Stephen Popelich, 94, of Belle Vernon, formerly of Monessen, passed away on Jan. 31, 2022, in Hallsworth House of Monessen. He was born in Monessen, a son of the late Stephen and Anna Fritz Popelich. ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com One of the most exciting athletes in the area just announced where he’ll continue playing football. Belle Vernon Area quarterback Devin Whitlock announced Thursday...

Clyde W. Qualk, 83, of Coal Center, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. He was born Sunday, Oct. 16, 1938, in Brownsville, son of the late Charles A. and Ruth Sutherland Qualk. Mr. Qu...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department has issued enforcement orders to six local companies that submitted “inadequate” air emissions mitigation plans under the Mon Va...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A pair of Elizabeth Forward football standouts put the pen to the paper Wednesday, ensuring their futures with one of the top programs in the Pennsylvania State Athl...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Grants awarded to Elizabeth Township will go to support the preservation of historical landmarks. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’...

Marilyn Lipp Strotman, 82, of Bunola, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, at home. She retired as a maintenance person for Chemply in Bunola and was a former employee at JCPenney at Century III Ma...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Presleigh Colditz banked in a game-tying three with less than five seconds remaining in regulation and Jenna Dawson hit a go-ahead shot from long range to give the...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Monessen Elementary Center classrooms celebrated Groundhog Day on Tuesday with crafts and other activities. Despite Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow, it didn...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Since the collapse of the Fern Hollow bridge in Pittsburgh, motorists, pedestrians, public transit riders, cyclists and taxpayers across Pennsylvania and the nation ha...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Punxy Phil on Wednesday said winter isn’t going anywhere. And it seems the Groundhog’s Day message of Pennsylvania’s favorite marmot was heard loud and clear by Mother...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Playing a strong brand of defense has often created a winning formula for the Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team. Wednesday night was no different. The Jaguars, ...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports In a matchup that pitted the two of the top offenses in the PSAC, it was defense that was the determining factor late in a contest Wednesday night at the Convocation Center. ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is in the middle of a financial crisis and with another winter storm on the way, the mayor stepped in Wednesday to avoid a potential disaster...

Linda Falorio, 72, of Pittsburgh, passed away on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in her home. She was born on July 1, 1949, in New Eagle, a daughter of the late Domenick and Florence Police Falorio. Linda was ...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Concerns were raised about the Hera pad fracking project at the Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners voting meeting Wednesday. Word must have gotten out...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the past decade, the Charleroi Regional Police Department has called the borough building home free of charge. But, Charleroi council President Paul Pivovarnik w...

By the Mon Valley Independent Members of the Mon Valley Independent Live team traveled to Cal U Wednesday afternoon to speak to professor Jeff Helsel’s Producing Media Messages class about real-life e...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Coming off its second loss of the season, the Belle Vernon Area basketball team started fast and never let up in a dominant effort against visiting Uniontown to cl...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports In the month of January, the Monessen boys’ basketball team was a perfect 9-0. As the calendar flipped to February, it was a different month but the same result for the Greyh...