By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman presented elementary school student Killarney Cline with a certificate of appreciation at Wednesday’s ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Historical Society may be steeped in history, but the organization took advantage of modern technology in an effort to obtain funds for ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Speers Council President Curt Rice has been selected to chair the Charleroi Regional Police Board.   Rice will take over for the late Bill Lee, who passed away Dec. ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Kevin Kovach made no bones about it Friday night. He has a bunch of dogs on his McKeesport basketball team and he unleashed them against Gateway. The Tigers pressu...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com After a pair of signature victories over Elizabeth Forward and Laurel Highlands earlier in the week, Belle Vernon Area head coach Joe Salvino didn’t want to see a le...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports The California boys basketball team finally opened their 2020-21 season, it just took a couple of weeks. Like so many other local basketball teams, Cal had to deal with all t...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The COVID-19 pandemic has taught Ringgold and South Fayette not to take anything for granted.   Both teams opened their winter season Friday and enjoyed the opportuni...

By JAMIE RANKIN For the MV Independent After getting its first win of the season a night earlier against Brownsville, the Southmoreland boys basketball team suffered a setback Friday in the form of a ...

By Ashley Chase MVI Sports Charleroi saw a double-digit first half lead evaporate as Brentwood rallied to claim a 56-47 win Friday night. Cougars junior Will Wagner led all scorers with a 24-point out...

Mila G. Lucero, of Fallowfield Township, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 21, 2021. Mila was born in Davao City, Philippines and was known for mysteriously never aging past 29 years young. Mila was kn...

Carol A. DeRosa Marra, 73, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at home after an 18-month battle with carcinosarcoma. Born at home Nov. 1, 1947, in Elizabeth, she is the daughter of Helen Dzi...

Antoinette Altomare Reda, 93, of Monessen, died Friday Jan. 22, 2021, in Hallsworth House. She was born on April 6, 1927, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Thomas and Susie Bilotta Altomare. Antoi...

Marvin Lewis Herren, age 84, of White Oak, died on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. He was born in Braddock on Nov. 8, 1936, and is the son of the late Oscar and Marie Danielson Peterson. He was employed for ...

Edward C. Spyra, age 73, of Charles Town, W.Va., formerly of Glassport, passed peacefully at home on Jan. 15, 2021. Born in McKeesport May 4, 1947, he was the son of the late Chester and Catherine Hic...

Betty Myshin passed away on Jan. 10, 2021, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Daniel Myshin; her parents, Charles A. and M...

Rodney A. Fizer, 76, of West Newton, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Born in Monongahela on Jan. 28, 1944, he was the son of the late John R. and Helen L. Hassick Fizer. Rodney was a lifetime member of ...

Laurisa “Lori” Lechner, 57, of Donora, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born April 11, 1963, in Los Angeles, Calif., Lori was the daughter of the late John Pla...

Rose C. Gust, 94, of Monongahela, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born July 31, 1926, in Carroll Township, the daughter of Thoma...

Miriam Rumbel Ritchie, 82, of Monongahela, went to be with her heavenly Father on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. She was born in Eldora, Carroll Township, on July 25, 1938, the daughter of the late Leah Ste...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team is starting to get in its groove, gaining confidence and causing a stir in the Section 3-4A standings. The Leopards dow...