William Stupar, 15, of Charleroi, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, as a result of a trucking accident in Dauphin County. Born on Dec. 21, 2007, he was the son of the late Greg Stupar and Nathasha...

John “Bud” Martinet McGinley, 97, of Clearwater Beach, Fla., formerly of Charleroi and Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla. He was born in Char...

Ada Isadora Moffett, 97, of McKeesport, died on Jan. 24, 2023. She was born in Mc-Keesport on July 5, 1925 and is the daughter of the late Thomas Pearson and Permilla C. Divens. Ada was preceded in de...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The last time Greensburg Central Catholic and Serra Catholic met, the Centurions managed to escape with a slim 72-70 win on Dec. 20.   Tuesday night’s rematch featur...

Larnell Ferguson, Nalani Ferguson, Kymani Ferguson and Ernestine Ellis enjoyed Monessen’s girls basketball game Tuesday evening.  

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Westmoreland County judge wondered if he should order Rostraver Township officials to behave like adults and treat each other with respect as he denied a commis...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mary Altemara is the newest member of North Charleroi Council. During a special meeting Tuesday, Altemara was unanimously appointed to fill the council vacancy left ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Monessen girls basketball team forced 19 turnovers in the first half, but Greyhounds head coach Janine Vertacnik still didn’t think her team played well early ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Elizabeth residents voiced a desire to close Plum Street to car traffic for the summer during Tuesday’s council meeting. Elizabeth Area Development Corporation ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com On the heels of being named Allegheny CleanWays partner of the year for 2022, the City of McKeesport is celebrating being recognized by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Ea...

Paulette Radock, 75, of Belle Vernon, passed away at Family Hospice Canter-bury Place in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, of pancreatic cancer. She was born Oct. 11, 1947, in Pittsburgh, the daug...

Wesley Dale Rager Sr., 90, of Brownsville, passed away at his home on Sun-day, Jan. 22, 2023. Born in Fredericktown on Jan. 1, 1933, he was the son of Albert Dale and Mildred Ruth Scholz Rager. Wesley...

Margaret I. Soltis Roe, 86, of Monessen, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, at UPMC Family Hospice, Pittsburgh. Born Aug. 8, 1936, in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late Micha...

Dolores “Dolly” Seykoski, 90, of Monessen, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Woodhaven Care Center, Monroeville, with her loving family by her side. She was born on Feb. 7, 1932, in Monessen, t...

John E. Yantek Sr., 87, formerly of Bentleyville, passed away on Sunday, Jan 22, 2023, at Heritage Manor Brentwood. Born in Fallowfield Township on April 27, 1935, he was a son of John R. and Sue Hlav...

W. Robert Zaph, of State College, Pa., passed away at the age of 79 on Jan. 15, 2023. He was the son of the late Eleanor King Crawford Carson. Bob was predeceased by his wife, Kate O’Keeffe Zaph, and ...

Andrew J. Zeletski, 74, of Fayette City, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born May 2, 1948, in New Eagle, son of An-drew and Lucille Benney Zeletski. Andre...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Monessen’s lengthy win streak has reached 15 games.   And Lorenzo Gardner is a big reason why.   The junior standout poured in a game-high 16 points and hit a pair o...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon forced 24 first-half turnovers and held host Ringgold scoreless as the Leopards cruised to a 71-24 win to sweep the season matchups from their rivals ...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Belle Vernon Area wrestling program will hold the first induction into the BVA Wrestling Hall of Fame on Wednesday with two members making up the inaugural class. Lon...