Jo Yvonne “Jody” Kolich, age 66, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at UPMC Mercy. She resided at Kane Community Living Center in McKeesport. She was born in McKeesport on June 12, 1955. ...

Edmund A. Masci Jr., 68, of Monessen, passed away from natural causes on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born on Oct. 28, 1953, in North Charle-roi, the son of th...

Annalyse Spagnolo, 5, and her sister, Noelle, 11, of Monessen play with newly donated toys Monday evening at Monessen Public Library.

  Terry E. Wagner, age 78, of Buena Vista, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was a retired machinist and fireman for U.S. Steel Clairton Works. A U.S. Navy...

Deborah M. Massey Zadnik, 66, of Monongahela, Forward Township, passed away on Jan. 9, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on July 15, 1955, in Monongahela, daughter of Barbara P...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council is slated to approve its 2022 budget and set the real estate tax millage rate at next week’s meeting.   To read the rest of the story, please see a c...

Thomas Edward “Buck” Bucko, 65, of Finleyville, died peacefully Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in UPMC Shady- side Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born March 28, 1956, in Trenton, N.J., the son of John J. and M...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Nearly 7,000 patients are currently hospitalized in Pennsylvania with COVID-19, and nearly 10% of those patients are using ventilators.   To read the rest of the ...

Frank E. Davis, 62, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Charleroi on March 10, 1959, a son of the late Frank Rawlins and Helen Davi...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Charleroi forced a whopping 48 turnovers, including 26 in the first half of a convincing 54-22 victory over visiting McGuffey in Section 2-3A play Monday night. To r...

Patricia Ann Story, 75, of Elrama, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at AHN Jefferson Hospital. She was born July 23, 1946, in New Eagle, the daughter of George and Catherine Swoger Nakutis. Pat retired fr...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward entered Monday’s section matchup against Southmoreland as one of the top scoring offenses in all of Class 4A.   To read the rest of the story, pl...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The young people at McKeesport Little Theater are set to take audiences on a tour of “wubbulous world” this week. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or su...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Finleyville Food Pantry served a record amount of people in 2021, but director Pat Trumpie said it’s a bittersweet feeling. To read the rest of the story,...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The future site of Monessen City Council meetings has been under consideration as the current city hall doesn’t have enough space as is for a crowd of attendees. ...

  James A. Borne, 75, of Rostraver Township, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Born in Monongahela Hospital on Dec. 25, 1946, he was the son of the late Angelo and Suedel Rhoades Borne. Jim was a 1964 grad...

By the Mon Valley Independent The McKeesport boys basketball team upset highly touted Laurel Highlands early last season. Saturday, the Tigers couldn’t find the same magic. To read the rest of the sto...

On Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, Janet DeLozier, 87, of Rostraver, formerly of Lo-cust Grove, Va., passed away peacefully with family by her side. She was born in Braddock, on July 7, 1934, to the late Glad...

Virgil P. Diamond, 74, of Grindstone, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. He was born on June 3, 1947, in Brownsville, to the late Virgil D. and Helen Simyak Diamond. He was a ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com South Allegheny gained an early edge in the race for the Section 3-3A title Friday night.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley...