By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com For a small community, Monongahela has certainly been featured in quite a number of documentaries, thanks in large part to the talent of two Emmy-winning Ringgold...

For the MVI The rain didn’t hold back more than 30 people in attendance Saturday as the Smithton-based Lt. Wayne S. Forsythe American Legion gathered to dedicate Legion Park in honor of David “Reed” K...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Healing Bridges recently hired two coordinators in response to an uptick in demand for behavioral health services. According to a press release, demand for beha...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Charleroi’s season came to an end on Saturday afternoon as the Cougars fell to McConnellsburg, 1-0, in the PIAA Class 1A quarterfinals at Somerset Area High School. Th...

By the Mon Valley Independent California secured its 18th consecutive winning season with a 31-7 victory over East Stroudsburg Saturday at Adamson Stadium.   The Vulcans (6-5) relied on two touchdown ...

John “Jack” L. Fotheringham Sr., 99, of Presbyterian Senior Care, passed away peacefully Nov. 10, 2022, with his loving daughter at his side. Jack was born Nov. 26, 1922, in Connelsville, the son of t...

Fans endured a downpour Friday night to watch Thomas Jefferson host Latrobe in the WPIAL football playoffs.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The rum-tum of an entrance cadence played by student drummer Austin Trimble filled the air as a Vietnam veteran carried the American flag, posting it with a salute nex...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Monessen resident accused the Mon Valley Independent of being “in the pocket” of city council and the mayor at this week’s meeting. Pino Cianflone has at times ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Authority of the Borough of Charleroi has no interest in selling — and its board has taken action to solidify that stance.   In recent weeks, Charleroi Borough C...

By the MVI Architecture and design lovers — and anyone who has ever wanted to take a peek inside some of the Mon Valley’s most beautiful homes and landmarks — are invited to the annual “Homes for the ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com All the talk this week was red wave or blue wave. But all No. 9 East Allegheny saw was a green wave Friday on “The Beach” at James Weir Stadium. Top-seeded Belle V...

By GEORGE GUIDO Trib Total Media Usually, 12 fumbles isn’t the recipe for a victory. But McKeesport had built a big lead in the heavy rainfall Friday night before the fumble-itis set in. The Tigers sc...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the first time in more than a decade, Shady Side Academy is heading to the WPIAL semifinals.   The No. 6 Bulldogs played stout defense and made big plays when th...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Bill Cherpak’s Thomas Jefferson program tends to play its best football during playoff season, and that was the case on Friday night as he earned his 300th career vict...

By JEFF OLIVER For MVI Sports Ryan Rimsek has been around the fight game for longer than he would like to remember. The Donora native spent a lot of time teaching and training young fighters and mixed...

By Mitch Montani Trib Total Media Bishop Canevin outlasted Clairton at a rain-soaked Dormont Stadium Friday night.   The top-seeded Crusaders battled the remnants of Hurricane Nicole en route to beati...

Marianne L. Turcheck, 60, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Born in Uniontown on Feb. 5, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Vivian Mueseler Lucy. A homemaker, Marianne...

Lori Eileen Huber, 65, of Fallowfield Township, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on Nov. 10, 2022. Born in North Charleroi on April 6, 1957, Lori was the daughter of t...

Ronald Lee Taylor, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Born on April 6, 1937, he was the son of the late Ford C. and Sarah E. Porter Taylor. Ron was born...