By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com Living Hope Church gave its congregation a very special Christmas gift this year: a new home. The church will celebrate its first holiday Christmas Eve candleligh...

Mary Jayne Cocchiara, 65, of Long Branch, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. A daughter of the late Albert and Josephine Lourencevia/Logan Radacy, she was born in Brownsville on Feb. ...

Kenneth D. Meek, 65, of Avella, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in his home. He was born Aug. 2,1955, in New Eagle, the son of the late Alfred J. and Marion E. Rhodes Meek. Ken was a 1973 graduate of Bent...

Lynn Y. Prolenski Petticord, 68, of New Eagle, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Jefferson Hospital. Born June 2, 1952, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Prolenski and Jeanne L. ...

Rose Marie Kerr, 97, of Rostraver Township, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in The Residence at Hilltop. Born in Rostraver Township on Sept. 27, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Rose Ric...

Linda G. White Conaway, 76, of Fayette City, formerly of Elrama and Elizabeth, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Westmoreland Hospital. She was a member of Community of Christ Church in Fayette...

Chad Nicholas Gibson, 35, of Charleroi, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at his home. Chad was born at Washington Hospital to Donna Sawyer of Charleroi. He was a decorated U.S. Army veteran, hav...

Annette Marie Petty, 59, of Stockdale, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. She was born at the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital on Jan. 2, 1961, a daughter of Robert Petty of Stockdale and ...

The Pasta Shoppe in Monessen held a “give back” day on Tuesday. The restaurant donated more than 400 meals to feed emergency responders (including police, fire and EMS workers), health care workers an...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Washington County commissioners took a controversial vote last week to divert funds from the Greater Washington County Food Bank to an organization based in Alleghen...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Samuel “Sam” LaRosa would be proud of “his boys,” according to his grandson, Don Michel. That’s because a group of men   who grew up as members of the LaRosa Boys Club...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com In a world that has become increasingly high tech, first-grade students at William Penn Elementary School in the Elizabeth Forward School District are putting a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The man accused of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend and killing his neighbor last week in Coal Center allegedly had an accomplice for at least one of the crimes. ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Before heading down Mon Valley chimneys, Santa will make a special trip through North Charleroi on Christmas Eve. Lock No. 4 Volunteer Fire Company organizes the eve...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Kaitlyn Slagus was so close to experiencing her first game on the sidelines as head coach of her alma mater. Then it was taken away. Hopefully, though, it’s just t...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Four local football players were among the WPIAL standouts named all-state Tuesday afternoon.   Clairton’s Dontae Sanders and Da’Metrius Weatherspoon were joined by ...

Harry William “Bud” Cope, 92, of Monessen, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Mount Macrina Manor, Uniontown, five days after his wife of 72 years, Mary B. Fayak Cope, passed away. He was born on Nov. 3, ...

Mark Eugene McFarland, 63, of Dunlevy, died unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at his home. He was born July 8, 1957, in Washington, Pa., the son of Marlene Knestrick and the late Charles McFarland...

Frances C. Turkovich, 61, of Monessen, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Mon Valley Care Center. She was born on Jan. 14, 1959, in North Charleroi, a daughter of the late John A. and Mary Cocca Turkovi...

Karen A. Anthony, 63, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in her home surrounded by her family. A daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Villella...