Olga Homas Cieply, age 94, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 24, 2022. Born in Monessen on Dec. 27, 1927, a daughter of the late John and Catherine Chomosh Homas, she was a graduate of Monessen High S...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Zion Moore poured in a game-high 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to put Ringgold right back in the Section 1-5A playoff race thanks to a 62-43 win over visiting ...

Sophia “Sally” Choban Kosh, 99, of Monessen, passed peacefully in her sleep Jan. 25, 2022, at Mon Valley Care Center in Monongahela. Beloved daughter of John and Anna Choban, she was born in Monessen ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com When the body of 6-month-old Archer Hollis was discovered wrapped in blankets, stuffed into a plastic crate and hidden behind new drywall in his parents’ bedroom,...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic and Clairton have been trending in opposite directions this season. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Independ...

Michael Anthony Fincik II, 45, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, after a short illness. Born in Monongahela on Sept. 26, 1976, he was the son of Michael A. Sr. and Mary E. Sones Finci...

By CHRISTINE HAINES For the MVI Most essay contests are for students, but a Rostraver Township resident is opening up a contest to all readers of the Mon Valley Independent , regardless of age, in mem...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports After a cold-shooting performance in the second quarter, the Charleroi boys’ basketball team started to chip away the lead in the third period and then played its best quarte...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The road to a section title in Section 3-4A will once again travel through Alverton after the Southmoreland girls pulled away from Belle Vernon Thursday night. To ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com South Allegheny suffered its first section loss after letting a late lead slip away Thursday. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Both Charleroi and Waynesburg’s girls basketball teams were coming off big wins earlier this week heading into their Section 2-3A showdown Thursday night. To read the rest of...

Lucy J. Gondak, 88, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. A daughter of the late Malcolm and Hilda Lapson Russell, she was born Sept. 6, 1933, in Monongahela. Living most...

By JEREMY SELLEW & PAUL SCHOFIELD jsellew@yourmvi.com, Trib Total Media Charleroi will be looking for a new athletic director and football coach after Brady Barbero tendered his resignation early this...

  Richard J. Simak, age 89, of McKeesport, died Jan. 19, 2022, at The Palms Senior Living Center. Born May 11, 1932, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Andrew and Daisy Danica Zagar Simak; and ...

Timothy “Timmy” Artemas Smith, 49, of Greensburg, departed to be with the King on Jan. 17, 2022. He was born on July 18, 1972, in Pittsburgh, the son of Shelva Smith and James Dickerson of Charleroi. ...

Pauline DeRose, 89, of Monessen, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. She was born Sept. 28, 1932, in German Township, the daughter of Frank and Frances Minutula DeBartolo. Pauline ...

Robert Joseph Rathway, 81, formerly of Perryopolis, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. A son of the late Joseph and Mary Sofranko Rathway, he was born in Perryopolis on Dec.13, 1940...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The recent sub-freezing weather in the Mon Valley has caused emergency water-line breaks, frozen pipes and other issues. To read the rest of the story, please see a ...

Mark Jonathan Magone passed away unexpectedly from an apparent cardiac event in his family home on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. Mark was born on Aug. 7, 1955, in Monongahela Memorial Hospital...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Mayor Ron Mozer said Thursday night that he has no intention of letting the city enter into Act 47 status for financially distressed municipalities. To r...