By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Troy Blackwell secured his first victory as McKeesport’s head coach on the final day of the Mon Valley Independent Shootout Classic Saturday night.   To read the res...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Despite losing the lead entering the final quarter Saturday, Ringgold was able to get some timely offense and pull out a 56-51 triumph over Serra Catholic in the Mon Valley I...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Charleroi’s zone defenses was the difference maker for the Cougars in the second half as they limited Clairton to just 13 points in the final 16 minutes and pulled out a 51-3...

Brianna Rowland, 9, Weston McClurg, 3, Eliza Rowland, 2, and Kolten McClurg, 5, cheer for Ringgold boys basketball coach Matt Rowland during the first game of the Mon Valley Independent Shootout Class...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Local school districts are re-evaluating their mask policies after a ruling Friday by the state Supreme Court to throw out the Wolf administration’s mandate tha...

By the MVI As the season of giving kicks into high gear, the Mon Valley has proven that Christmas is truly about the children. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board made a move this week in the name of diversity, inclusion and equity. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon V...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Have a history buff or proud Mc- Keesporter on your holiday gift list?   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-314-00...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Can you decorate better than Clark Griswold? If so, there’s one day left to register for the first Home for the Holidays Outdoor Home Decorating Contest. To r...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area used a big first-half run and never looked back Friday night while blowing by McKeesport, 84-57, in Game 4 of the Mon Valley Independent Shootout...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Things have come full circle for Ringgold head coach Matt Rowland. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com South Allegheny built a 20-4 lead after eight minutes and never looked back en route to a 66-33 season-opening victory over Monessen in Game 2 of the Mon Valley Inde...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Charleroi’s Will Wagner started his senior campaign with a bang Friday night at the Mon Valley Independent Shootout Classic. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Charlie Meehleib gave Elizabeth Forward fans a thrilling ending to the first day of the Mon Valley Independent Shootout Classic.   To read the rest of the story, ple...

By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media HERSHEY — Serra Catholic punched and pulled at the football all afternoon, but the Eagles couldn’t wrestle the state championship from Southern Columbia’s steely grip....

Shawn Thomas Calcagni, 60, of Monessen, formerly of Rostraver Township, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, after a short illness. He was born in North Charleroi on Sept. 7,...

David Arthur Carter Sr., 81, of Monongahela, was born on June 15, 1940, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. He was stubborn as all get out and a conspiracy theorist by nature; a hoarder and a veteran of the U.S. Army a...

Patricia Darlene Speers, 75, of Speers, born Oct. 20, 1946, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital on Dec. 10, 2021. She was the daughter of James and Garnet ...

Violet A. Musser, 82, of Monongahela, Ginger Hill, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Born July 3, 1939, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of William and Violet Mae ...

Mary Jane Quinto, 85, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Born in New Eagle on May 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Mary Germock Behanna. Mary Jane love...