Richard Schanning, 79, of Washington, Pa. formerly of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2022, in the South Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Born on Aug. 3, 1942, in North Charleroi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com On Friday, folks from around the Mon Valley and beyond will gather in Monessen to celebrate the food, music, culture and beliefs of the Greek Orthodox Christian faith....

Paisley Kovalchuk, 8, of Charleroi practices cartwheels Monday evening in the grass near Charleroi Elementary Center.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City School District’s former superintendent was on paid administrative leave prior to her retirement July 1, according to a separation agreement that to...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Three new trusted servants were sworn into duty and one official was rebuked by residents Monday in a dynamic Elizabeth Township board of commissioners meeti...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Forward Township supervisors said at Monday’s meeting that the township office has been hit with lots of Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law requests. To read the rest of t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A family-friendly community block party this weekend will benefit two local fire departments. The ninth annual Bike Run and Car Show, sponsored by Just A Tavern, Min...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Lee Supply took advantage of a depleted AMD Industries squad and defeated them convincingly with a 66-31 victory in Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League gir...

By the Mon Valley Independent Chad Behrendt delivered some seventh-inning heroics and Lorenzo Glasser tossed a complete-game gem to help guide Charleroi Legion to a 1-0 victory over Connellsville in t...

Patricia Link, 81, of Carroll Township, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills. She was born Nov. 22, 1940, in Carroll Township, daughter of the late Michael Torh...

Frank Weir, 85, of Donora, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, after a short illness at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. He was born Aug. 18, 1936, in Donora, son of the late Jo...

Laurine R. Weber, 94, of Charleroi, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Mon Valley Care Center. A daughter of the late Joseph and Emily Protin Weber, she was born on Feb. 13, 1928, in North Char...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com After suffering a devastating ankle injury while playing volleyball in 2018, South Allegheny’s Bethany Matlos was unsure if her life would ever be the same, let alone ...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent The Charleroi and Monessen No. 1 volunteer fire departments hosted a cash bash fundraiser Saturday in Charleroi’s chamber plaza parking lot. The event featured foo...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com One of the Mon Valley’s most anticipated summer festivals is just around the corner. The Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest runs July 29 and July 30. Festivities ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is still working to finalize its tax exoneration program. Mayor Ron Mozer and Solicitor Joe Dalfonso’s work to retool the city’s tax forgiven...

By the Mon Valley Independent Charleroi suffered its first loss of the Fayette American Legion baseball double-elimination tournament as it dropped an 11-0 decision against top-seeded Uniontown Sunday...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A cause has not been determined for an early morning structure fire Sunday in Monessen. Municipal Fire Chief Delmar Hepple said the call came in as an electrical fir...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Memories of time spent as a child hanging out with all of the other neighborhood kids on the local playground often invoke smiles remembering great days gone by. For g...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A Forward Township farm is making flower children out of thousands this week.   The third annual Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival kicked off Friday and will...