Michael Edward Collins Jr., 18, of Roscoe, died unexpectedly Friday, July 3, 2020. He was born Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, in Monongahela Pa., a son of Michael E. Collins Sr. and Lesa Witmyer Collins. He wa...

Helen Messerotes, 87, formerly of Charleroi, passed away on July 1, 2020. Born on May 6, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Xenovia “Jane” Tsoukaris Messerotes and Pantele “Peter” Messerotes. Hele...

Maria Alouise “MaryLou” Conti Obitko, 86, of Monongahela, died suddenly Monday, July 6, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Feb. 28, 1934, in Hazelkirk, she was the daughter of Joseph and Josep...

Sadie Mitchell, Charli Surdyn, Sierra Mitchell and Abbi Ross, all of Elizabeth Township, leap into the Buena Vista V.F.C. swimming pool. Pools should be popular spots the rest of the week, with high t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students will head back to the classroom next month. Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich announced a preliminary reopening plan for students Monday — with al...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Library received a small facelift last week. Thanks to the area’s Library Lovers fundraising group, the library now has a new outdoor si...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council will consider the impact of COVID-19 on future events and employees’ potential vacation destinations. Late last week, Gov. Tom Wolf issued a...

By JEFF OLIVER For The MV Independent Diana Zugaro Becker was winding down the final year of her career as the guidance counselor at Mt. Lebanon High School.   With retirement directly in front of her...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A confrontation on a Charleroi street early Sunday turned violent and ended with one man suffering from a traumatic brain injury, police said. An arrest warrant was is...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With many local school boards approving return to play policies, local football teams are returning to the field for summer and off-season workouts under new guide...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports   A very short Fayette County Baseball League season means every game is of utmost importance. Monday night’s showdown between Carmichaels and Mitch’s Bail Bonds at V...

Maurice M. Vestrat, 81, of Monongahela, went home to be with Jesus on July 5, 2020. Known as “Reese,” he was born in Char- leroi to the late Gaspar and Jane Hag-gerty Vestrat on November 26, 1938. He ...

David Bedner, 65, of Donegal, died after a brief illness Friday, March 13, 2020, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. David was born March 9, 1955, in New Eagle. He was the son of the late Francis ...

Helen A. Malinowsky Trenk, 96, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital, with angels leading her into heaven. Born Sept. 21, 1923, in Fair...

Mark L. Paluso, 58, of Monessen, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born May 10, 1962, in Charleroi, a son of the late Howard and Denise Kyle Paluso. Mark had ...

Rosemary Maley, 91, of Monongahela, died Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Havencrest Nursing Center, Monongahela. She was born April 29, 1929, in Monongahela, the daughter of John and Esther Dudro Welsh. Ro...

Frances L. Kosport Donora, formerly of Duquesne Frances L. Kosport, 72, of Donora, formerly of Duquesne, died June 24, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Nov. 4, 1947, in Duquesne, she was the...

Jaelyn Caruso of Fallowfield Township and Gabby Pellegrini of Speers celebrate the Fourth of July with sparklers Saturday evening while waiting for fireworks to begin

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com According to Peggy Herforth, the best defense against COVID-19 is a strong immune system. Herforth is the wellness director for the Mon Valley YMCA in Carroll Townsh...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County’s rate of new coronavirus cases per day remains in the triple digits in the midst of a surge of new cases in Western Pennsylvania. However, Sunda...