John Nicholas Kurty, 74, of Charleroi, passed away on Dec. 30, 2021, in his home. Born in Charleroi on Jan. 3, 1947, John is the son of the late Frank and Rose Schlinski Kurty. John served his country...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com This week, Charleroi welcomed in a new mayor and two new council members while another councilman unexpectedly said goodbye.   To read the rest of the story, plea...

Walter R. Sepic, 75, lifelong Daisytown resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. He was the loving husband of Karen L. Bell Sepic; beloved son of the late George and Anna Golmitz Sep...

By CHASITY M. CAPASSO For the MVI The Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners reorganized Monday, swearing in three new elected officials before holding its first business meeting of the year.   To ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The PIAA released classification numbers obtained from local high schools and a number of teams will find themselves moving up and down in classification in variou...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team used a total team effort, dialed up from long range and laid a claim to first place in Section 3-4A. To read the rest o...

By the Mon Valley Independent Charleroi held a 21-13 edge at halftime but couldn’t hold on, suffering a 44-39 loss at the hands of Waynesburg Central in Section 2-3A play Monday night.   To read the r...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com What a difference two years can make. While this January’s reorganization meeting in Monessen also involved the turnover of two key positions, this time no one wa...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Donora’s newest council members and mayor were sworn into office Monday afternoon. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 7...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Like many other municipal government bodies across Pennsylvania, McKeesport city council reorganized Monday night. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of ...

By CHASITY M. CAPASSO For the MVI The City of Monongahela held its first meeting of the new year Monday morning. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent, c...

By Renatta Signorini Trib Total Media Holly B. Vadella of Rostraver Township spent New Year’s Eve at her mother’s house watching television before insisting not long after midnight that she needed to ...

Barbara Mae Boris Chaybin, 83, of Rostraver Township, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Born in Fellsburg on Jan. 28, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Myrtle Conner Boris. A homemaker, Barb ...

Barbara A. Davis, 80, of Donora, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at Penn Highlands Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born in North Charleroi, on Sept. 3, 1941, daughter of the late Andrew an...

Edna Frances Fleming, 92 ½, of Belle Vernon, formerly of Connellsville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at home. Born May 25, 1929, in Pennsville, Pa., she was the daughter of late Lt. Col. Earl C...

Betty Ellen Yoki Frow, 75, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at the Faidley House, Monongahela. She was born in Monessen, on March 22, 1946, daughter of the late John Wayne Yoki ...

Marie “Mert” Greco Palucis, 87, of Donora, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 12, 1934, daughter of the late James and ...

Charles Barton Pitner, 64, of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Born in Moundsville, W.Va., on Jan. 10, 1957, he was the son of the late Richard and Patricia Jo Richmond Pitner. Charles w...

Michael J. Spadafore, 83, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday Dec. 30, 2021, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born on Jan. 15, 1938, in North Charleroi, son of the late Alfred L. and...

Holly Coulson Vadella, 59, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. The daughter of the late Thomas J. Coulson, who died on Aug. 7, 2017, and Dolores Busch Coulson, who survives a...