By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Sens. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, and Pam Iovino, D-Mt. Lebanon, have announced a comprehensive proposal to provide emergency relief to Pennsylvania’s restaurant...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area girls soccer coach Tracy Lovett and Charleroi boys coach Jon Ducoli share their passion for coaching with their passion for their jobs in the hea...

Joseph F. Kennedy Jr., 36, of Belle Vernon, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 19, 2020. The son of Joe and Brenda Kennedy of Belle Vernon and Lisa and Scott Federer of Powhatan Point, Ohio, he ...

John “Jake” Kelly Young, 51, formerly of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Wednesday July 22, 2020, at his home in St. Charles, Ill. He was born on June 5, 1969, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Margaret I...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There’s a new team atop the boys division standings in the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League. Thanks in part to another forfeit loss by Farmers Insur...

By jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com It wasn’t the performance Naz Victoria wanted to see from his team, but a win is a win.   Campy’s Pizza put an end to a four-game losing streak by outlasting winless...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Thomas Jefferson didn’t initially intend on being patient at the plate Thursday. In fact, Jaguars coach Tim Vickers urged for a more aggressive approach. But as it turned o...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Schwirian Farm in Forward Township will open to the public for the first time this weekend. The farm, which Leslee Schwirian and her husband, Jay, describe as a drea...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com When a city resident posted photos of the muddy and unkempt play area at Monessen’s City Park this week, the long-neglected spot got some quick attention. Patty A...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board will vote on the reopening plan for the fall semester next week, with a variety of options available. Superintendent Dr. Mich...

For the MV Independent Is there a community volunteer or organization in your neighborhood who deserves a little bit of extra recognition this year? Mon Valley Initiative is accepting nominations for ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Recent Ringgold High School graduate Reilly Neely was looking forward to the school’s annual art show in April that would have allowed her and her fellow sen...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com One person has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred inside a Family Dollar store in McKeesport in October. Allegheny County Police Departmen...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A 33-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting another woman in McKeesport last month was taken into custody Wednesday by U.S. marshals in Chicago. Gabrielle Parker i...

Tracey L. Johnston, 45, of Donora, was called home to be with the Lord on July 17, 2020. She was born on July 31, 1974, in Mt. Pleasant. She is survived by her mother, Vicki Johnston; sons, Nathaniel,...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com AMD Industries used advantageous defense and two long runs to strengthen its grip on first place in the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League Girls Divis...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com When Chad Carroto looks down his bench, there isn’t a single player he doesn’t trust with the game on the line. There might not be anyone he trusts more, however, th...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic may have thrown a wrench in The Crew Missions’ volunteer season, but it won’t stop them from helping homeowners around the Mon Valley. Founded ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Ringgold students are looking at a delay to the start of their 2020-21 school year. During Wednesday’s virtual school boa...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com On the same day Allegheny County saw its new coronavirus case count dip below 100 for the first time in a week, the health department introduced a team that will ...