By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports The No. 4 Monessen boys’ basketball team played solid defense in the first sixteen minutes of action in their WPIAL Class 1-A Quarterfinal matchup with No. 5 Union. But the S...

By RALPH STONE MVI columnist Last week’s column emphasized the important role some of the earliest occupants of Allen’s Crossroads played in, not only my own childhood, but in the lives of so many men...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Gladiators (17-7) were knocked off by a strong Hampton squad, 69-40, Wednesday night as senior Michael Michalski eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career. He led ...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Glassport council fielded several questions from residents asking about funding for the new borough building. Glassport officials had to search for a temporary home for boroug...

By the MVI The Bible Chapel in Rostraver Township will hold a free “Concert For Life” featuring Celtic music by Abbots Cross. The concert is set for 7 to 8 p.m. March 1 at the church, 203 Johnson Ave....

Gail F. Baumgardner, 85, of Monessen, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Mon Valley Care Center. Born in Monessen on Dec. 5, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Rose Zoretich Franc...

Jon E. Caldwell, 55, of Bentleyville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in his home. He was born Oct. 19, 1968, in Washington, Pa., son of the late Robert Caldwell Sr. and Paulette Dzubay Caldwell of...

Constance B. Chiocchio, 86, of Belle Vernon, formerly of Monessen, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on Feb. 7, 1938, in Munhall, Pa....

Gary J. Condon Jr., 53, of Monongahela, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Gary is the son of Gary J. Sr. and Diane McMullen Condon of Housto...

Jerry L. Gillen, 88, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Jefferson Hospital. A son of the late Earl and Thelma Lucy Gillen, he was born in Uniontown on Aug. 22, 1935. Formerly of...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It was 11 days between games for the Serra Catholic boys team, and early on, it looked like it.   But the Eagles were able to get rolling in the second quarter and...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Typically, playoff matchups between two seeds and fifteen seeds are expected to be lopsided victories, but No. 2 McKeesport was given all it could handle from No. 15 H...

McKeesport cheerleader “mascot” Kehlani Mills, 2, and her mother, cheerleading coach Chance Robinson, posed for a photo before the start of Tuesday’s girls basketball playoff game against Hampton. To ...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com State legislators will visit Charleroi Area School District next month to learn about the district’s needs to better serve English Language Learner...

By MICHAEL LOVE Trib Total Media As the favorite with home-court advantage for its WPIAL Class 4A first-round game against No. 11 Belle Vernon, the Knoch girls basketball team had designs on sending t...

By Kristie Linden klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council hopes to upgrade the borough building this year in several ways. Council has agreed to use some Community Development Block Grant funds, around $18...

By MATT PETRAS   For the MVI The Rock and Mineral Show hosted by MarBill Diamonds and Jewelry will return Saturday with diverse and interesting rocks to observe or buy, informational programming and h...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Superintendent Randall Skrinjorich presented positive results from surveys that were taken by parents and family of students and employees in the district at Tu...