. Demas, 88, of Monessen, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at her residence. She was born on Oct. 28, 1932, in Monessen, daughter of the late Michael and Esther Marks Ferencz. Dorothy was a lifet...

Fred J. “Hook” DiVirgilio, 87, of Perryopolis, passed away on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at his home. He was born on Aug. 5, 1933, in Whitsett, Pa., son of Domenick and Jessie Tristani DiVirgilio. In addi...

Karen Marie Acton Rice, of Monongahela, passed away on Dec. 23, 2020, after a long battle with illness. Born Jan. 11, 1947, and a 1964 graduate of Monongahela High School, she was known to many as the...

Edward A. Matias, 90, of Glassport, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. He is the son of the late Alois and Kathryn Popelka Matias. He is the beloved husband of 68 years to France Dworek Matias. He is surv...

Margaret P. Hutchko, 99, of Elizabeth, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in TLC Adult Care Center, West Newton. She was born July 7, 1921, in Bunola, the daughter of Bartolomeo and Mary Carletti Pellegrino...

Amelia Petrilak, 100, of Charleroi, passed away on Dec. 23, 2020. Born on March 15, 1920, she was the daughter of the late George and Justina Tirpak Petrilak. She was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine ...

Glenn Weaver Sr., 80, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Glenn’s professional funeral arrangements are incomplete, will be announced at a later date and have been entrusted to the ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The votes have been tabulated and we’re ready to release the players making up the Mon Valley Independent-BeeGraphix Finest 30 football team. The selections have b...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elementary students in the Elizabeth Forward School District spent time in recent weeks studying Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.” Kristy Ochs taught children in ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After recovering from COVID-19, Kristen Cocciolone has decided to give the gift of life to strangers this holiday season. Cocciolone, of Monessen, is the owner of Kr...

By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com Lori DiMarco of Port Vue believes when one door closes, God is there to open a window. It was her unwavering Christian faith that didn’t let her give up when her ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Have you ever wondered what became of the Grinch after his heart grew three sizes that fateful Christmas day in Whoville? Residents of the four boroughs of South Alleg...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Not even COVID-19 will stop a decades-long tradition in Fayette City this holiday season. As has been the practice for more than 60 years, Santa Claus will v...