By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com When snow began to fall Sunday afternoon in the Mon Valley, it didn’t take long for roads to cover.   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subsc...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen has finally secured an interim loan from PNC Bank that will enable the city to start the long-discussed sewage project financed through the USDA. To read...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak is planning to look for a part-time code enforcement officer. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at http://mo...

By the Mon Valley Independent Monessen extended its winning streak to four games with a 63-45 triumph at Beth-Center in a non-section clash Saturday afternoon.   To read the rest of the story, please ...

    Harry William Fisher Sr., age 88, of Dawson, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on Sept. 30, 1933, in Jeanette, a son of John Olive...

By JOE NAPSHA Trib Total Media Animal lovers have come to the rescue of a Rostraver Township woman who lost about a dozen cats early Friday morning when her house, which also served as an animal shelt...

Doris Magiske, 84, of Finleyville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thurs-day, Jan. 13, 2022, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born March 8, 1937, in Elizabeth, a daughter of the l...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is celebrated each year on Jan. 9, but Elizabeth Forward students at Central Elementary School marked the event Friday. To re...

Patricia Louise Semancik Troeger, 81, of Guatemala City, formerly of Belle Ver-non, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Born June 21, 1940, in Belle Vernon, she was the daugh...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Joe Salvino said his team is climbing the ladder, hopefully on its way to peaking when the playoffs begin in about four weeks. To read the rest of the story, pleas...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports At the 4:12 mark of the third quarter, Charleroi’s Will Wagner joined an exclusive club in school history as the senior recorded 1,000-career points Friday night on a breakaw...

Karen E. Ermlich, 83, of Elco, passed on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at UPMC Presbyterian. Born in Elco on June 1, 1938, a daughter of William Barr and Sara Harriet Davenport Kennedy, Karen was a graduat...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents will flock to the store today to buy milk, bread, eggs and other staples. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valle...

Ruth Rizzo, 78, of Bentleyville, formerly of Fayette City, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Promedica Nursing and Rehab, Whitehall. She was born Nov. 26, 1943, in Charleroi, daughter of Lawrence ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson head coach Dom DeCicco admits he sees each and every section game as a must win.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mo...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI South Allegheny School District school directors and students were honored during the first board meeting of the year. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Satu...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com For the second time in two years, Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services has to say goodbye to one of its own way too soon. Randy Margarcelli, 56, a longtime pa...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Public Library is celebrating a milestone birthday. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-314-0035...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s new mayor has revised the city’s 2022 budget and it will be introduced in two weeks. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon V...

Thomas Panepinto, 70, of Pittsburgh, passed away on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, after courageously battling pancreatic cancer. Tom is survived by his wife, Dyann Redlich Panepinto and son, Nicholas Panepin...