By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “If we all would give, this would be a beautiful place to live. You have to give back to your community. You can’t keep taking without giving something back.” Those ar...

Gloria L. Condupa, 91, of Perry Township, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, at Laurel Ridge Center, Uniontown. She was born Aug. 5, 1930, a daughter of the late William H. and Edith Boyd Lynn. She was forme...

John “Bucky” “Uncle Buck” Kendall Jr. of Washington, Pa., formerly of Elco, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at Washington Hospital. He was born in Elco on July 21, 1948, son of the late John an...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With more than 25 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in the California Area School District, new revisions to the health and safety plan are now in place. To read ...

By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports Connellsville girls basketball coach Shawna Little called her team’s six-point setback to Ringgold earlier this season one of the most devastating losses of her coaching ...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The Eden Park Roller Rink in McKeesport has a special place in the memories of many local residents.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley...

Edna Mae Rook, 89, of Buena Vista, passed away Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. She was born June 15, 1932, in Frank and was the daughter of the late Christ and Annie Elizabeth Thompson Winkelvoss. She is survi...

Claudia McFeely and Xzavier Wergin of Dunlevy decorate snowman cookies Saturday at a Snow Ball party at His Place Coffee, Community and More in Monessen.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen needs a city administrator. Mayor Ron Mozer has been acting in that capacity since his inauguration and said he can’t keep doing it. To read the rest of ...

By CHASITY M. CAPASSO For the MVI In 2016, 45 Centers of Excellence were established throughout Pennsylvania by the Wolf administration with the goal of helping Pennsylvania residents who suffer from ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After months of discussion at meetings, White Oak council last week entered into a new animal control contract. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subs...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com California Area Superintendent Dr. Laura Jacob will bear the cold and take a leap for her students next month. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or sub...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Right before the end of the halftime break in a three-point game between Elizabeth Forward and Belle Vernon Area, Warriors head coach Krystal Gibbs acknowledged the ...

By the Mon Valley Independent While some may see it as a surprise, there’s no doubt who the top team in Section 4-2A is. Monessen rolled through a perfect first half of the section slate with a domina...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports Coaches who face rebuilding jobs usually take over programs that have long been downtrodden or at least have been in a skid that has lasted three or four seasons. To read the...

Kathy Lynne Burnisky, 59, of Greensburg, formerly of Finleyville, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in her home. She was born Dec. 4, 1962, in New Eagle, a daughter of the late Alfred J. and Marion E. Rhode...

The Belle Vernon Area cheerleaders played musical chairs during halftime of Friday’s boys basketball game against Mt. Pleasant. Senior Mia Laux won and junior Gwen Duranti was the runner-up.

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Heading into its Section 4-3A showdown with Brentwood, the Charleroi boys basketball team had six of its 13 games this season decided by 11 points or less.   To read the rest...

Linda Elaine Hofmann, 72, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Born in Mount Pleasant on June 9, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Thomas O. and Ruth W. Hamilton Yoder. Linda was a ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Adversity is something the Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team has had to face all season long. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon...