Robert J. Sterdis, 88, went to be with his Lord on Nov. 19, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Jan. 7, 1932, in Monessen, the son of the late John and Genevieve Teska Sterdi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “Meteorological winter” has come to the Mon Valley and Greater Pittsburgh region. Western Pennsylvania residents woke to snow on their walkways, cars and lawns Tuesday...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students will not head back to class until after the new year.   Students moved to a temporary virtual learning model Nov. 23 and had been expected to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com PurePenn, a medical marijuana cultivator and producer located in McKeesport, has been acquired by Florida-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. The company announced that the ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After more than two years, state Route 906 between Belle Vernon and Fayette City has reopened.   The closure, which began in May 2018 after a severe rockslide brough...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Counting Thanksgiving blessings has turned into blessing others at Christmas for one Elizabeth Township child. Riley Harbaugh, 9, was reflecting on all her fami...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Carroll Township supervisors are preparing to approve next year’s budget, and the proposed figures do not include a tax increase. Supervisors released the to...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Another day, another unfortunate report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. This time, the DOH reported the highest number of deaths in a single day since...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com State officials are offering advice to help shoppers protect their personal information when checking off items on their Christmas lists.   The Pennsylvania Departme...

By Jeremy Sellew jsellew@yourmvi.com A number of local Big 8 Conference teams had phenomenal football seasons this year, led by the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars, who repeated as Class 4A state champions w...

By Jonathan Guth MVI Sports Frazier lost one Lawrence, but will gain another, as Buck Watkins prepares for his fourth season at the helm leading the Commodores. Thayne Lawrence, who is now wrestling a...

Maurine L. Frew Janos, 71, of Monessen, passed away on Nov. 30, 2020, in AGH Jefferson Hospital. She was born in Charle- roi, a daughter of the late Thomson and Margaret Siba Frew. She was a member of...

Edward “Buzz” Fiorill, 77, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. passed away on Nov. 21, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl Gelotti Fiorill; daughter, Karen Dunay (James Proctor); and son, Ed Fiorill. He is...

Sharon Brown Gminder, 75, born March 28, 1945, went peacefully “home” to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late John and Louise Brown, an...

Nick Relich, 90, of Perryopolis, passed away on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Uniontown Hospital. A son of the late Joseph and Helen Sutovich Relich, he was born in Monessen on March 20, 1930. Nick was a ...

Catherine “Babe” Baroffio, 89, of Westminster, Md., formerly of Monongahela, died peacefully, comforted by family, on Nov. 25, 2020. She was born Oct. 28, 1931, in Elrama, Pa., daughter of John and Ca...

Mary Bell Baumgardner, 83, formerly of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord after several years with Parkinson’s disease on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. A daughter of the late James and Lottie Mauk Baumga...

Joseph Canestrale, 92, of Monessen, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Hallsworth House. He was born on Feb. 9, 1928, in Monessen, son of the late Michael and Liberia Lombardo Canestrale. Joe was a life...

At age 92, Ann went to be with Jesus and her family who went before her on the morning of Nov. 14, 2020, at Westmoreland Hospital. After suffering a broken leg, she was rehabilitating in a skilled nur...

Jeff Kafton of Monessen helps Brianna Kroander, 6, of Monessen play a game on the computer at the Monessen Public Library on a rainy Monday morning.