By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports After a slow start, the Monessen girls’ basketball team came out strong in the second quarter and brought the halftime deficit to 10 points against Section 2-A rival West Gre...

Anna Casperson Sowa Williams, 97, of Forward Township, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, at Grandview Estates in Elizabeth Township. She retired after 33 years as a clerk and typist for the West...

Albert Jefferson Weathers Jr., 83, of Monessen, passed away on Jan. 4, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born on May 5, 1938, to the late Albert and Mary Sekino Weathers in Homestead...

Cousins Lazer Glasser and Bella Carroto cheered on Ringgold’s Lorenzo Glasser Wednesday evening as the Rams hosted South Park.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen appears to be broke. According to Mayor Ron Mozer, only $9,100 was left in the general fund when he took office Monday. To read the rest of t...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There was no letdown for the Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team after Monday’s win over Southmoreland.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of T...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Salt and plow trucks across the region were getting ready for action Wednesday. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Thursday’s Mon Valley Independent, ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com At a special meeting Dec. 29, White Oak Council, failed to pass a budget for 2022. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Thursday’s Mon Valley Independen...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Wednesday’s game between Ringgold and South Park figured to be an emotional one.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Thursday’s Mon Valley Independent, ca...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Port Vue council took steps to address blight in the community during this week’s reorganization meeting. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Thursday’s Mon Va...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The Cal U men’s basketball team led by as many as 17 points in the first half before taking a 9-point edge into halftime against rival IUP Wednesday night.   To read...

These Charleroi Area High School fans wore their favorite jerseys to the boys basketball game Tuesday against Waynesburg. In front, from left, are Rece Eddy, Chase Kossar, Hannah Keranko, Hunter Kossa...

Dolores C. Tegnelia, 91, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Jefferson Hospital. She was born on Sept. 5, 1930, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Antonio and Mary Ansel...

William D. “Bill” Bloom, 60, of McKeesport, formerly of Curwensville, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Jefferson Hospital. Born July 16, 1961, in Clearfield, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles F. S...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Standing in the shadow of a statue of President John F. Kennedy at the McKeesport park where JFK once addressed the city during a tour of the Mon Valley, state Rep. Au...

Kimberly Faye Heffran, 59, formerly of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Mon Valley Hospital. A daughter of the late Richard H. and Beverly Brewer Heffran, she was b...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Charleroi head coach Bill Wiltz wanted to see his team hit the glass in Tuesday’s section opener against Waynesburg, especially after their last outing against Bel...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There are issues in Monessen related to collection of trash and dumpsters at businesses. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley Ind...

  After a long battle with breast cancer, Kitty went to be with our Lord on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. She was born on Dec. 31, 1950, daughter of the late Thomas and Jean Nix Hess of Belle Vernon. She was...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports The Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team had to knock off the defensive rust Tuesday night in its Section 3-4A matchup with Southmoreland after the holiday break. To read t...