Sylvia Alvarez Galilei, 85, Monongahela, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in her home. She was born Nov. 17, 1935, in Donora, to the late Florentino and Mary Garcia Alvarez. Sylvia graduated from Mononga...

Bernice Ruth Penn, 76, of Homestead, went home to be with the Lord on Tues-day, Oct. 19, 2021, surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born on Jan. 11, 1945, in Braddock to the late Ruth Bernice P...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The retirement of long-time Rostraver Township tax collector Elaine Phillips has opened the door for two first-time candidates for the position. To read the res...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monongahela and New Eagle residents who are in the Halloween spirit have a few more days to enter their homes into the Fall Harvest and Halloween Decorating C...

David L. Calcek Sr., 82, of Charleroi, was called to the Lord on Oct. 22, 2021. He was born on July 30, 1939, the son of the late George and Mary Kudlac Calcek. David was a graduate of Charleroi High ...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several businesses and organizations that go above and beyond their calls of duty were recognized by a local nonprofit organization Thursday.   To read the re...

By NATASHA LINDSTROM Trib Total Media Touting an economy “on the comeback,” Gov. Tom Wolf during a Thursday stop in Pittsburgh announced an executive order and his support for a slew of bills aimed at...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com After   five years of looking into the Washington County Local Share Account grant process, state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, said Thursday he is r...

By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media Westmoreland County will pay $80,000 a year to the man hired to serve as the quality assurance manager for the election bureau. To read the rest of the story, plea...

By JEFF HIMLER Trib Total Media Power outages were reported in multiple counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania on Thursday evening as yet another tornado warning expired for areas of south-central Alle...

By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports When Belle Vernon steps onto the field Saturday to play Mars in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A soccer playoffs, its mindset and mentality will be tinged by the past....

By Jonathan Guth MVI Sports It wasn’t easy but Frazier won Section 3-2A outright with a 3-2 victory over Southmoreland on Thursday evening at Southmoreland High School. To read the rest of the story, ...

Loretta “Lori” A. Bartley, 82, of Donora, passed away on Oct. 20, 2021, at Shadyside Hospital in Pitts-burgh. She was born on July 30, 1939, in McKeesport, the daughter of the late John and Anne Bozik...

David T. Yewusiak, 66, of Charleroi, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at his home. Born in New Eagle on March 10, 1955, he was the son of the late Theodore and Stella Ninchak Yewusiak. David i...

Marianne Mulac Keith of O’Fallon, Mo., died on Aug. 19, 2020, after a brief illness. Born in McKeesport on July 31, 1955, she was the daughter of Helen J. Mulac and the late George Mulac. She is survi...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When it comes to the soccer playoffs, there’s one thing that has been a constant around the Mon Valley. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Playoff soccer doesn’t start until Saturday, but Belle Vernon Area and Charleroi experienced quite the tuneup Wednesday night. A non-section meeting between the pair...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Charlie Carson, 6, of Fallowfield Township enjoyed the fall sunshine and warm weather at the playground behind the Charleroi Area Elementary Center Wednesday af...

Claire Lynn Bozik, 63, of North Charleroi, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, in the emergency room at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on July 8, 1958, in North Charleroi, t...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The WPIAL announced its tournament brackets for the soccer playoffs Wednesday and the Mon Valley is well represented. Seven boys teams and six girls teams made the...