By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Charleroi boys soccer team is ready to kick off its season in a new classification and without the school’s all-time leading goal scorer. But if opponents are ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Amid pandemic restrictions and precautions, International Village was canceled in 2020 for the first time in its history. It returned last year with COVID-19 mitigatio...

Mary J. Colosimo, 97, Homosassa, Fla., and formerly of North Charleroi, passed away on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Born in Sunnyside on May 6, 1925, she was the daughter of William and Anne Josephine MacLen...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Olympus Energy’s attorney said that the company rested its case after last night’s Rostraver Township Zoning Board hearing. The hearing featured locals to the H...

William “Billy” Gillingham III, 74, of Speers, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in North Strabane Rehab and Wellness Center. Billy was born on March 19, 1948, to the late Estella Ann Gallagher ...

Martha Timoshenko Williams went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by her family, on Aug. 9, 2022. She was born on Nov. 21, 1922, in Donora. She was the daughter of the late Xenia and Sergei Timoshe...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesporters tend to beam with pride when they mention the name Swintayla “Swin” Cash. She’s a basketball star who holds two Olympic gold medals, was a four-time WNBA...

By Joseph Augustine For the Mon Valley Independent He’s only 25, but Anthony Mattie is making a name for himself as a leader within the McDonald’s corporation. Mattie, general manager of the McDonald’...

For the Mon Valley Independent Hola from Peru! Peru is the 10th country I have been to this summer and it was my first time in South America. Since Peru is below the equator, it is technically winter ...

William P. Neil, 94, of California, Pa., died Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. He was born Friday, Feb. 17, 1928, in California, Pa., a son of the late James and Mabel Castell Neil. He was a member of the Monong...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s International Village kicked off Tuesday night, and a few gray clouds couldn’t keep the masses from lining up for their favorite worldly fare or dancing t...

Richard James D’Antonio, 84, of Bentleyville, passed away Monday afternoon, Aug. 8, 2022, at Jefferson Hospital. He was born July 14, 1938, in Monessen, son of the late Fred D’Antonio and Pasqualina V...

Harriet E. Douglass, 80, of Elizabeth, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Born in Elizabeth on Sept. 1, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Henrietta Gregg Gamble. Harriet’s family and her exten...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Due to the current state of EMS services in North Belle Vernon, the borough has decided to opt out of a dual response system. After an executive session of more than...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com After spending her freshman year at Division I Towson University, Kailey Larcinese is coming back home to the Mon Valley.   Larcinese, a 2021 Elizabeth Forward gradu...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District hired a new district guidance counselor during a special meeting before Tuesday’s work session. The board unanimously approved...

Regina Stewart Wozniak, of Belle Vernon, went to her glory on her 97th birthday, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, with her daughter and grandson, Colin, by her side.  The daughter of the late Ted and Mabel Drisc...

John E. Seman, 81, of Coal Center, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at Baldwin Health Center. Born in Perryopolis on Jan. 11, 1941, he was the son of John and Irene Toth Seman. John was a member...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County has planned its first fall concert series, which will feature bands performing in four county parks — including two in the Mon Valley. The concer...

Hey basketball fans from Washington DC! For a dedicated WNBA fan like me, you would think that only going to two games in a summer would be disappointing, but I don’t have a thing to complain about af...