By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com West Jefferson Hills School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Ghilani is tired of parents getting their information from social media and rumors, and he’s ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When it came time to pick an Eagle Scout project, Josh Corey wanted to make a difference in his community. “I had been approached with another project. I live i...

By the MVI Members of American Legion Post 22 in Charleroi will be doing “double duty” when they celebrate Veterans Day at the Veterans Honor Roll at Chamber Plaza. Not only will the Legionnaires be p...

Adam Douglas Moody FAYETTE CITY Adam Douglas Moody, 45, of Fayette City, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He was born in Charleroi on July 15, 1974, the son of Doug...

Thomas A. Mordecki Monongahela Thomas A. Mordecki, 60, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born April 9, 1959, in Vero Beach, Fla., the son ...

Theresa Z. Plesher, 85, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, joining her heavenly family. Born to Walter and Josephine Evanitsky Zarr on Dec. 13, 1933, in Throop (Scranton), T...

Candace Lafferty Byers Candace Lafferty Byers, 64, passed away on Oct. 13, 2019, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com There weren’t many shots or scoring opportunities. But in a battle between a pair of formidable defenses, it was Belle Vernon Area capitalizing on a lone offensive c...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the third time in four seasons, the Bentworth Bearcats will play in the WPIAL Class A semifinals. Jocelyn Timlin scored twice for the No. 2-seed Bearcats, incl...

By Bill Beckner Trib Total Media Natalie Vilchek left the game for an extended period of time in the first half Thursday night after she tweaked her right knee. She returned and made an instant impact...

By Jeff oliver MVI Sports From all corners of Class A, it just seemed from the start it would come down to this. Jeannette vs. Clairton. The winner will win the Eastern Conference title and, in all pr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area cafeteria served as a makeshift carnival to students Thursday.   Through a partnership with the SPHS Washington Family Center, middle school stude...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com The Pasta Shoppe in Monessen is temporarily closed because of sewage issues, and owner Bernie Fertall said it may struggle to reopen because of sizable re...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents of the Five-Town Region may have taken the first steps toward forming a township Thursday night.   More than 60 people attended a town hall meeting at the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Charleroi service station that owns the gasoline tank overflow system that malfunctioned and leaked gas into the borough’s sewer system last weekend is being held ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A former Pennsylvania state trooper is free on $250,000 unsecured bond for allegedly approaching the wife of the victim in an attempted homicide case involving ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Greater Monongahela Area Community Band will perform its annual Concert Tribute to Veterans and First Responders Sunday and will include a special moment with...

Dianne A. Hoffman, 75, of Lowville, N.Y., passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Rostraver Township at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family. Dianne was born May 9, 1944, in St. Joh...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area boys soccer team’s record-setting season came to an end Wednesday as the No.4-seeded Leopards were upset 4-1 by No. 12 Blackhawk in a WPIAL q...

By DAN PALM MVI Sports For 95 minutes of regulation and overtime, the No. 5 Charleroi and No. 4 Shady Side Academy boys soccer teams couldn’t get a ball in the net in their WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal...