Mark A. Sosnak, 56, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Preceding him in death are his son, Jordan Sosnak; and his dad, Anthony “Je...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Both California and Bentworth’s boys basketball teams have been fighting and scrapping for the final playoff spot out of Section 4-2A over the last couple of weeks. To read t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monessen building that has been the center of dozens and dozens of “should they or shouldn’t they” demolition arguments dating back many years has seemingly s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania’s attorney general made a trip to the Mon Valley on Thursday to talk about the success of the Strategic Response Team policing effort in McKeesport. To re...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Coal trucks continue to create problems for Donora residents.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-314-003...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward will have an esports arena and a dedicated play space for its newest Warriors squad within months.   To read the rest of the story, please ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Ringgold administrators have asked the school board to consider altering the district’s policy on mask wearing and quarantining.   To read the rest of the story, pleas...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the first time in five years, the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball picked up a season sweep of their rivals to the south. To read the rest of the story, plea...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com California senior Kendelle Weston became the sixth girls player in program history to score 1,000 career points in a 64-35 Section 2-2A victory over visiting Frazier...

By the Mon Valley Independent Serra Catholic ran wild through Section 2-2A, wrapping up an unbeaten section slate and claiming the section title with a 52-44 win over Seton LaSalle. To read the rest o...

Lamont D. Byrd, 62, departed this life on Feb. 3, 2022. Lamont was a Private 1st Class Marine and a coal miner at Consol Energy. Lamont was preceded in death by his parents, Christopher C. Byrd and Yv...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area pitcher and first baseman Andrew Sokol isn’t sure what his course of study will be when he gets to college, but one thing is for certain. Basebal...

Kenneth “Archie” Arthur Miriello, 77, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 8, 2022, at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital after battling COVID-19 for the past year. Kenneth hailed from Swissvale and h...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent David Williams of Monessen took advantage of the sunshine and warmest temperatures the Mon Valley has seen in awhile to walk his 9-year-old dog, Tao, at Monesse...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Information regarding a previously confidential personnel issue that Charleroi Council voted on following a closed-door session last month has been made public, but ...

Ross Myron Ackinclose, 79, of Jefferson Township, Fayette City, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Penn Highlands, Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Oct. 18, 1942, in Charleroi, son of Roscoe Ackinc...

Dolores “Dolly” Rozzi, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Stockdale, passed away peacefully on Feb. 4, 2022, at her home in Huntington, W.Va. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Victoria Rozzi. ...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Despite a flat start on offense and one of its lowest scoring quarters of the season in the second, the Monessen girls basketball squad started the second half with an 8-0 sp...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monongahela council on Wednesday made multiple decisions related to staffing. Council unanimously agreed to hire two part-time police officers. Chief Kevin Harris said...

By Jeff Himler Trib Total Media Westmoreland County has 143 state-inspected bridges that are rated in poor condition and will need maintenance work, if they haven’t already been closed. PennDOT lists ...