Robert Stough III, 4, of West Elizabeth and Abrielle Leppla, 3, of Jefferson Hills hold a rabbit named Butterscotch in the Furry Friends Petting Zoo, part of the Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest. The fes...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A group of Elizabeth Township residents will canvass neighborhoods close to Elizabeth Forward High School today in hopes of recruiting more opposition to the...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Mon Valley EMS has been in Monessen since 1969, and while it hopes to continue serving residents for years to come, city officials are looking to make sure they’r...

By Matt Petras For the MVI The Mon Valley Initiative held its ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for Clairton Inn Apartments, a new affordable housing complex made possible by a $16.7 million investment f...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Emily Buechel is officially in the business of saving lives. A recent Ringgold High School and Mon Valley Career and Technology Center grad, Buechel is the first hig...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Three local softball players have earned a chance to travel to the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) All-American Games in Florida from Aug. 1-6. Joey...

Chad Rager, 15, and firefighter Brian Tuttle, both of Elizabeth, push water off the top of a vendor’s booth at the Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest after an afternoon rain shower Thursday. Riverfest will...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The administration in charge of Monessen last year broke Third Class City Code by borrowing money from the Line Usage Fund without council’s permission and by exe...

Bishop Loyal Alexander Black, age 92, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, July 26, 2022, at St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars. The child of Ray Alexander and Edna Stella Derr Black, he was born on ...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District has great expectations for its facilities this upcoming school year.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of ...

Andrea F. Moody, 79, of Monongahela, passed away at her home on Wednesday July 27, 2022. Born June 12, 1943, in New Eagle, Andrea was the daughter of the late Thaddeus M. and Florence M. (Lucas) Bobul...

John Yocolano, 87, of Donora, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, at his home with his loving family at his side. He was born on Aug. 7, 1934, in Donora, son of the late Angelo and Helen Fiorino Yoc...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up.   It’s county fair season in the Mon Valley. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s M...

Mary Jane Mavrakis Quinn, born May 31, 1935, passed away peacefully at her Monessen home on July 27, 2022. Mary Jane was a daughter of the late Alex and Alma Fontaine Mavrakis and lived most of her li...

By Joseph Augustine For The Mon Valley Independent Emma Swonger, who turns 102 today, has never really made a big deal when it comes to her birthday. However, when asked by staff at TLC Adult Care in ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The playoff fields are set for both the boys and girls divisions of the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League.   Elite Physical Therapy, Union Cleaners, Da...

Cody James Bennett, 29, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 24, 2022. He was born Jan. 29, 1993, in Monongahela, the son of Marci Doty-Fitterer and husband, Jeffrey of Elrama, and Jason Ben...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com A year after running the table in the regular season, Cedarbrook will not return to the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League playoffs this season. In a ...

Edward J. “Hammer” Buraczewski, 94, of Monessen, formerly of Charleroi, passed away on July 24, 2022. Born on May 22, 1928, he was the son of the late Mike and Ida Stankovitch Buraczewski. He was a me...

Ruth Edna Johnson, 89, of Washington, Pa., transitioned from this life to be with the Lord on July 23, 2022. Born on April 14, 1933, in Finleyville, she was the daughter of the late George Henry Sr. a...