Derrick “G” Maxwell Dixon, 35, of Monongahela formerly of Monessen, passed away peacefully on Dec. 28, 2022, at Jefferson Hills Manor in Clairton following a lengthy illness. He was born on Dec. 2, 19...

Walter J. “Wawa” Freidhof Jr., 77, formerly of Long Branch and Monessen, passed away on Jan. 2, 2023, at South Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Canonsburg. He was born on April 8, 1945, son...

Louis William Gephart, dedicated husband, loving father and grandfather, brother, friend and resident of Elizabeth Township, passed away on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, surrounded by his beloved wife and da...

Mary “Bobbie” Leezer, 65, of Carroll Township, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Aug. 28, 1957, in New Eagle, daughter of the late Robert and Maxine Ritch...

William McLaren Monro Jr., 91, of Allison Park (Terrace Place at Vincentian), formerly of Rostraver Township, died peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at AHN Wexford Hospital. Bill was born on Marc...

Andrew S. “Heads” Pinasko, 89, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in his home. Son of the late John and Mary Kobal Pinasko, he was born in Monessen on Feb. 5, 1933. Formerly of Mone...

Jean J. Sawich Ripepi, 91, of Monongahela, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in the Mon Valley Care Center. Born May 2, 1931, in Monessen, she was the daughter of John and Katherine Mazepa Sawich. ...

Lawrence L. Yohe, 75, of Washington, Pa., formerly of Ginger Hill, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Washington Hospital. He was born Feb. 26, 1947, in Washington, son of Marcus G. and Martha “Mary Ann” ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The new year didn’t get off to a good start for the Ringgold girls basketball team Monday. The Rams, still playing without primary ball-handler Angelina Massey, co...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Avonworth ran away with a 52-12 victory at South Allegheny on Monday night to open up Section 2-3A play. The Lopes (5-4, 1-0) were able to overwhelm the Gladiators (4-...

By the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward kicked off the new year in impressive fashion Monday. The Warriors (7-3, 3-0) opened 2023 with a run-away win on the road inside the Scotties’ gymnasium...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Glassport American Legion dove into the new year Sunday with its fourth annual Polar Bear Plunge. Legion members and residents closed their eyes, held their bre...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A handful of local police departments have received grants to help keep their communities safe. Before Christmas, Gov. Tom Wolf announced $170 million in grants that...

By Maddie Aiken Trib Total Media If you have an outstanding balance with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, now is the time to pay up. On Monday, a new state law went into effect that suspends the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Christmas Day may have come and gone, but the folks at Auberle in McKeesport are still feeling the holiday spirit. Late last week, the social services organization, ba...

By Peg Luketic McKeesport Community Newsroom Derek Eastman, a 19-year-old McKeesport High School graduate, loves volunteering for the food bank at Mission Agape, something he’s done for three hours ev...

Louis William Gephart, dedicated husband, loving father and grandfather, brother, friend and resident of Elizabeth Twp., passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022 surrounded by his beloved wife and dau...