By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com It goes without saying that it’s hard to win a football game when you finish with 109 total yards of offense. No. 2 Central Valley’s defense stymied Thomas Jefferson (...

Marjorie A. Sleasman, 87, of Elyria, Ohio, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, at University Hospital Elyria with her family by her side. Born in Elizabeth, on April 29, 1935, she was the daughter of the late...

Betty Dinsmore Lieb, age 98, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov. 15, 2022, at the Pittsboro Christian Village Care Home, Pittsboro, N.C. She was born on Dec. 13, 1923, daughter of Samuel Dinsm...

Matthew N. Katsuleres, 47, of College Park, Md., formerly of Bowie, Md., and Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at his home. He was born in Carroll Township on April 17, 1975...

Mona L. Dailey, 88, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. She was born Aug. 7, 1934, in Smithdale, a daughter of the late John and Helen Crosser Tekavec. Mona enjoyed a full life spendi...

Carol Ann Bukera, 83, of Monessen, died peacefully in her sleep and was delivered by angels to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. All her suffering and worries of this world...

William F. Brna, 91, of Monongahela, Carroll Township, passed away on Nov. 15, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Roscoe on Feb. 8, 1931, Bill was the son of the late Josef A. and Te...

Theodore Franklin Bloom Jr., 71, of Greensburg, formerly of Roscoe, passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. Ted was born March 3, 1951, in Connellsvill...

Santa and Mrs. Claus walk in a parade Thursday at Elizabeth’s Light-Up Night. Santa is Butch Fiore and Mrs. Claus is Nancy Fiore, a married couple originally from Elizabeth.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A preliminary hearing has been set for the man arrested in connection with a shooting death in Rostraver Square Nov. 5. According to Stacey Witalec of the office ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Historical Society and the Wedding Cookie Table Community hosted an evening of storytelling Thursday to celebrate the work of two Monongahe...

By the MVI Monessen VFW Post 1190 and American Legion Post 28 members held their annual flag-burning ceremony Thursday night at the Herman Mihalich Memorial Boat Launch Park in Monessen.   VFW Command...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Christmas spirit will be in full swing at the second annual Country Christmas on Broad next month. St. Sebastian Church hosted the debut event last year, which w...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com As McKeesport sets its sights on a trip to the North Shore for the WPIAL Class 4A title game at Acrisure Stadium, one team stands in its path. And it just so happens...

Marlene M. Owens, 91, of Carroll Township, after a fulfilling life, passed away on Nov. 12, 2022. She was born Oct. 22, 1931, in Monongahela, the daughter of Frank “Jack” and Edith Santina Broggi. Mar...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After last week’s monsoon games around the WPIAL, this week’s game-planning for Belle Vernon Area and Freeport is kind of up in the air. With most teams, including...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson may have gotten a marquee win at McKeesport in the final week of the regular season, but the Jaguars are going to need an even bigger victory if they ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com While Lauren Vay still has a year of high school softball left to play, she doesn’t have to worry about whether or not her career will continue. Now a senior at Eliz...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Second-grade students at Monessen Elementary Center run by the school building while learning how to play kickball under the direction of physical education teache...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The school districts that support Steel Center have made a big investment in the career and technical education school in Jefferson Hills. Steel Center for Career and ...