By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com After advancing to the WPIAL Class A championship game for the second straight year, Clairton led all teams with 10 first-team selections on this year’s All-Eastern ...

By MARK KABOLY For the Valley Independent CARROLL TOWNSHIP – It was much more than just another exhibition game when the Belle Vernon Area Lady Leps traveled to Ringgold. It was a matchup between two ...

Catherine T. Fayak Amoroso, 90, of Donora, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at her home. She was born in Monessen on Dec. 12, 1930, a daughter of the late Peter and Mary Kamenicky Faya...

Audrey L. Cunningham, 75, of Monessen, departed this life on Dec. 16, 2020. She was born on April 25, 1945, the daughter of the late Kathryn and James Cunningham. She was preceded in death by her sist...

Eugene F. Maisano, 87, of Monessen, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in The Res-idence at Hilltop. He was born on June 12, 1933, in Monessen, the son of the late John and Louise Dominick Maisano. Eugene w...

William R. Laatu, 91, of Monongahela, formerly of New Stanton, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. A son of the late Viljo Laatu and Anna Sophie Piisila Laatu, he w...

Elaine M. Burnsworth, 61, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. She was born in Pittsburgh on March 23, 1959. Elaine was a successful businesswoman and worked for Motion Industries in P...

Mary Bernadette Fayak Cope, 94, of Monessen, passed away on Tuesday Dec. 15, 2020, in Mount Macrina Manor, Uniontown. She was born on Aug. 1, 1926, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Peter and Mary...

Boleslaw “Blair” Jankowski, 65, of Rostraver Township, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at AGH Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills. Born March 25, 1955, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Bl...

Marlene Frances Gray, 74, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born March 6, 1946, in New Eagle, the daughter of the late Samuel Albert and...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The end of the snowstorm early Thursday didn’t necessarily mean an end of problems from the snow, as a number of residents in Mon Valley communities discovered ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Mayor Matt Shorraw and Monessen City Council violated the Sunshine Act twice in January, but did not do so willfully or wantonly, according to a Westmoreland Coun...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A social media showdown took place between state Senate Democrats and Republicans Wednesday and Thursday. Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and the PA Se...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Santa Claus will visit Allenport, Roscoe and Stockdale this weekend on a big red sleigh that was custom built by area fire fighters.   For decades, fire companies in...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com School directors approved a proposal Wednesday night that paves the way for the construction and design of a new $5.2 million natatorium and locker rooms pro...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com It’s been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Whether that’s true or not, a drive-through breakfast this Sunday could be the most benefic...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Although Fallowfield Township projects to end 2021 with a deficit, residents won’t see an increase in their taxes. Supervisors unanimously approved a spending plan W...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area goalkeeper TJ Watson will keep the family pipeline to Pitt-Greensburg going after announcing his commitment to continue his athletic and academic...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When Frazier wrestling coach Buck Watkins learned of Gov. Tom Wolf’s three-week shutdown of high school winter sports, he didn’t fret or question the decision.   He ...

By JEREMY SELLEW   For the Valley Independent HERMINIE – With the Greensburg Salem boys basketball team holding a slim 40-36 lead going into the fourth quarter, the Golden Lions knew what was coming: ...