James E. Bierbower died Aug. 13, 2021, following a brief illness. Jim was the son of the late Robert E. and Reba Blaney Bierbower. Born in Uniontown and a graduate of Uniontown High School, he was a f...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports For the first time as a girls soccer coach at Monessen, Bill Phillips can see some light at the end of the tunnel. Well, at least he sees numbers. As the first season of the ...

Stephen M. Brna, 38, of Speers, passed away at home on Aug. 14, 2021. He was born on Oct. 28, 1982, to parents, Linda Gray of Speers and Michael J. (Janice) Brna of Naples, Fla., who survive. Stephen ...

For the MV Independent The annual McKeesport K-9 Classic Baseball tournament held over Memorial Day weekend pulled in over 50% more in funding for the police department’s K-9 unit. The amount of the d...

Daniel E. Rodgers, 94, of Fallowfield Township, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. He was born in Braddock, on April 25, 1927, son of the late James Calvin and Eleanor Bruggeman Rodg...

By RAY FISHER Trib Total Media Alphabetically, Preston Zandier normally is listed last because of his last name. When it comes to sports, Zandier is at the top of the list. The 2021 Thomas Jefferson g...

David Leonard Lancos, 65, of Belle Vernon, formerly of Sewickley, passed away Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, at Jefferson Hospital. Born Sept. 22, 1955, in Sewickley, he was the son of the late Frank L. Lanco...

Thomas Jefferson lineman Nick Bryan, left, and Charleroi’s Jacob King enjoy a slice of pizza during the Mon Valley Independent sports department’s football photo shoot Sunday at Snapshot 47 studio in ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen has made its curfew ordinance easier to enforce. The ordinance as it exists remains in place, but it has been amended to eliminate some of th...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Capital improvements are planned for the 2021-22 school year in the Elizabeth Forward School District, building on projects over the past year. Buildings and gr...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A local charity that provides weekend food bags to students in the Belle Vernon Area hopes to restock its shelves in time for the first day of school. The Bag Brigad...

By Matt Petras For the MVI Antioch Baptist Church in Belle Vernon did not hold its annual picnic last year because of caution in the face of the pandemic. This made Sunday’s picnic even more special, ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster is trying to bring resources to veterans in the Mon Valley and other parts of his senatorial district. The Democratic senator from McKeesport r...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Andrew Dyson remembers his team’s disappointment well. On the bus ride back home from an 8-0 first-round playoff loss against Brownsville, the South Allegheny girls soccer ...

Ivan E. "Fuzzy" Miller, 67 of Belle Vernon, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 13, 2021 in Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Twp. He was born in Charleroi, on September 14, 1953, a son of C...

Brayden Stinogle, 10, of Charleroi, Brennon Lennex, 10, of Charleroi, Morgan Dodd, 10, of Carroll Township and Sienna Chiprich, 11, of Monongahela cooled off this week under the Big Bucket Splash at P...

  On Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, Theresa Katherine Calistri (née Kelsey), loving wife and mother of four children, passed away at age 85. Theresa was born on Sept. 17, 1935, in Paterson, N.J., to the lat...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com With their spending habits and expenses under recent scrutiny, Pennsylvania senators announced a new reporting system this week to make all Senate expenses a...

William Verne Flaherty, 75, of White Oak, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Aug.10, 2021, surrounded by those who love him. He was born June 6, 1946, in McKeesport, and was the son of the...

Patricia M. “Patty” Latour Simboli, 69, of Carroll Township, passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband, Jim and her favorite pet dog, Bella, by her side. Born Jan. 10, 1952, in North ...