By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An upcoming donation drive will help Belle Vernon Public Library and Goodwill of Southwestern PA fulfill both of the organizations’ missions.   To read the rest of t...

By Bill Beckner Trib Total Media When Quinton Martin was discussing his college football scholarship offers last month, he said it “would be cool” to get one from Ohio State. The Buckeyes offered Satu...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township Police Chief Ken Honick visited with about 35 senior citizens at the Anglican Church of the Transfiguration in Elizabeth earlier this mont...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The Penn State Behrend baseball team is currently sitting at 15-9 on the season and is in the midst of a six-game winning streak.   Zack Bowen is a big reason why.  ...

Leah A. Wilkinson Radek, 83, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022, at her home. Born Dec. 17, 1938, in Pricedale, she was the daughter of the late Russell E. and Mar...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI After two years of being held virtually because of the pandemic, the Mon Valley YMCA was pleased to welcome guests to its Good Friday breakfast. To read the rest of the story,...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Through the first quarter of 2022, Donora is more than halfway into its overtime budget for full-time police officers – and one council member said something needs t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monongahela is working on a plan to replace fixture assemblies atop the light posts in town. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Madison Pikula and Breena Komarnisky went 7 for 9 from the top two spots in the South Allegheny order as the Gladiators battered visiting Ringgold, 12-3, Friday in...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com All signs point to safer school zones in Elizabeth Township.   This week, the township’s public works department finished installing eight solar- powered rad...

By Paul Schofield Trib Total Media It was a big day for Ringgold sophomore Ryan Pajak at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association Invitational on Thursday at West Mifflin. To read the rest of the story...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A hygiene kit drive to benefit those impacted by the crisis in Ukraine begins Monday in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh. To read the rest of the story...

Karen L Ostapowicz Susick, 72, of Belle Vernon, passed away peacefully April 12, 2022, at Elizabeth Seton Memory Care Center, Greensburg, with her husband at her side, after a seven-year battle with d...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Heading into a big section matchup at Carmichaels Monday, Charleroi coach Trey Tilghman couldn’t be happier with what he’s seen from his team over the past two day...

Marjorie A. O’Gurkis, 86, of McKeesport, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 10, 2022, with family at her side. Born Sept. 26, 1935, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late...

Hundreds of cookies were handed off Thursday by members of the Monongahela Area Historical Society to employees of Elrama Tavern for a fish fry fundrasier today at Floreffe Volunteer Fire Company on S...

Mary Frances Hopko Legin, 93, of Port Vue, died April 12, 2022, at UPMC Mercy Hospital. Born March 30, 1929, in Braddock, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Barlog Hopko and the beloved ...

Robert “Robbie” Calderone, 36, of Monessen, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at his home following an illness of several months. He was born in Carroll Township on June 27, 1985. Robbie was a...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The teddy bear’s 120-year service record speaks for itself. And since the mid-1990s, first responders have used stuffed animals to provide a feeling of secur...

By the Mon Valley Independent Jordan Kearns went 4 for 5, including the game-winning two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning as California picked up its first win of the season against prev...