Mary Frances Hopko Legin, 93, of Port Vue, died April 12, 2022, at UPMC Mercy Hospital. Born March 30, 1929, in Braddock, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Barlog Hopko and the beloved ...

Robert “Robbie” Calderone, 36, of Monessen, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at his home following an illness of several months. He was born in Carroll Township on June 27, 1985. Robbie was a...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The teddy bear’s 120-year service record speaks for itself. And since the mid-1990s, first responders have used stuffed animals to provide a feeling of secur...

By the Mon Valley Independent Jordan Kearns went 4 for 5, including the game-winning two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning as California picked up its first win of the season against prev...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com WreckCrew Demolition will be at 500 Donner Ave. in Monessen starting Wednesday as workers begin bringing down the former Health Mart building.   To read the rest ...

Sandra L. Rinehart, 59, of Apopka, Fla., went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. A daughter of the late Joseph and Lenora Stagi Rinehart, she was born in North Charleroi on...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Community Days is back on the calendar for this summer in Charleroi. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-31...

By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman is resigning at the end of this school year, according to an email she sent Thursday morning to athletic directors. To read the...

Evangeline “Evelyn” Mavrakis Niehaus, 94, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022, at her home. Born July 15, 1927, in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Al...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Donora Council took action Thursday night to fill several vacancies on various committees, but the lone sitting resident on the police civil service commission was n...

Laura T. Deavers, 73, of Roscoe, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, surrounded by her family at Penn Highlands Hospital in DuBois. She was born in Charleroi on July 11, 1948, daughter of Robert...

Brentney Carpenter of Donora enjoyed the sunshine Thursday evening while playing basketball at the Charleroi Area School District campus. Rainier conditions are expected to return this weekend.

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Cindy Painter of Speers, Kayla Poling of Rostraver Township, holding her 9-month-old son Wyatt, and Brenden Jozefczyk, 17, of Speers took a short rest during th...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com[ Skeptics say Olympus Energy’s Hera Well Pad project could impact the traffic footprint near the Rostraver Ice Garden causing safety concerns. The oil and na...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There are four candidates interested in becoming the next borough manager in Charleroi. Interviews will be conducted April 19 and 22 by members of the personnel comm...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several people who spoke at the Monongahela City Council meeting agree that a recreation board needs to be created for The Mounds. The park — especially its playground...

By MAX ROBINETTE For the MVI Dravosburg leaders discussed issues arising from the planned extension of the Mon Fayette Expressway/Route 43 during a council meeting Tuesday. With construction set to be...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com McKenzie Pritts raced home from first on a pair of errors to score the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning of Yough’s 8-7 victory over visiting Bell...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s better to win ugly than not win at all. Those were the words of wisdom from Frazier softball coach Don Hartman following his Commodores’ 10-0 win over visitin...

Felicia Kruppa, Katie Sokol, Claire Sokol and Victoria Scaramucci, all of Rostraver Township, relaxed at the picnic tables at John DiVirgilio fields in Rostraver Township Tuesday evening.