Marcus R. Johnson, 57, of Jefferson Hills, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Jefferson Hospital. Born on July 1, 1963 in McKeesport, he was the only son of the late Howard Johnson Jr. and Berni...

Anthony P. McGrew, 75, of Houston, Pa., died Saturday, May 15, 2021. He was born Monday, Aug. 6, 1945, in McKeesport, son of the late Anthony Medvidovich and Grace Troise Medvidovich McGrew. Mr. McGre...

Sylvia Bradley Drew, 78, of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, May 16, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh on Sept. 15, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Julia Frances Opatkiewicz Bradley. Sylvi...

Caleesi Despot of Brownsville was among the Madonna Catholic School students who volunteered Saturday morning to place flags on veterans’ graves at Grandview Cemetery in Monessen.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Spanish students at California Area High School received a rare opportunity   this year. Their teacher, Haley Bashada, a California University of Pennsylvania alumna...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, elementary students in the California Area School District will learn about farming, eatin...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mon Valley firefighters battled a heavy blaze over the weekend in Elizabeth Township. Firefighters from Elizabeth Township Fire Department were called shortly after 2 ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Fourth-grade students in the Belle Vernon Area School District participated in a poster contest sponsored by the Rostraver Township Commissioners to address wat...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com College is going to be a song for Elizabeth Forward senior Caedon Vogel. The Mount   Vernon teen is the recipient of a Board of Governors scholarship that will ...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA MVI Sports The Roundball Classic made its return over the weekend at Geneva College after a year hiatus. More than 200 senior players from the region were invited to the showcase, a...

Laurie Lynn Rack, 54, of Pittsburgh, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was born April 14, 1967, in McKeesport and was the daughter of L. Robert and...

Elmunda “Munda” Essey, 97, of Monessen, died Friday, May 14, 2021, in Hallsworth House, Monessen. She was born on Feb. 14, 1924, in Clairton, the daughter of the late Albert and Catherine Owen George....

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Senior girls in the Charleroi Area School District shared tea with a special guest Friday. For the past 74 years, the Athene Club has hosted a senior tea for graduat...

For the Mon Valley Independent Monongahela Valley Hospital and United Steelworkers Local 8041 have a new three-year contract that begins July 1 and runs through June 30, 2024.   Local 8041 represents ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There are eight candidates in the race for four seats on the Charleroi Area School Board, and all of them have cross-filed. Incumbents Barbara Pepper, Thomas Nutting...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In the race for Monessen City Council, there are four men running for two open seats.   All are Democrats, so the race could be decided in Tuesday’s primary, barr...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold Middle School students received an out of this world learning experience Wednesday. A group of students from grades 7 and 8 participated in the nati...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Local baseball teams found out where they’ll be heading next week as the WPIAL released the 2021 playoff brackets for all six classes Friday afternoon. Eight local...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Residents within the McKeesport Area School District will have a lot of options when casting their votes for school board in Tuesday’s primary election. Eleven candida...

Dr. Donald A. Celaschi, 87, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully at the Residence at Hilltop, with his family by his side, after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Born on July 17, 1933, in Charle...