By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Countless people around the area have youthful memories of fun and lessons learned at the Mon Valley YMCA. The organization has been using a fundraiser to ask local re...

By Bill Beckner Jr. Trib Total Media First, there was curiosity. Then came eagerness. Before long, though, bewilderment set in. Did this experiment backfire? “There’s no way,” Belle Vernon football co...

Cecilia Chornak, 90, of Arnold City, Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Westmoreland Manor. She was born March 18, 1932, in Arnold City, daughter of Walter “Butch” Wozniak and Anna ...

Joseph M. Kerestes passed away on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Born March 12, 1952, he was the son of the late John J. and Irene W. Sokol Kerestes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by ...

Carla M. Runfola, 76, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at her home. She was born in North Charleroi, on Feb. 19, 1946, daughter of the late Michael and Gloria Forty Guer...

Third-graders at Monessen Elementary Center watched “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” Tuesday before telling classmates what they are thankful for. Then they sat at a long table filled with some of the i...

John Nicholas Plavetich passed away peacefully on Nov. 6, 2022, at Country Meadows, Bridgeville. He was born on Aug. 5, 1944, son of the late Nicholas and Frances Kovatich Plavetich. John worked at th...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The conference room for the scheduled voting meeting of the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi was packed full on Tuesday — and so was council chambers for a meet...

Anthony Michael Pesca, 56, of Charleroi, passed away on Nov. 11, 2022, at home with his family by his side. He was born on May 5, 1966, to Anthony and Pauline Smith Pesca in Auburn, N.Y. He retired as...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Untuck your shirts, loosen your belts and make room. Thanksgiving is almost here. Turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, corn and stuffing — if ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With so many moving parts, it’s not a surprise that Thanksgiving meals don’t always go as planned.   From putting salt instead of sugar in your pumpkin pie, forgetti...

Terry L. Decker, 73, Ligonier, passed away Nov. 21, 2022, at Bethlen Home. He was born Nov. 30, 1948, in Johnstown, son of the late Logan Decker Jr. and Florence Henderson Decker. In addition to his f...

Jeffrey Alan Curka, 62, died at his home in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Jeff was born May 11, 1960, in Pittsburgh, to Frank James Curka Jr. and Anita Jean Roule Curka, both formerly of ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Folks in McKeesport may have noticed a police motorcade make its way into the city Tuesday by way of 10th Ward and the Jerome Street Bridge. The parade of sirens and l...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports As he gets ready to embark on his sixth season guiding Frazier’s wrestling program, Buck Watkins sounds like a confident man. And he probably has good reason to feel good abo...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The Mid-Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame has welcomed a new member to its selection committee. Mon Valley Independent Sports Editor Jeremy Sellew was recently appo...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital hosted its 36th annual Light-Up the Night celebration after a two-year hiatus. “It’s great to see the faces of the community ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com More than 100 families within the Charleroi Area School District will have all of the fixings for a traditional holiday meal this week. Through Cougars Care, a volun...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com James Benedek was sworn in as an Elizabeth Township commissioner by Magisterial District Judge Beth Mills Monday. Benedek fills the board vacancy left by the...

By the Mon Valley Independent After trailing by three at the half, the California (PA) women’s basketball team outscored host Central State, 46-25 in the second half to come away with a 78-60 win in n...