Leo Kenneth Glasser, 73, of Monessen, passed away on July 6, 2021, in Monongahela Valley Hospital, Carroll Township. He was born on Nov. 22, 1947, in North Charleroi, the son of the late Leo and Edi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com While Rostraver Township’s comprehensive plan calls for town homes to be developed in the community, a builder explained Wednesday that the market is actually b...

Kevin S. Davis, “KD,” tragically went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Kevin was born July 19, 1961, in Charleroi, son of the late Clyde and Corrine Davis. He was a graduate of Mone...

Wilma Izzo, 100, of Monongahela, passed away peacefully at her home on July 6, 2021. Born on June 2, 1921, in Connellsville, she was the daughter of the late Lindsey and Lillie Frazier. Wilma was a gr...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko on Wednesday said the city is aiming for September to once again permit residents to attend council meetings. An in-person audience, ...

God sent two of His Cherubim to bring Princess Miyah, 1 month old, her Angel Wings, to fly home to be with Him on July 5, 2021. Miyah was born on May 25, 2021, weighing 5 pounds 11 ounces at AGH Jeffe...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Four area softball standouts received first-team all-state honors from the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association Tuesday. The Frazier duo of catcher ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The votes have been counted and the 2021 Mon Valley Independent-BeeGraphix Dirty Dozen baseball and softball all-star teams are ready for release for the first tim...

Ross M. Verbisky, CRNA (retired) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. World traveler and community volunteer, dear brother, uncle and friend. A memorial...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Charleroi Regional Police filed felony charges against a motorist who allegedly pinned another man between two vehicles during a mishap at a Charleroi gas stati...

Gloria A. DeStefano, 67, of Monessen, passed away on June 29, 2021, in UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born in North Charleroi on Dec. 12, 1953, to Benjamin and Edith Marten Nichols and ...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com While Charleroi’s annual Community Days celebration was smaller than usual, it went off with a bang over the weekend and brought families and neighbors together. Ven...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The second week of play in the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League’s boys division got underway Tuesday with an instant classic. Behind 22 points from Rod...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Less than a week after playing a fast and physical brand of basketball en route to their first win of the summer over shorthanded Campy’s Pizza, Elite Physical Thera...

Two-year-old Elliott Brown talks to the chickens at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Tuesday morning during a visit with his father, Jesse Brown of Belle Vernon.

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A new state law will give parents an opportunity to decide if their children should advance to the next grade level or be held back a year due to learning disruption...

Donna J. Ziemba, 51, of California, Pa., died Tuesday, July 6, 2021. She was born Wednesday, May 20, 1970, in Charle- roi, a daughter of the late David and Charlotte Ritenour Shrum. Donna was preceded...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com At a scarcely attended special meeting Tuesday evening, McKeesport Area School Board voted to hire Dr. Mark Holtzman Jr. as superintendent, after first accepting his r...

Virginia Lois Dominico, of Levittown, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at the age of 88. Born in Monessen, Pa., Mrs. Dominico was the daughter of the late Virginia (Mark) and William J. Brown. S...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Most area historical societies are returning to normal operations now that COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in Pennsylvania. The Rostraver Township Histor...