By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fathers from the Mon Valley will have a free opportunity to hit the road and change careers after a few weeks spent in the classroom.   Thanks to funding provided by...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A year after losing out on her freshman outdoor track and field season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pitt sophomore Bri Spirnak opened the new campaign in a big way ...

Lori A. Crabb, 49, formerly of Monessen, died Monday, March 22, 2021, in Donnell House, Washington, following a short battle with cancer. She was born on Oct. 18, 1971, in North Charleroi, the daughte...

Richard B. Charlton, 85, of New Eagle, died Sunday, March 14, 2021, in his home. Born Jan. 25, 1936, in Millsboro, he was the son of William J. and Katherine Garner Charlton. After his graduation in 1...

  John A. Kachursky, 83, passed away on March 14, 2021, at his residence. He was born Feb. 21, 1938. John had attended “Journey By Grace” of Rostraver Township. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Kac...

Samuel V. Milice, 88, of Liberty Borough, passed away peacefully in his sleep and surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 21, 2021, in UPMC McKeesport. Born Sept. 30, 1932, in McKeesport, he was a s...

Donald “Durf” T. Richards, 65, of White Oak, passed away in the comfort of his family on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Donald “Durf” was the son of the late John and Ruth Mae Richards. He was proceeded in...

William L. Sethman Jr., 51, of Monongahela, died Saturday, March 20, 2021, at home after a brief battle with cancer. Born Nov. 3, 1969, in Charleroi, he was the son of the late William L. Sr. and Meli...

Roger A. Smith, 69, of Fallowfield Township, died Friday, March 19, 2021, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Nov. 1, 1951, in Charleroi, he was the son of the late J. Richard and Julia Bl...

Florence Balog Ocilka Sullivan, 88, of Elizabeth Township, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Paramount Senior Living South Hills. She retired as a production line worker for General Motors F...

By JONATHAN GUTH MVI Sports The last three matches didn’t end the way he wanted them to, but Belle Vernon Area graduate and Bucknell University junior Zach Hartman was pleased with his All-American pe...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport High School student “scholars” from the newly-created “Voices of Change” group are seeking to create a diverse legacy of greatness in their school district....

Photos by Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Angelo’s II hosted its second “Drive-Thru Easter Egg Hunt” Saturday in Monongahela. The event, sponsored by Sarris Candies and the Monongahela Area Hi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com One thing was abundantly clear as Elizabeth Township residents completed a survey as part of a public meeting on the comprehensive plan — they like their neighb...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen will receive more than $36,000 in grant funds to help the city address blight effectively. The grant was approved by the state Department of Community an...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Four friends in Twilight waited nearly a year to deliver a handmade sign to Charleroi Regional Police officers. Residents John Otto, Dave Jones, Joe Smith and Greg D...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports The Belle Vernon swimming team had a record setting night at the PIAA meet Friday at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanincsburg. The Leopards finished tied for f...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Over his four seasons in a Thomas Jefferson uniform, Ian Hansen has been a part of a very successful group of teams.   He’s won three WPIAL and two PIAA championship...

By Jonathan Guth MVI Sports Zach Hartman had to go for broke, but it cost the Bucknell junior and Belle Vernon graduate in his semifinal bout against Stanford’s Shane Griffith Saturday in the NCAA Div...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monessen High School gymnasium was a hub of activity Friday for people seeking the COVID-19 vaccine. Monongahela Valley Hospital brought 400 doses of the...