By Ashley Chase MVI Sports One of the few questions entering the 2021 baseball season for Serra Catholic surrounded its pitching. The Eagles won’t have to answer that same question in 2022. Serra Cath...

Jocelyn and Denver Crockard of Charleroi show off their patriotism Monday night at a Flag Day ceremony in Monongahela.

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com There were many devastating impacts of the 15-month COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses forced to lay off employees saw profits plunge. Many students saw grades de...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The first in-person supervisors’ meeting in Forward Township since the pandemic began attracted a crowd opposed to a request from the Coronado Mining Company. W...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Heavy rains and winds ripped through the greater Pittsburgh area Monday afternoon, and the Mon Valley wasn’t immune from Mother Nature’s wrath. Flooding was reported i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The school year may be over for McKeesport Area School District students, but the district’s main campus is very much alive with activity and educational programming t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Some people who have purchased vacant properties in Monessen have been surprised to find out that not all of the properties’ taxes have been forgiven. In the earl...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Admission to Heritage Hill pool was again a hot topic of conversation for White Oak Council at Monday’s workshop meeting. The subject of pool admission has been part o...

By Ashley Chase MVI Sports A trip to the PIAA state championship game wasn’t in the cards for Serra Catholic.   Shenango shut out the Eagles, 5-0, to advance to the PIAA final Monday, ending a remarka...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Bria Rathway watched with serious interest Monday evening as new, incoming players showcased their skills on the first day of tryouts for the Mon Valley Independent ...

  Joseph T. Rodriguez, age 99, of Donora, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Cambridge Creek-side Senior Living in Charle- roi with his loving family by his side. He was born Oct. 24, 1921, in An...

Duane D. Patterson, 83, of Monongahela, died Saturday, June 12, 2021, in his home. He was born June 4, 1938, in New Eagle, a son of the late Raymond and Dor-othy M. Kennedy Patterson. Duane was a grad...

Marianne LaRue, 68, of Speers, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2021, at Premier Washington Health Center. Born in North Charle- roi on Aug. 15, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Bet...

Walter J. Hopkins, 74, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. The son of the late Walter W. and June Shrader Hopkins, Walter was born on Feb. 10, 1947, ...

    Arthur B. Lorenzi, 93, of Monongahela, died Thursday, June 10, 2021, at his home. He was born March 25, 1928, in Gallatin, the son of Bruno and Mary Pepka Lorenzi. While a youth and throughout his...

Dennis “Denny” Gondella, 76, of Finleyville, passed away of heart failure Friday, June 11, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. He was born May 15, 1945, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Emi...

Nathan Matthew Paydo, 42, of Monongahela, was called home to the Lord on June 12, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. He passed peacefully surrounded by family. Born on May 31, 1979, he was a grad...

  George W. Patterson, 86, of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, June 13, 2021. Born in Rostraver Township on Oct. 30, 1934, he was the son of the late John W. and Melissa G. Zundel Patterson. George wa...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Rev. Lee Haney grew up in Texas, about 73 miles from Galveston, where the Juneteenth holiday began. He celebrated it as a kid and wanted to bring that tradition t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Redevelopment Authority officers sued by the mayor and more than a dozen residents of Monessen say the lawsuit falls short of making a claim that they violate...