By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area entered Monday’s Section 2-3A showdown with revenge on its mind.   The memory of a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Connellsville last month still linger...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Ringgold tennis team doesn’t have the roster it had last season, thanks mostly to the coronavirus. But thanks to senior captain Courtney Berdar and its other c...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com After 56 years of service, the hot water storage tank at Belle Vernon Area Middle School is being replaced. In a special session Monday, the Belle Vernon Area S...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com There’s a new acting police chief in Elizabeth Township today. Sgt. Jerry Cimba was named to the interim position by unanimous vote Monday. The commissioners al...

Fred Patterson Johnson Jr., 92, passed away on Oct. 3, 2020, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born on Aug. 16, 1928, in Belle Vernon, to the late Fred Patterson Johnson Sr. and Lucy...

Vincenzo Amendola Jr. 65, of Pittsburgh, died on Sunday Oct. 4, 2020, in his residence. Born in Monessen on March 2, 1955, he was the son of the late Vincenzo and Rita Pilla Amendola. He retired from ...

Lorraine A. “Bunny” Brewer, 83, of Finleyville, formerly of Bunola, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, at Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills Borough. She was born March 30, 1937, in Monongahela, a daught...

William “Bill” Wade Phillips, 53, passed away on Sept. 29, 2020, at his home in Monongahela, one day short of his 54th birthday. The son of the late John Zerby Phillips and Elaine Wade Phillips, Bill ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Marilyn Huston, 8, right, sells popcorn Saturday morning at Fleatique on the Mon in Monongahela with the help of her sisters Addison, 6, and Harper, 5. They are...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com There are 17 newly certified emergency vehicle operators in the region. Rostraver/West Newton Emergency Services recently offered a 16-hour certification course...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com K-9 Blitz and his handler, Officer William Goodwin, will show off their skills during a fundraiser for the Charleroi Regional Police Department’s K-9 unit next week....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Penn State Greater Allegheny in McKeesport has released the details for the first installment of the 2020-21 Crossing Bridges Summit. The Crossing Bridges Summit is a ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents and businesses dug deep into their pockets last month to help their neighbors and local charities. The Washington County Community Found...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com A rivalry game brings out the best in the two teams, and Saturday was no different at Ringgold’s Joe Montana Stadium. The host Ringgold girls soccer team has playe...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports The Belle Vernon Area boys’ soccer team was opportunistic on offense and smothering on defense Saturday evening in a 3-0 win over rival Ringgold at Joe Montana Stadium. The L...

Mary Margaret “Peggy” King Tutena, formerly of Monessen, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Vincentian Marian Manor, Greentree. She was born on Nov. 1, 1923, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Joseph ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward head coach Mike Collodi called Friday’s Interstate Conference matchup with South Park “the best game” his team has played in his tenure leading t...

By JONATHAN GUTH MVI Sports Belle Vernon Area head coach Matt Humbert always enjoys coming back to Laurel Highlands, where he once starred as a player, but was more focused on getting his team back on...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports It was easy to tell where South Allegheny’s focus was after smashing Brownsville, 63-16, in Interstate Conference play Friday.   As the Gladiators broke their postgam...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Entering the season, McKeesport head coach Matt Miller knew the Tigers’ patented triple-option offense would be in good hands with quarterbacks Caleb Reist and Terra...