On the morning of Jan. 15, 2023, Joseph “Joe” E. Chandler of Sauk Rapids, Minn., formerly of Glassport, died at the age of 72. Joe was born to Francis and Dolores Chandler in 1950. He was a graduate o...

Merrill Ann Tolliver Isbell April 26, 1949 - Jan. 28, 2023 This is the story of Merrill Ann Tolliver Isbell, a wonderful woman who was loved, is missed and will always be cherished. Merrill was an ama...

Barbara A. Davis Johnson, 73, of East Liverpool, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at her home with her family by her side. Barbara was born in Pittsburgh, on July 23, 1949, daughter of the la...

Charles Johnson, 79, of Donora, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at UPMC in Pittsburgh. He was born March 10, 1943, in North Char- leroi, son of the late Joseph Johnson and the late Shirley Belles Johnso...

On January 27, 2023, Thomas J. McCarthy passed on peacefully just 6 days shy of his 95th Birthday. Born in Flushing, NY, on February 2, 1928 to the late Lawrence and late Helen McCarthy. Tom was a dev...

William Howard Ritsko, 95, of Fayette City, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in the loving arms of his daughters, Karen and Janice, after a brief illness. He was born on Dec. 18, 1927, in Maxwe...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Charel Allen said just one of the many reasons she made the move east to join the Notre Dame coaching staff is the proximity to her hometown. Now, the former Mones...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Two Belle Vernon athletes have exemplified the leadership qualities in their community to earn military academy nominations for Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional Distr...

Sean David Bishop, 56, passed away peacefully in his Grove City home under hospice care on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. He was born June 15, 1966, in Beaufort, S.C. He was a 1984 graduate of Belle Vernon H...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports The California girls basketball team took a step out of Section 4-2A play Wednesday night with a non-section affair against Uniontown. The Trojans were looking to continue th...

On Wednesday, we celebrated the 37th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). The goal of NGWSD is to inspire girls and women to be active and play sports. This special day recognizes the ...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent California Area School District’s first and second graders began their 100th day of school Wednesday in the cafeteria with a celebration breakfast that featured 10...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Less than 24 hours after two council seats and the mayor’s office became officially vacated in North Charleroi, all openings have been filled. Three council members,...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Dozens of Rostraver Township firefighters, police officers and first responders attended Wednesday night’s commissioner’s meeting to celebrate a new police offi...

By Matt Petras For the MVI Belle Vernon-based rock band Broom released a new single Jan. 27, “Back on the Road,” which is part of a self-titled EP that will be released alongside a free show at Rhythm...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Students around the Mon Valley are having a fun, educational and eventful week as the celebrate their Catholic educations, communities and the people who make it pos...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A productive conversation about confronting gun violence was part of the discussion for McKeesport City Council last night. Mayor Michael Cherepko was the first to bri...

By RALPH STONE MVI columnist Thousands upon thousands of modern-day moms or dads are offering today’s children their own personal taxi service. Off they go to piano or voice lessons, soccer practice, ...

Janet Youshock Bitonti, 87, of Wake Forest, N.C., formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at WakeMed, Raleigh, N.C. Born June 8, 1935, in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of ...

Deborah “Debbie” Ann Onesi Foster, 64, of Monongahela, peacefully passed on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Jefferson Hospital with her loving husband at her side. Debbie succumbed to a five-year decline du...