By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents in Carroll Township are tired of seeing trash littering the township’s streets. So, they’re doing something about it. On Saturday, the Victory Hill...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports Serra Catholic was patient and opportunistic in an 11-3 non-section victory over Greensburg Central Catholic Saturday at Renzie Park. The Eagles (4-0) forced eight wa...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Belle Vernon Area softball team jumped out of section play and headed to Ligonier for a non-section matchup against the Rams. Unfortunately for the Leopards, they ran...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Facing a 2-1 count with her team trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Frazier junior Tori Washinski requested a timeout from the home plate umpire before...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Since returning from its preseason trip to Florida, the Elizabeth Forward girls softball team has not allowed a run. That trend continued on Friday as the Warriors bl...

By Ashley Chase MVI Sports Bella Countryman took control with her bat and on the bump, to help the Serra Catholic Eagles defeat Brentwood 7-5 with a walkoff home run at Stephen Barry Field at Renzieha...

Myana King, 1, of Donora enjoyed playing in her pink car at Palmer Park this week.

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Losing a loved one unexpectedly due to COVID-19 can be a difficult experience, both emotionally and financially. The sudden expenses of a funeral service and...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Starting Monday, the Allegheny County Health Department will provide public alerts for the Mon Valley when forecasts indicate a potential for poor air quality. The not...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mayor Michael Cherepko talked this week about what McKeesport hopes to do with the more than $27 million worth of American Rescue Plan stimulus funding it is estimated...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents will be in for a sweet treat later this month when a weekend-long pop-up bakery opens at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish Park in Monongahela.   Bu...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Plans for improvements to the intersection of I-70 and Route 51 in Rostraver Township will be displayed for public comment. The virtual display will be posted o...

Napoleon “Pole” Madison Jr., 68, of Monessen, passed away on April 8, after a lengthy illness. Born on Aug. 5, 1952, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Napoleon Madison Sr. and Katherine Davis ...

Kimberly Miller Young, 54, of Newport News, Va., passed away peacefully March 31, 2021, due to diabetic complications, surrounded by her loving husband and many of her dearest friends. Kim was born Ja...

Brian R. Laszewski, of Collier Township, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 5, 2021. Brian was a 1960 graduate of Monessen High School and a 1964 graduate of Lycoming College. In 1966, he was com...

Lisa M. Tedrow, age 59, of West Newton, formerly of Elizabeth, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021, at Allegheny General Hospital. She was a bus driver for Belle Vernon Area School District. Born Apr...

Serafina Mariana, 2, and her sister, Gabriella, 3, of Finleyville took a walk around the Ringgold High School campus Thursday afternoon.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport intends to hold International Village and other traditional summer events this year, Mayor Michael Cherepko announced at Wednesday’s council meeting. “The g...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council wants to delay payment of an invoice until it has a better understanding of the rails to trails feasibility study. In a meeting Thursday night, cou...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Jonathan Stark, a self-described “developer at heart,” doesn’t agree with naysayers who believe McKeesport’s best days are in the past. And few things motivate Stark m...