By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Some children can’t wait each year for the excitement of visiting Santa, with all the bright lights and cheerful Christmas music and meeting their “new best fri...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI “Charming” was the word most visitors used as they walked through the door of the Greenock Log House Saturday evening.   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or sub...

Louis J. Ceccarelli Jr., 91, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, at The Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela. Born Sept. 1, 1930, in North Belle Vernon, he was the son of the late...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Second-seeded Aliquippa relied on a two-headed monster in the running game and a suffocating defensive effort to claim its 18th WPIAL title with a 28-13 victory over...

Serra Catholic players lift the WPIAL trophy after defeating Beaver Falls in Friday’s Class 2A championship game.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The late Cheryl Marie Tomlinson of Victory Hill was the person her loved ones turned to for some TLC. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mo...

By Matt Petras For the MVI Brothers Drew and Tyler King love Jake’s Pizza in Rostraver Township. They frequently visited the restaurant as kids and Tyler worked there as a teenager.   To read the rest...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 has started a Fill the Firetruck Toy Drive to benefit the Monessen Family Center. To read the rest of the story, please s...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com There’s a new champion in Class 2A.    Sixth-seeded Serra Catholic forced nine turnovers en route to a 35-12 victory over the fifth-seeded defending champions from B...

Julia Turick DeCurtis, 99, of Monessen, died Friday Nov. 26, 2021, in The Residence at Hilltop. She was born on July 13, 1922, in Naomi, the daughter of the late John and Mary Mihealsick Turick. Mrs. ...

Grace A. Healey, 91, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born April 20, 1930, in Donora, the daughter of Dominic and Josephine Muia Franks. She...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Today will feature Round 2 between Belle Vernon Area and Aliquippa, only this time   the stakes are a little higher than their last meeting. To read the rest of th...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen will host a menorah-lighting ceremony at city hall in the courtyard Monday. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mo...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com There is a new champion in Class 2A. Sixth-seeded Serra Catholic forced nine turnovers en route to a 35-12 victory over the fifth-seeded defending champions from Bea...

Monessen Salvation Army Capt. Sue Thwaite and Salvation Army Board President MariBeth Paglia prepare Thanksgiving meals for delivery Thursday morning.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent’s Christmas Cheer Club kicks off Monday in hopes of fulfilling holiday wishes for families in need. To read the rest of the story, plea...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough Council is considering the possibility of creating a borough manager position. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mo...

Robert Francis Reed, 83, of McKeesport, passed away on Nov. 17, 2021, due to heart failure. He is survived by Doreena Elliott, his loving companion of 34 years; and three sons, Shawn (Karen) of Coraop...

By Matt Petras For the MVI About a decade ago, the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce needed a fill-in Santa Claus for its community events. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Frida...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When the Belle Vernon Area football team takes the field for warmups at Heinz Field Saturday, fans will see No. 15 out there with a noticeable limp. To read the re...