By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s Renziehausen Park was alive with the Christmas spirit Thursday as the 2021 Festival of Trees celebrated its opening night. To read the rest of the story, ...

Joshua C. Hutsenpiller, 34, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at his home, bravely fighting a lifetime struggle with muscular dystrophy. Born Oct. 5, 1987, in P...

Peggy Ann Jones, 88, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Born in Uniontown on May 3, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Augustus T. and Mabel L. Fritz Fisher. In addition to her pa...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com The legacy of a late Mon Valley mayor has been recognized by Congress. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Independent, ca...

By Hannah Walden For the MVI Since her mother passed away during her freshman year of high school, U.S. Air Force Academy cadet Courtney Ambrose has been striving to achieve something bigger than hers...

John Lenhart, 71, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, surrounded by his family at home. Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Leonard M. Pavlic ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Registration is open for the first-ever Christmas ham distribution by the Greater Washington County Food Bank, a division of   Food Helpers. To read the rest of...

Dr. Thomas Michael Skrtic, 75, of Lawrence, Kansas, died on Nov. 19, 2021, at the University of Kansas, Medical Center. He was born in McKeesport, on Aug. 10, 1946, and is the son of the late Paul and...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com One team had to see its winning streak extended, while another had to see one end. For Ringgold, the winning ways continued.   To read the rest of the story, please ...

Alvin C. Frick, 98, of Glenmoore, Pa., formerly of Rostraver Township, peacefully passed away on the morning of Nov. 26, 2021, at home. Born in Monessen, on Sept. 4, 1923, he was the son of the late J...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Basketball is all about skill development, so it’s only fitting that the Mon Valley Independent Shootout Classic found the perfect presenting sponsor. To read the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With a large audience present, McKeesport Area School Board’s three newest members took their seats on the dais Wednesday night. To read the rest of the story, please ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The halls are decked at the Jacob Woll Main Pavilion in McKeesport. That’s because the city’s 2021 Festival of Trees kicks off today at Renziehausen Park. The festival...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Despite the Pennsylvania state police decision to not file charges after several requests to investigate Mayor Matt Shorraw’s reports of alleged wiretapping in th...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Commissioners Wednesday approved the final reading of the budget and tax ordinances for 2022 with no increase in the millage rate. Voting...

By the MVI A beloved Donora pastor was treated to a grand birthday celebration and parade in his honor. Pastor Emeritus Maurice B. Wade Sr. celebrated his 99th birthday Tuesday. His wife, Mildred Y. W...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Food truck and other mobile food vendors will soon have new rules for operating in Charleroi Borough.  If the ordinance is adopted after a second reading next...

Elmer G. “Butch” Tuttle Jr., 70, of Charleroi, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Oct. 3, 1951, in New Eagle, the son of Elmer G. and Wilma Louise Colborn...

William A. Gelder Jr., 69, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully in his own home on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, with his family by his side. Born in North Charleroi on Jan. 8, 1952, Bill is the son of the ...

Virginia Louise Miller Henson, 77, a grateful transplant survivor for more than 10 years, passed away peacefully early on Saturday morning, Nov. 27, 2021, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, surrounded and...