By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon officials are hoping for help in identifying vandals who ransacked buildings at Brewer Field over the weekend.   Mayor Gerald Jackson said the incident ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley was in the national spotlight over the weekend as a filmmaker received an Emmy Award for his documentary focusing on a local military hero. Th...

For the MVI Greenock Log House Days will host colonial re-enactors and 40 artists and vendors Saturday at the home built around 1790 at 1235 Greenock Buena Vista Road in Elizabeth Township. The 8th Pa...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Despite one councilman expressing his disapproval, White Oak council on Monday gave trick or treating the green light. After reminding his fellow council members that ...

Barbara Ann “Barb” Colotto Gowans, 77, of Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at her home alongside her loving family. Born March 15, 1943, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the l...

Barry Patterson, 81, of Donora, formerly of West Chester, Pa., died Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Donora. He was born Dec. 11, 1938, in Donora, the son of the late Ottis L. and Gladys Dixon Patterson. Ba...

Carol J. Schumm Steiner, 81, of Baldwin Borough, died Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Beloved wife of the late George A. Steiner Sr. Cherished mother of Diane (John) Smith, Sharon (Shawn) Welsh and George A. ...

Ronald L. Toth, 84, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away on June 1, 2020, and his wife, Marlene F. Toth, 82, formerly of Monessen, passed away on Aug. 15, 2019. Ronald was the son of the late Rebecca...

Karen G. Hartman, 71, of North Charleroi, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at UPMC Presbyterian. She was born in North Charleroi on April 28, 1949, the daughter of Raymond and Audrey Hall McCrory. Karen...

Alan Lee Roberts Jr., 26, of West Newton, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, as a result of an automobile accident. Born Sept. 29, 1993, in Monongahela, he is the son of Alan L. Sr. and Paula Lusk Roberts o...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The streets of Monessen are a little less cluttered thanks to city officials and volunteers who took time over the weekend to beautify their community. A city-wide c...

By Deb Erdley Trib Total Media Early enrollment numbers from two local public universities suggest the global pandemic is yielding a silver lining where graduate school enrollment is concerned. Offici...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Sixteen women who come from various corners of the United States passed through McKeesport on bicycles Friday by way of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail. “We’re a bic...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Funding has been approved for the next round of improvements to Elizabeth’s central business district. State Rep. Mike Puskaric, R-Finleyville, said he helped t...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District offers free breakfasts and lunches, but some parents say the meals aren’t reaching enough students. At Wednesday’s school board ...

By the Mon Valley Independent It was a good weekend for Ringgold’s Pajak brothers.   Freshman Ryan Pajak claimed the victory in the Class 2A 5K race and helped lead the Ringgold cross country squad to...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners have appointed 11 people to serve on the comprehensive plan steering committee, setting the stage for work to begin on the plan...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Rob Hrabosky finished with his first career multi-goal game Saturday, netting a hat trick in Elizabeth Forward’s 6-0 victory over Avonworth in Section 1-2A play at W...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After a big win, Belle Vernon Area head coach Matt Humbert usually tells his team to enjoy it for a day or two before returning to practice. Not this week. Minutes...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the second consecutive week, Thomas Jefferson head coach Bill Cherpak watched as his team was on the positive side of a lopsided outcome. The Jaguars followed la...