By the MVI This will be the 16th year that the Fayette City Alliance Church will serve as a drop-off center for Operation Christmas Child.   Operation Christmas Child, led by President Franklin Graham...

Carol Lynn Devers, 69, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Washington Hospital. She was born May 15, 1953, in New Eagle, the daughter of Dominick R. and Teresa Dorazio Pietroboni. Ca...

Linda L. McGrew, 73, of Elizabeth Township, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. She was born Oct. 18, 1949, daughter of the late Tony and Anna Vuckovich Martinelli. Linda loved her grandchildren and her cat...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Once the volleyball season got started, Serra Catholic and Frazier had their eyes on each other. Now, the two will face off for the ultimate prize – a WPIAL champi...

Robert E. “Bob” Vercamen, 81, of North Charleroi, passed away peacefully on Nov. 2, 2022, at The Residence at Hilltop. Born on April 5, 1941, in North Charleroi, Bob was the son of the late Ernest and...

St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Monessen is hosting a pre-order baklava sale. Volunteers were busy Thursday making the homemade sweet treat. Freeda Kootsouradis and Maria Hough are shown cutting...

Irma Bernadine Fabriziani, affectionately known as “Mrs. Fab,” died surrounded by her loving family in her Rostraver Township home on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at the age of 87. She is survived by her hu...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com For the first time since 1987, the Charleroi boys soccer team finds itself playing in a WPIAL championship game, ready to battle for Class 1A glory against Winchester ...

By LIAM BELAN and JEFF STITT lbelan@yourmvi.com jstitt@yourmvi.com Families across the country should expect to pay a bit more when it comes to putting together the perfect Thanksgiving dinner this ye...

George J. Marek, 77, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Nov. 2, 2022. He was born in Pittsburgh on Aug. 14, 1945, son of the late George F. and Mildren Henchir Marek. George was a member of the IBEW No. ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council discussed making headway on the 2023 budget during a work session Thursday. The borough has yet to adopt a proposed budget for the upcoming fisca...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Ringgold continued its unbeaten start to the PIHL season Thursday. A three-goal first period set the tone for the Rams and an eight-goal second put the game further ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The race for the 39th state House District features two new faces squaring off in Tuesday’s election. Former Elizabeth Township commissioner Andrew Kuzma defeated...

Mary Ann Niceling, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. She was born on July 17, 1929, in State College, Pa., daughter of the late Roxanna and James Sprankle. She was preceded in death b...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With Bishop David Zubik in attendance, Auberle held its annual public meeting Thursday as its headquarters in McKeesport. The social service agency’s board members and...

Mr. Lewis Laurance Savisky, 85, passed away on Sept. 18, 2022, in Mooresville, N.C. Lew was a native of New Eagle. He spent 42 years in Beckley, W. Va. He then moved, in 2018, close to his family in M...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Naomi Outreach hosted its annual luncheon for veterans Wednesday at the Cedarbrook Golf Course restaurant in Rostraver Township. Naomi Outreach was started in t...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com McKeesport enters the WPIAL playoffs with a little bit of a chip on its shoulder. The Tigers rolled through Class 4A’s Big Seven Conference before suffering a setbac...

By LIAM BElAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro and his running mate, lieutenant governor candidate Austin Davis, brought their “Get out the Vote” bus tour to Donora o...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough council will present the first reading of its proposed 2023 budget next week, but several major changes are likely down the pipeline before it is a...