By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold Superintendent Megan Marie Van Fossan resigned Thursday. One day after the school board voted to give Randall Skrinjorich, director of operations and fin...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The first   two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Westmoreland County were reported Thursday by the state Department of Health. County Public Safety Director Roland Mertz...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Although Masses have been canceled throughout the area, Mon Valley Catholics will still be able to gather together in prayer this weekend.   The Catholic Diocese of ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Should Washington County have its own Department of Health? Commissioners want to know. On Monday, Chairwoman Diana Irey Vaughan reached out to residents on social m...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Unlike a natural disaster, the coronavirus state of emergency has no defined borders, but disaster relief is expected to be forthcoming. “Every business has bee...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Jefferson Hills borough declared a state of emergency Tuesday evening, to help accelerate resource and service agreements during the COVID-19 global pandemic...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent In the wake of the COVID-19 emergency, the borough of Glassport adopted a declaration of disaster this week. The borough also made a provision that i...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With spring sports postponed for the time being and facilities at a number of school districts closed, local athletes are in a holding pattern when it comes to kno...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Every other day, it seems as if Chase Whatton is taking to social media to announce yet another scholarship offer.   The Elizabeth Forward junior has become quite th...

By BRIAN HERMAN BVA softball preview March 20, 2000 Belle Vernon Area High’s girls softball team had an impressive 1999 season until the final days. After 14 games, the Lady Leps were 12-2 and appeare...

Grover E. Murdock Jr. Collinsburg Grover E. Murdock Jr., 73, of Collinsburg, died Thursday, March 19, 2020. He was born Aug. 26, 1946, son of the late Grover E. Murdock and Lois Olcsan Murdock Overand...

LaVerne J. Sweet White Oak LaVerne J. Sweet, 88, of White Oak, died March 18, 2020, at the home of her daughter, Becky. She was born in Pittsburgh on April 15, 1931, and is the daughter of the late Jo...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic causing Gov. Tom Wolf to issue a state-wide mandate suggesting non-essential businesses shut their doors or scale back...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Five people were waiting outside the Charleroi Dollar General when it opened Wednesday morning, the second day the national chain store was offering the first h...

For the MVI Rostraver Township officials are announcing emergency plans and operation modifications. Police Chief Greg Resetar said the changes in operations are designed to protect both officers and ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council voted last week to bring in a new city controller, and the former controller has a theory on why she was removed. Maria Scuteri was appointed cit...

Elizabeth borough police Chief William H. Sombo announced operation procedure changes amid the COVID-19 outbreak. He announced the following: • Emergency calls: Dial 911 and report your call. Calls wh...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold School Board decided to approve several measures Wednesday night despite the district superintendent’s objections. The motions mainly seem to involve giv...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth borough’s mayor declared a state of emergency in a proactive measure to allow officials to take rapid action if needed to combat the coronavirus. Ther...

Mary Horvath California, Pa. Mary Horvath, 96, of California, Pa., passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Dunlevy Manor. She was born in California, Pa., on June 25, 1923...