By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Dorothy Jackson was already at retirement age when she opened the Memory Tree and Yarn Branch in Monongahela and if it were up to her, she would continue runnin...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com An 11-year-old young lady from McKeesport felt like a celebrity last week when her wish for a shopping spree at The Waterfront was granted by the Make-A-Wish Greater P...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Following an extended closure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village in Washington County is now open to the public. T...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com In honor of the Washington County Community Foundation’s silver anniversary, 25 non-profit organizations throughout the region have been designated as charities of e...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Another anticipated summer event has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic. The 50th annual Covered Bridge Festival scheduled for the week of Sept. 13 has been c...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Having lost out on her senior softball season, Ringgold’s Nya Adams is grateful to be back on the field with her teammates for the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swin...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A  sense of normalcy is something we’ve all lacked over the last several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Mon Valley Independent sports department, we hav...

Ann M. “Nancy” Mulkern, 89, formerly of Finleyville, died Friday, July 3, 2020, at The Grand Residence of Upper St. Clair Assisted Living Center. She was born Oct. 4, 1930, in Pittsburgh, daughter of ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Limited to just six players, BeeGraphix coach Tim Tyree knew he’d have to have solid contributions from every kid who stepped on the court at Marx’s Court Time Sport...

By Joe Sabolek MVI Sports Howard Hanna Wilson Baum used a balanced scoring attack to stave off a comeback attempt from Elite Physical Therapy and pick up a 73-62 victory Thursday night at Marx’s Court...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Sometimes it isn’t about how many points you score. It’s when you score that’s important. A case in point would be Farmers Insurance’s Devin Whitlock, who scored just...

Cameron Lizak, Braelynn Woolheater, Charlotte Zeiler and Will Seger (in back), all of Elizabeth Township, stayed cool Thursday in the Buena Vista V.F.C. swimming pool. High temperatures will remain in...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With a spike in coronavirus cases expected to continue growing, Allegheny County, home to Pittsburgh and 1.2 million residents, imposed a one-week shutdown of bars and restauran...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monessen veterans hope residents will help them raise money to restore two war memorials in the city. Ron Chromulak, co-chairman of the Monessen War Memorial Trust, ...

Joseph George Sabol, 97, of Donora, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. He was born in Donora on Feb. 17, 1923, and was the son of the late Andrew a...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com U.S. Steel and members of Clairton’s American Legion joined forces the year the Vietnam War ended to plan and design a new veterans memorial in the city. The group cel...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at fishing but didn’t want to make the commitment of obtaining a license, Saturday may be your best opportunity. The P...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mayor Michael Cherepko talked briefly during Wednesday’s council meeting about how annual summer events in the city will be impacted as the state, county and country g...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com While work on the Elizabeth Bridge will continue into the fall, the last suspension cables will be replaced next week, meaning an end to the periodic half-hour ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council may shelve the idea of putting a basketball court or any other type of recreational facility on borough property along First Street. The idea of in...