Penny Wright, 82, of Greenock, formerly of Monongahela, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. A complete obituary will appear in Thursday’s edition of the Mon Valley independent. The MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOM...

Daniel Joseph Paradise, age 73, of Elizabeth Township, died on Jan. 18, 2021, in Pittsburgh with his wife and sister by his side. Born in McKeesport on April 17, 1947, he is the son of the late Peter ...

Raphael D. “Ralph” Niccolai, 85, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Nov. 13, 1935, in Belle Vernon, he was the son of the lat...

Kathleen A. Young, 76, of Arnold City, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Excela Health Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant. A graduate of Belmar High School and Douglas Beauty Academy, Kathleen was...

June DeMarco, 92, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side on Jan. 15, 2021. Daughter of the late Anthony and Lydia Jacobs Franks, June was born in Monessen on Oct....

James Fedasz, 94, of McKeesport, died Jan. 15, 2021, at Canterbury Place. Born Feb. 19, 1926, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Harry and Anna Tech Fedasz. Jim was a 1944 graduate of McKeespor...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Antonio Epps notched a game-high 18 points and reached the 1,000 career-point mark in South Allegheny’s 51-42 victory over Steel Valley in Section 3-3A play Monday. ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Three players hit double figures and a young Belle Vernon Area girls team fended off pesky Elizabeth Forward in Section 3-4A Monday night. The Warriors got to with...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Michael Ladick admits that he doesn’t really quite have a gauge on how good his wrestling team is. The lead-up to this season and the ensuing season has been different than...

Betty J. Kaler, 86, of Irwin, died on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on June 29, 1934 and is the daughter of the late William and Regina Smith Kaler. She was a graduate of St. Peter...

Constance B. “Connie” Lester, 92, of New Eagle, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in the Mon Valley Care Center, Monongahela. She was born Sept. 29, 1928, in Forward Township, the daughter of Louis W. and...

Margaret A. Majireck, 78, of Carroll Township, passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born in North Charleroi on Oct. 5, 1942, daughter of the late Thomas and Ma...

David J. Marche, 48, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Nov. 8, 1972, in Monongahela, he is the son of Larry A. Marche Sr. of Monongahela a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com “We haven’t come this far by faith to turn around now,” Monessen Councilwoman Lois Thomas said as she closed the Mon Valley NAACP’s virtual Martin Luther King Jr....

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ron Chromulak, commander of VFW Post 1190 in Monessen, was prepared to receive his first COVID-19 vaccination shot Saturday morning at the Veterans Administr...

Florence Moses Neil, 99, passed away peacefully into God’s eternal arms on Jan. 15, 2021. Born in Donora, on Sept. 27, 1921, daughter of the late Asa and Mary Abraham Moses, Florence was the last surv...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Community members who live near oil and gas operations, including waste sites such as the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, can participate in free education sess...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As snow fell outside the window, White Oak council looked ahead to warmer weather during Monday’s meeting. Council unanimously passed a motion approving and setting th...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Washington County Democratic Committee Monday marked the Presidential Inaugural Committee MLK Day of Service with a food drive. “Our entire office is filled...

Frank J. Podroskey Jr., of Clairton, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Westmoreland Hospital. He was born April 12, 1946, in New Eagle, the son of Frank J. and Margaret Cekus Podroskey. Frank had a lov...