By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth School District is purchasing $227,000 in Apple computers for students, faculty and administrators. At a voting meeting Wednesday, the EF schoo...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area School Board found their man to take over the Cougars football program. Mark Gambino, most recently an assistant coach on Mike Collodi’s staff a...

Natalie Bowser, 3, enjoyed the spring-like weather Tuesday afternoon at the Monessen City Park playground. She was there with her mother, Lauren Bowser of Monessen.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Custodial staff members were honored for their hard work and dedication during a Charleroi Area School Board meeting Tuesday night. To read the rest of the story, pl...

Donald Bell, 95, of Perryopolis, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022. A son of the late Charles and Kate Karcesky Bell, he was born in Fayette City on March 13, 1927. A veteran of the U.S. Navy Seab...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Playing Cal U for the fourth time this season, IUP head coach Joe Lombardi said he had to come up with a way for his Crimson Hawks to be the hunter, to chase the V...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com John Morgan has been dealing in used furniture and antiques for more than 20 years on Rostraver Road. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wed...

By Jeff Oliver MVI Sports Amy Gumbert’s first year as girls basketball coach at McKeesport has certainly been a memorable one. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valle...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Inspired by a recent fire at a McKeesport public works garage, council in White Oak — McKeesport’s neighboring municipality — last month directed its engineer to look ...

Charles W. Rauscher, 81, of Belle Vernon, passed away March 13, 2022, in his home. He was born Dec. 6, 1940, in Charleroi, son of the late Maynard and Ruth Rauscher. An automobile enthusiast from a ve...

Ken “Barney” Sivek passed away on March 1, 2022, at Largo Medical Center, Florida, with family by his side. He was born on March 13, 1955, son of Andrew and Evelyn Sivek, who preceded him in death. Al...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The high school band and cheerleaders at South Allegheny did their part to get the student body pumped Tuesday as the boys basketball team heads to the PIAA 3A quarter...

For the Mon Valley Independent Six members of the Thunderbird Powerlifting team added to its record book Sunday at the Ohio/Pennsylvania State Championships in Youngstown, Ohio.   To read the rest of ...

Students at Frazier Elementary Center celebrated Pi Day (3-14) Monday by taking part in a fundraiser. The PTO sold whipped cream “pies” to be thrown at teachers and staff. The organization sold 2,337 ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak’s borough manager told council Monday that PennDOT hasn’t provided an official projection for the reopening of a portion of Lincoln Way. To read the rest of ...

By the MVI California University of Pennsylvania faculty offered their perspectives on the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a panel discussion Monday. To read the rest of the story, please see a cop...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com While Charleroi Borough Council claims it has not received any reimbursement as promised for a portion of Joe Manning’s salary when he served as borough manager, the...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Olympus Energy wants permission to drill less than 1,000 feet from homes near the Rostraver Ice Garden. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of T...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Cal U men’s basketball team is ready for Round 4 against rival IUP Tuesday. This time, though, there is more at stake than the previous three meetings. To read...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports Looking at tapes of Wednesday’s foe in the PIAA 3A quarterfinals, South Allegheny coach Tony DiCenzo wasn’t sure if he was getting to play a football game or basketball game....