By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com After several months without a police chief, California Borough Council named a familiar Mon Valley officer to head its department. To read the rest of the stor...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Hundreds of students from two McKeesport Area School District elementary schools don’t have to worry about heading to the bus stop without a coat thanks to Operation W...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Kiwanis Club of McKeesport-White Oak has spent a century trying to improve the lives of children in the McKeesport area. To read the rest of the story, please see ...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Council expects to hold the line on taxes in 2022.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Devin Whitlock, Quinton Martin, Cole Weightman, Tommy Kovatch and the boys in green are heading to Heinz Field in search of a WPIAL championship. To read the rest ...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Friday marked the first time since 1959 that the McKeesport and Aliquippa football teams faced each other, and the game produced an instant classic in the Class 4A semifinals...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic will be making a trip to the North Shore next week.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-...

By MITCH MONTANI Trib Total Media Central Valley punched its third straight ticket to the WPIAL Class 3A championship game Friday night with a 51-0 victory over Elizabeth Forward, extending its two-ye...

Anna Comadena, 86, of Fayette City, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at The Residence at Hilltop. A daughter of the late Simeon and Anna Popovich Yetsconich, she was born in Fayette City on Feb...

Jacquelyn Dorothy Dinkfelt, 59, of Middletown, Pa., formerly of North Versailles, died on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on July 20, 1962 and is the daughter of the late John E. Bal...

Kenneth R. Lynn, 92, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Dunlevy Manor Personal Care Home. A son of the late Ina McKean and Glenn R. Lynn, he was born on May 7, 1929. Ken was a...

Michael Capco, 90, of Monessen, formerly of Gillespie, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at his home. Born Nov. 24, 1930, in Monessen, he was the son of the late George and Sofia Sedor Capco. A life...

Santa and Mrs. Claus ride into Elizabeth in a horse-drawn carriage for the borough’s Light-Up Night Thursday evening.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the contracts of the superintendent and assistant superintendent for another five years...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The holiday season is upon us, and it’s almost time to sit around the table, enjoy turkey and cranberry sauce and maybe even have some uncomfortable conversations with...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com More than 100 veterans who graduated from Belle Vernon Area High School are being recognized on a living wall of honor at the school. To read the rest of the st...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Young musicians from across the Mon Valley have proudly been filling the shoes of musical greats for the past five years. To read the rest of the story, pleas...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi has adopted a new policy on COVID-19 procedures. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-314-0...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward head coach Mike Collodi admits the last time his team faced off against Central Valley, they weren’t at their best.   To read the rest of the story...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Being physical, winning at the point of attack and controlling the line of scrimmage are all your typical, sports clichés. But that doesn’t mean they are not true. To read th...