Dr. Joseph E. Jani, 73, of Moon Township, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at St. Clair Hospital. He was born in Pittsburgh on Oct. 19, 1948, son of the late Ernest and Jean Pesano Jani. Dr. Jani w...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com At Tuesday’s meeting of the Monessen School Board, Superintendent Dr. Leanne Spazak said she’s developing a plan to curb issues that could affect the learnin...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the third straight season Elizabeth Forward reigns at the top of Section 2-4A. It took a week to conclude it, but the Warriors picked up a 5-0 shutout win over...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Council President Chuck Davis seemed agitated at Monday’s workshop meeting as he listened to the costs associated with a pollutant reduction plan required by...

Deborah Ann Krusec Hearn, 64, of Hopwood, unexpectedly passed on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Uniontown Hospital with her loving husband by her side. Born June 22, 1957, she was the daughter of the late ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Facilities at North Belle Vernon’s Community Bank Park have been upgraded thanks to the work of a soon-to-be Eagle Scout.   To read the rest of the story, please see...

By the Mon Valley Independent AJ Wardropper tossed a complete game four-hit shutout in Elizabeth Forward’s 4-0 victory over Belle Vernon Area in Section 3-4A play Tuesday night.   To read the rest of ...

Pamela Kruppa Parasolick, 77, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, May 6, 2022. Born in Charleroi on April 9, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Michael Kruppa and Helen Ducar Kruppa Slavonia. Pame...

Noah Tomalski, Connor Bergman, Freddy Cirlos and Seth Tomalski, all of Washington Township, enjoyed the sunshine during Belle Vernon Area’s softball game Monday against Yough.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak residents and motorists be warned: more temporary road closures are coming to the area around Coulterville Road and Mohawk Drive. To read the rest of the sto...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Trailing by a run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Monday afternoon, the Yough softball team managed to rally without getting a single hit. To read the...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A standing-room-only crowd was on hand Monday for the first Forward Township Supervisors’ meeting since the three-panel board disbanded its police department...

By the MV Independent Madison Sloan’s single set up Cassidy Trahan’s walk-off triple to give Serra Catholic a thrilling non-section, playoff-tuneup win over Class 3A power South Allegheny, 5-4, in eig...

Lynn W. Stablein Sr., 83, of Pleasant Hills, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at St. Clair Hospital. Son of the late George W. and Elsie Smith Stablein, he was born in Charleroi on May 28, 1938. ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Consumers could see a sharp spike in their electric bills next month. According to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, starting June 1 most utilities will ad...

By Chuck Curti Trib Total Media Robert Morris fourth-year softball coach Jexx Varner doesn’t believe in the time-honored tradition of having one starting pitcher carry the load for an entire season. H...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Vandals have once again struck Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon.   In the past week, the restroom at the park had been vandalized twice, said Councilwoman P...

Gloria Snyder, 75, of Monessen, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in her home surrounded by her family. A daughter of the late John and Dorothy Retus Coccari, she was born in Monessen on Oct. 4, 194...

Molly, owned by Myra Kelly of Charleroi, was with Gus and Grace, owned by Steve Kurylo of Belle Vernon, Saturday morning at the annual Mutt March in Monongahela.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com This year’s “RADical” capital improvements at Renziehausen Park will soon be under way. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edit...