Gary W. Broyles, 67, of Rostraver Township, passed away on July 1, 2022, at the home of his daughter and caretaker, Jaclyn Broyles, with whom he made his home. He was born on Jan. 28, 1955, in Chicago...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora hired a new bookkeeper and a new borough administrator over the weekend. The hires come after a recent mass walkout of administrative staff members. Form...

Ruth Matz, 67, of Coal Center, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022, at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh. Born in North Charleroi on Oct. 20, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Dorothy D...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A retired parole officer’s mission to turn the rectory of the former St. Paulinus Catholic Church of Clairton into a recovery home for veterans with substanc...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com In its second season since returning to American Legion baseball action after a lengthy absence, Charleroi is heading back to the playoffs with some extra momentum. ...

Mildred Marie Stech, 92, of Charleroi, passed away at home on July 5, 2022. She was born on May 27, 1930, to Suzanna Bačiak and George Revala Sr. She graduated in 1948 from Charleroi High School and w...

By JEFF STITT klinden@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport has issued a notice to residents, especially those living along Versailles Avenue, that film crews will be in town for the next couple of days....

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Fill up on Italian sausage and lemonade, cut a rug and watch fireworks — it’s summer in Western Pennsylvania. Hundreds gathered to watch The Vogues perform Mond...

William A. Ball Sr., 79, of Greensburg, formerly of Victory Hill, passed away in his wife’s arms on Saturday July 2, 2022, at their home. He was born in Monongahela on June 30, 1943, son of the late F...

Charles Richard Downes, 95, of Roscoe, passed away on June 20, 2022, at the Mon Valley Care Center in Monongahela. Born in Canonsburg on March 10, 1927, he was the son of the late Samuel and Cora Comi...

Andrew Talaga, 8, and his sister Charlotte, 6, of Monongahela play the duck pond game while waiting for fireworks to begin Monday in Monongahela.  

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Police Department’s K-9 unit is once again four furry officers strong. After 13 years of loyally serving the city, K-9 Yaro was retired in late May. To ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth Forward 12u baseball team recently joined the likes of MLB superstars Mike Trout and Bryce Harper in having the honor of playing at Cooperstown Dreams Par...

Anna Louise Nelson Jester, 77, of North Charleroi, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, July 1, 2022. She was born Aug. 2, 1944, in Manhattan, Kan., daughter of the late Paul W. and Helen ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Over each of the past two seasons, Dax Thomas State Farm has been a mainstay in the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League’s girls division playoffs.   To r...

By Joseph Augustine For the Mon Valley Independent Established as a congregation about a month after George Washington left the presidency, Little Redstone Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 225th...

The studio-e band performs Sunday at the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium in Monongahela.

Hans Otto Werner, 86, of Rostraver Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born in Netzchkau, East Germany, on Sept. 6, 1935, he was the son of the late Paul and Christine Lorenzen W...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township will soon begin its second paving project this year. At a recent meeting, supervisors unanimously approved the paving, awarding the bid to Tresc...

By the Mon Valley Independent The arms of Ashton Ray and Lorenzo Glasser helped guide Charleroi Legion to a 3-1 victory over Uniontown in American Legion baseball action Sunday afternoon.   To read th...