James Michael Morgan, 65, of Donora, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at Allegheny General Hospital. He was born in North Charleroi on May 18, 1956, a son of the late James and Marjorie Patterso...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District’s board room on Wednesday felt like an unruly classroom where the teacher couldn’t get control. To read the rest of the story, please s...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Shop owners in downtown Elizabeth are mixing things up in order to make room for future growth. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s ...

Agnes Ann Kurtz, 91, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully in her own home on Jan. 26, 2022, with her family by her side. Born in Grindstone on Nov. 17, 1930, Agnes is the daughter of the late Martin a...

Rita Claire (Tedesco) Urko, 93, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at her home in Carroll Township, Pa., with her loving son Keith by her side. She was born Sept. 18, 1928, in Philadelphia, the daughter of t...

Patricia Jaycox Shaw, 96, of Mount Vernon, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 24, 2022. She was born March 17, 1925, in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late H. Melvin Jaycox and Agatha (Vol...

Russell Allen Madden, 67, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on Jan. 23, 2022, at St. Clair Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh on Feb. 17, 1954, Russell is the son of Frank and the late JoAnne (Abbott) Ma...

Anthony “Tony” Kenney, 54, of Monessen, departed this life Jan. 22, 2022. He was born May 19, 1967, the son of Judith Kenney. A 1985 graduate of Monessen High School, Tony had a love for people and wa...

Doris Faye Houseman, 93, of Smithton, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. She was born Sept. 17, 1928, a daughter of the late Raymond and Arena (Grimes) Edwards. Doris was a member of Smith Nazarene Church...

Mary Lou Crane, 86, of California, Pa., died Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. She was born Saturday, Dec. 14, 1935, in Jamestown, N.Y., a daughter of the late Howard S. and Iva M. (Grimshaw) Moore. Mary Lou was...

Theodore C. Caramela, 79, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Born in North Charleroi on Aug. 14, 1942, he was the son of the late Ted and Constance (Cardinale) Caramela. Ted was a t...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent It’s warm and cozy inside the Monessen Senior Center where Maryann Tineri, Cathy Clark and Betty McLaughlin enjoyed a game of cards, coffee and each other’s com...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A team from an oil and natural gas company appeared before the Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners Wednesday to outline their plan for accessing a prop...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com At least one dozen different proposed maps of Pennsylvania’s congressional district boundaries have been given to a statewide court to consider beginning today. As G...

BY JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For now, Pennsylvania Coach Lines will continue to be McKeesport Area School District’s transportation provider. But that’s almost guaranteed to change after the end o...

By RYAN DETO Trib Total Media The Port Authority of Allegheny County has received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to provide planning for development along the possible extension of th...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com After nearly three years, Fallowfield Township supervisors are almost ready to put Fox Stop Road repairs out for bid. During a business meeting Wednesday, those in a...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area’s girls basketball team will head into tonight’s critical section matchup at Southmoreland riding a wave of momentum following a “huge” non-secti...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A power outage in the city of Monessen provided quite a few challenges as the Greyhounds’ girls basketball team hosted Fort Cherry Wednesday night. The power inside ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area boys head coach Joe Salvino knew his team wasn’t going to face Yough’s Terek Crosby in their section matchup Tuesday. But even with the Cougars m...