By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several fire departments and other emergency service agencies across the Mon Valley have received grant money that will help them continue to keep their communities ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Coming into Monday night’s game, Elizabeth Forward made no bones about it. They didn’t plan on sharing a section championship with anyone. And they played like it ...

By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media Greensburg Central Catholic rolled out a Spaulding TF-1000 Legacy basketball for Monday night’s game against visiting Clairton. It is the ball the WPIAL requires t...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Despite seeing his team secure its seventh consecutive victory Monday night, Serra Catholic head coach Matt Bacco wasn’t at all pleased with the performance.   The E...

Thelma E. DiFrancesco Bartolini, 97, of New Eagle, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Born Dec. 27, 1925, in West Aliquippa, she was the daughter of the late Florindo and Mary...

Larry Thomas Funari, 65, of Allenport, passed away on Feb. 3, 2023, at UPMC Mon-tefiore. He was born in North Charle- roi, on April 3, 1957, son of the late Betty June Aldous Funari. Larry was a membe...

Marion Joseph Harkema, 98, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in her home, surrounded by family. She was born Aug 2, 1924, in Monessen, daughter of the late Nick and Rose Abraham Joseph. She was a...

Silence is golden. During these past few days, I realize how much of an impact Patsy had on all of us. As her partner, I was so lucky to have her in my life. My reflections were filled with love, gene...

Robert Anthony Vertacnik passed away on Feb. 6, 2023. He was born in Collinsburg on July 20, 1930, to the late Anton and Sarah Simmons Vertacnik. He was a lifelong resident of Collinsburg, Rostraver T...

By Matt Petras For the MVI Solomon Ortiz was excited about jumping in the Monongahela River with his fellow Cal U football players at Saturday’s Frosty Frolic.   “We’ve been talking about it for the p...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Monessen man was among those looking to the skies in the Carolinas over the weekend as a suspected Chinese spy balloon first floated by and then was later shot down ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District, with support for the plan from its local police departments, is seeking to hold motorists accountable for illegally passing school bus...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@your.mvi.com Monessen council recently voted to schedule several events in the city for its 125th anniversary. With celebrations planned throughout the year, getting events a...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The ink is dry and Zach Boyd is officially heading to IUP.   The Elizabeth Forward senior wide receiver signed his national letter of intent last week to play for he...

By the Mon Valley Independent South Allegheny suffered a slim loss at the hands of Laurel Highlands in a Class 4A showdown Saturday afternoon.   LH standout Keondre DeShields hit a pair of go-ahead fr...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com A new store in Monongahela hopes to bring nature a little closer to home. Jim and Sheri Scagline recently opened Mon Valley Outdoors, a fishing, hiking and outd...

Elizabeth Sukel Eversburg, 92, of Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, at Residence At Hilltop, Carroll Township. Born Dec. 7, 1930, in Belle Vernon, she was the daughter of the late Stephe...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com What could have been a rebirth and momentum builder for the Belle Vernon boys basketball team was anything but that Friday night. Laurel Highlands went into the BV...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A year after struggling to the tune of a 1-18 season, the Clairton boys basketball team is back in the WPIAL playoffs.   The Bears used a strong second-half effort t...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Lorenzo Gardner poured in 33 points and the Monessen defense forced 23 first-half turnovers, as the Greyhounds were off to the races and collected a 70-39 victory over visiti...