Carrie Blast Furnaces becoming makeshift drive-in
Latest News
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 10, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com New artistic life is constantly being breathed into the historic Carrie Blast Furnaces, which once breathed hot combustion air to melt the U.S. Steel Homestead Steel W...
Latest News
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 10, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Washington Township board of supervisors is asking residents to make sure their car doors are locked. During Wednesday’s meeting, board President Chuck Yusko said ...
Latest News
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 10, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Opening day at Kennywood Park and Sandcastle Waterpark has been delayed twice this summer due to coronavirus restrictions and shutdowns. The third time will ...
Plenty of highlights in MVI Senior Swing
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 10, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com One of my all-time favorite TV or movie quotes comes from “The A-Team,” spoken by none other than John “Hannibal” Smith. “I love it when a plan comes together.” Ov...
Linda Carson – Tampa, Fla.
Obituaries
By obits 
July 10, 2020
Linda Carson, 67, of Tampa, Fla., passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020. She was a 1970 graduate of Charle-roi High School. Linda was born July 11, 1952, daughter of the late Joseph Eugene and June Snyde...
Obituaries
By obits 
July 10, 2020
Daniel Eric Dyer, 51, of Louisville, Ky., died Friday, July 3, 2020, in the Hazelwood Center, Louisville, Ky. He was born July 3, 1969, in Marietta, Ohio, son of Duane and Judith Vogt Dyer, who reside...
Obituaries
By obits 
July 10, 2020
Jack Emlyn Evans, 81, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, July 10, 2020. Born in Monongahela on Sept. 30, 1938, he was the son of the late John and Myrtle Davis Evans. Jack was a salesman for Braun Ba...
Constance W. ‘Connie’ Jones – Virginia Beach, Va.
Obituaries
By obits 
July 10, 2020
Constance W. “Connie” Jones of Virginia Beach, Va., entered the gates of heaven on Saturday, July 4, 2020, at the age of 83. She was born on Dec. 13, 1937, and is the only child of the late Mr. Earl A...
Obituaries
By obits 
July 10, 2020
Willard Allen Godfrey Sr., 98, of Stockdale, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020, in Hallsworth House. A son of the late Frances Godfrey Lucy and stepson of the late Joseph Lucy, he was born in Eldor...
Obituaries
By obits 
July 10, 2020
Wayne R. Lewis, 83, passed away in his home in Elyria, Ohio, on June 9, 2020. He was born in Cherryvale, Kan., to parents Harry and Mary Rodriguez Lewis. The family moved to Webster, within six months...
Marjorie Ann Matty – Monongahela
Obituaries
By obits 
July 10, 2020
Marjorie Ann Matty, 98, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Mt. Vernon of Elizabeth. She was born Aug. 18, 1921, in Ohio, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Rogan Cain. Marjorie was a gradu...
Teens charged in Buena Vista Pool fire
Latest News
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Buena Vista Pool could be open as early as next week following a fire early Thursday that knocked out electricity to the pool’s pump and destroyed the bathh...
Community Days event postponed
Latest News
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Community Days has been postponed in Charleroi. Council unanimously voted Wednesday to push the event back to the fall — if coronavirus restrictions are lifted. The ...
Local rescue chapter saves dog from death in Miami
Latest News
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Diane Raible of White Oak, who operates Dolly’s Dogs, is no stranger to rescuing, loving and finding homes for dogs who overcome unfathomable obstacles. Her organizati...
Allegheny CleanWays launching clean-up effort
Latest News
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to the nonprofit organization Allegheny CleanWays, sections of the Mon Valley are going to be cleaner this summer. According to the group’s 2017 Alleg...
Donora: Young resident offers to clean Donner Park
Latest News
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A young man expressed interest in cleaning up Donner Park two Saturdays a month and taking a step toward an improved Donora at council’s meeting Thursday. Montell...
Young players getting valuable experience for Mon City this summer
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Gianni Cantini didn’t look intimidated or nervous, some of the things you might anticipate from a young pitcher, in his first Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball Le...
Obituaries
By obits 
July 9, 2020
Margaret Evelyn Shurgott, 93, of Monongahela, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Jefferson Hills Manor. She was born March 10, 1927, in Finleyville, the daughter of Robert H. and Ada Louella Fitzpatrick...