By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Like many other Mon Valley school districts, California Area students will begin a 100% virtual learning model today. Superintendent Dr. Laura Jacob made the announc...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Signs that the holidays are upon us are everywhere: A chill is in the air, Christmas decorations light up the night and scarves and other winter accessories ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Thursday is Thanksgiving, and thanks to state Rep. Austin Davis and his staff, 800 families in the Mon Valley won’t have to worry whether they’ll have a turkey on thei...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Salvation Army is counting down the days until Christmas. With a need greater than ever before due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has come up with cr...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The pandemic won’t prevent Santa from making his annual stop in Elco this year. The jolly old elf, and possibly some of his helpers, will be at the Elco Civic C...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District has announced plans for remote student food distribution this week. Last week, MASD announced that after recommendations from Allegheny...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Veterans and their families now have easy access to needed resources. Following Veterans Day observances around the globe, officials have launched a statewide outrea...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Five local soccer players were recently recognized as All-WPIAL selections in Class A and Class 3A.   The Section 3-3A champions from Belle Vernon Area were represen...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mon City residents and members of the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce made sure not to shout, cry or pout this week in anticipation of Santa Claus coming to town....

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School District will begin moving toward full remote instruction starting Monday. Superintendent Dr. Michele Dowell made the announcement Frida...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District announced Friday that all its schools will adopt full remote learning for the next two weeks. The Pennsylvania Department of Edu...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Teachers at McKeesport Area’s Twin Rivers Elementary School and members of the McKeesport Kiwanis Club have found a way to help children in need — the main goal of the...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School District is sticking with its current educational plan despite a recommendation from Allegheny County that all districts go to full...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Washington County Common Pleas Judge Katherine B. Emery this week ruled in favor of state Rep. Bud Cook in his open records battle for copies of documents relat...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District officially welcomed its new assistant superintendent Wednesday. At their public meeting, school directors approved the hiring of...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Friday’s PIAA semifinal between Oil City and Thomas Jefferson had all the makings of an instant classic, at least on paper. The Oilers (10-1) came into Jaguar Stad...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When Jake Pugh took over the reins as Thomas Jefferson’s starting quarterback, he expressed his desire to help continue the program’s rich winning tradition.   “I ju...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Though Tony Watson has only been at the helm of the Belle Vernon Area baseball program for a short time, he’s been around senior Garrett Greco long enough to see how...

Cheryl Darlene Foster Hampton, 74, of Woodford, Va., formerly of Monessen, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital. She was born on Jan. 15, 1946, in North Charleroi, ...

Dane Joseph Lewis, 63, of Greensburg, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, with his wife by his side. He was born Dec. 2, 1956, in Roscoe, the son of Warren ...