By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s mayor is pretty sure he’s lost a bet, but he couldn’t be happier about it. Mayor Ron Mozer made a bet last month with Brian Lawrence, executive directo...

By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports A sports cliche has it that you can’t win without the horses. Well, Donora High sure had a thoroughbred in Larry Crawford, a 1966 graduate. His equine speed and power p...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township hired two new police officers Wednesday. The board also announced yesterday that no property tax increase was required in order to balance...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com This time of year was especially important to the late Peter J. Daley II, as the longtime state representative spent many years donating his time to ensure families in...

Florence Helen Keyes, age 98, of Murrysville, formerly of White Oak, died on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. She was born in McKeesport on Aug. 12, 1924, and is the daughter of the late Emory and Veronica K...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania’s next lieutenant governor Austin Davis will serve as grand marshal of the 2022 Salute to Santa Parade in McKeesport Saturday morning. Spectators can watc...

Master Sgt. Daniel F. Stanley, 73, of Hampton, Va., formerly of Belle Vernon, was born on March 12, 1949, in the Charleroi/Monessen Hospital. Daniel was a former member of Antioch Baptist Church and a...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough’s Light Up Night promises to spark the holiday cheer tonight. The festivities center around the downtown business district and the event sc...

Lia Filardi, 8, of Monongahela stands behind her grandparents, Darla and Ron Smerilli of New Eagle, at PennWest California’s basketball game Tuesday night.  

Joan Greco Bartolotta, 89, of Monongahela, died on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at Arden Courts of Jefferson Hills. Joan was born in Monongahela on Nov. 3, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Sr. ...

Dorothy L. Bloomer, 92, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in her home. A daughter of the late Harold and Vina Peace Whittle, she was born in Insull, Ky., on March 13, 1930. ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There are no litter boxes anywhere on the Charleroi Area School District campus. While it may seem like an odd topic to discuss at a school board meeting, Superinten...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Borough Council passed a tentative 2023 budget Tuesday that holds taxes steady for borough residents. Finance chair Cliff Gorski said the borough i...

Jamee M. Checco, 62, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at her residence. She was born on Jan. 16, 1960, daughter of the late Rosemary Swade Titler and James Checco. Jamee is survive...

By the Mon Valley Independent A handful of local soccer players, including 12 girls and 11 boys, were among those named as All-WPIAL selections last week.   To read the rest of the story, please see a...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport got a step closer this week to revamping its portion of the Great Allegheny Passage trail. The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern P...

Mary Verna Nutting Prentice Farkas, 95, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Born on Oct. 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late George and Edith Molinari Nutting. She wa...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com To mark Children’s Theater Productions’ 15th anniversary, Mon River Arts begins its production of “Frozen Jr.” this week at Grand Theatre in Elizabeth.    The s...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com It took grit and tenacity for Lincoln (Pa.) to travel to the Convocation Center and come away with an 81-76 victory over California on Tuesday night.   “We weren’t tou...

John Sowinski, 94, of Plum and formerly of Speers, passed away on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at home. Born in Charleroi on Aug. 29, 1928, he was the son of Anthony and Sophie Koproska Sowinski. John was a...