By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com A strong second-half start helped lead Belle Vernon Area’s boys basketball game to a hard-fought non-section win Monday night on the Leopards’ floor.   To read the...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Christmas came early for children in Monongahela on Monday. As students who live in the area of Mounds Park got off their school bus, they were excited to lea...

George E. Gallick, 80, of , died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mt. Macrina Manor, Uniontown. Born April 7, 1941, in Kelly Hollow, Forward Township, he was the son of the late John C. Sr. and Mary Stefko...

Philomena “Minnie” Pascarella Pandrock, 99, of New Eagle, formerly of Donora, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at Mon Valley Care Center. Born Nov. 1, 1922, in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late Ve...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com No real estate tax increase is anticipated for 2022 in White Oak, but council will have to hold a special meeting to pass the final budget. To read the rest of the sto...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com After suffering a pair of losses at the hands of unbeaten 4A powers in Montour and Blackhawk over the weekend, Ringgold head coach Matt Regula knew his team was in n...

Annetta E. Ducato, 97, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 12, 2021, with her loving family by her side. Born in Charle- roi on April 29, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Placid...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Dave Yuhasz, who has worked his way up through the ranks of the Monessen Police Department, took the reins as chief this month. To read the rest of the story, ple...

  Diana M. DiMola Miller, 61, of Washington Township, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. A daughter of the late Anthony “Dave” and Eleanor Nelson DiMola, she was born on March 1, 1960,...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It’s going to be easier to fill police shifts in Forward Township. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 72...

By the MVI Motorists passing through McKeesport will have noticed the traffic is now flowing in both directions on the Jerome Street Bridge. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com After having two of the highest individual point totals over the course of the Mon Valley Independent Shootout Classic, Thomas Jefferson’s Evan Berger and Charleroi’...

Norma Jean Young Evans, 87, of Monessen, previously of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, at Victoria House, Monessen. Born Sept. 22, 1934, in Evans City, she was the daughter of t...

A live Nativity scene was part of the Country Christmas on Broad celebration Sunday evening at St. Sebastian Parish in Belle Vernon. From left are Carter Frank, Zach Zelinski, Addison Frank, Ryan Bure...

By Taylor Brown-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com More Mon Valley schools are re-evaluating their mask policies after the state Supreme Court overturned the Wolf administration’s mandate in a ruling Friday. T...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Scarf Bombardiers have struck again, first dropping 120 scarves in downtown Elizabeth during “Shop Small Saturday” Nov. 27, then bombing Clairton ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Keith Murphy of McKeesport brought shackles and chains to the McKeesport Area School Board meeting last week and hoisted them in the air as he asked the board to consi...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com It will be a very merry Christmas on Main Street in Monongahela this year. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After a thrilling win Friday night, Elizabeth Forward was on the opposite end of the spectrum Saturday. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscrib...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com After being limited to six points in the third quarter, Belle Vernon Area found a way to pick things up in the final eight minutes of a 58-44 triumph over Thomas Jef...