Dolly DeMillion Gaudio was born in Monessen on Feb. 24, 1932, the daughter of John L. and Ruth DeMillion. She passed away with her family at her side on Aug. 16, 2022. She was a life-long resident of ...

Evan Cook, a senior from Sutersville, practices a kick flip on a skateboard in front of the Vulcan statue at the PennWest campus quad in California Monday afternoon. First-year and transfer students w...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area school board members are urging people to apply for substitute bus and van driver positions for the upcoming school year. To read the rest of ...

Alfred E. “Al” Garde, 94, of New Eagle, formerly of Donora, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at his home, with his loving family by his side. He was born June 27, 1928, in Donora, son of the late Timothy...

Eva Lynn McCracken, 83, of Whittier, Calif., died peacefully at her home on Aug. 2, 2022. She was born on Feb. 13, 1939, in Charleroi, Pa., daughter of the late Virginia and Vernon Pfile. After the de...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With paving underway for the first time in several years in North Charleroi, some residents have concerns about roads that did not make the first phase of the projec...

Thomas William Repasky Sr., 86, of Forward Township (Riverhill), Monongahela, died peacefully at home with family by his side, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. He was born Oct. 14, 1935, in Forward Township, so...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Borough engineers believe Charleroi got off easy after receiving notice that the Department of Environmental Protection was missing needed MS4 documentation from mor...

Daniel S. Kordich, 68, of Perryopolis, passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, at Uniontown Hospital. Born Jan. 9, 1954, in Brownsville, he was the son of the late Daniel T. and Carmella Lombardo Kordich. ...

Charles “Charlie” Buzalka, 80, of Jefferson Township, passed away Aug. 8, 2022. Born April 4, 1942, in Floreffe, he was the son of the late Martin and Catherine Cibula Buzalka. In addition to his pare...

By Joe Augustine For the Mon Valley Independent There are more than 143,000 students and families across Pennsylvania who have chosen a public charter school, according to Families United for Charter ...

By Jeff Oliver MVI Sports Before Jack Kelley took over as volleyball coach at South Allegheny four years ago, the Gladiators were not much of a force in the sport. However, times have changed under Ke...

Janice Calderone, 86, of Coal Center, formerly of Greensburg, died on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Grandview Estates of Elizabeth. Born in Monessen on Dec. 1, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Raymo...

Olivia Kostelac of North Charleroi enjoys a meatball sub from the Italy booth at the Festival of Nations on Saturday at the Charleroi campus of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish.  

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi leaders have given authority to the solicitor and borough manager to explore the process of right-sizing council.   To read the rest of the story, please s...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council voted unanimously to buy a purchase-order software system in an effort to improve its record keeping with an eye toward reining in spending ...

Amy Lynn Wallace, 47, of Liberty Borough, formerly of Elizabeth Township, passed away at home with her family by her side on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. She was born Oct. 14, 1974, in McKeesport and was th...

By Christine Haines For the MVI It was a wedding 37 years in the making, forged from friendship and designed to last a lifetime — qualities befitting marriage to a blacksmith. There were, in fact, 10 ...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Todd Sharman took to the stage Saturday holding a red Rickenbacker guitar and dressed in black boots, blue jeans, a blue patterned dress shirt, a black ve...

William R. ‘’Bill’’ Hannan Jr., 73, of Rostraver Township, died suddenly on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Born in Connellsville on Sept. 22, 1948, he was the son of the late William R. Hannan Sr. and was als...