By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Students and faculty of the Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny (YSGA) Charter School gathered this week to celebrate “A Turkish Night with a Spanish Twist.” The event represe...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Ringgold School District administrators held their mid-year review Wednesday, detailing the successes and shortcomings of the district’s post-pandemic curriculu...

Dr. William E. Beck passed away on Jan. 5, 2023. He was born and raised in Monessen, Pa., on Oct. 4, 1937, to the late Peter and Stephanie Beck. He was a graduate of Monessen High School. He attended ...

Romaine Joseph Trevellyn Howell Sr., 76, was called home on Jan. 18, 2023, surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home. Romaine was born on Oct. 27, 1946, in Daisytown, to the late Robe...

Alex Frank Kadar, 95, of Haddonfield, N.J., formerly of White Oak, passed away on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Al was born Sept. 6, 1927, in McKeesport, a second-generation Hungarian American, and lived in ...

By the Mon Valley Independent Three Mon Valley legends will be enshrined in the WPIAL Hall of Fame this spring as the organization announced its Class of 2023 Wednesday.Leading the Valley contingent w...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Players and coaches, both past and present, will gather for a fundraiser benefitting the Serra Catholic baseball program next month.   Serra Catholic’s “A salute to ...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Bentworth’s Landon Urcho poured in 34 points and was the leading catalyst in the Bearcats’ 79-52 victory over hosting California Wednesday night in non-section boys basketbal...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As the Charleroi Area School District community mourns the loss of one of its students, a neighboring district — and its four-legged friends — stepped in Wednesday t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Mon Valley EMS in Monessen will remain open despite some changes in the operation’s financial structure this week. Mon Valley EMS Chief Karen Newman said Wednesda...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Ringgold school officials insist that rumors about the high school dropping honors classes are just that — rumors. Leading up to Wednesday’s meeting, word sprea...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com After 40 years of serving the California community, Ron and Sherry Messick locked up the doors to their Redstone Pharmacy for the last time Tuesday. The couple, who es...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Technology is more important than ever in and outside of the classroom, and Charleroi Elementary Center physical education teacher Amanda Bashioum has found a way to...

Rose M. “Sissy” Barna, 71, of Donora, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at Havencrest Nursing Center. She was born April 3, 1951, in New Eagle, daughter of Clyde and Emma Richards Anderson. For many year...

Raymond E. Cathers Jr., 76, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. A son of the late Raymond E. and Ruth Gilliand Cathers, he was born on Aug. 19, 1946, in North Charleroi. R...

Belinda Ann Rice, 85, of New Eagle, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in her home. She was born Sept. 15, 1937, in Monongahela, the daughter of Boyd and Margaret Mullen Cutright. Belinda was a 1955 gradu...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Two long runs, one in the first and the other in the fourth quarter, helped push the Belle Vernon boys basketball team to a rivalry win Tuesday. Zion Moore hit fiv...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s 10-game winning streak came to a sudden halt Tuesday night.   The Tigers led by one with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter before Oakland Ca...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports It’s hard to believe it already, but Tuesday was the halfway mark of the Section 2-A boys basketball schedule for rivals Monessen and California. And after Tuesday’s night ga...

By JONATHAN GUTH For MVI Sports Thomas Jefferson scored the first 14 points in cruising to an 80-20 victory over Connellsville in Section 1-5A play Tuesday night at Connellsville. The Jaguars (8-5, 4-...