By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Brandon Gerba knew his team was in for a good performance before the game even started. The day before, the Elizabeth Forward girls soccer team had one of their better, har...

Wilma Anne Gibson, 85, of Coal Center, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, at The Residence at Hilltop. Born Feb. 15, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Viola Neish Herron. Wilma retired fro...

Colleen Ann Maxon, 67, of California, Pa., died unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. She was born Friday, July 24, 1953, in Char- leroi, daughter of the late Ralph and Mildred Fields Moore. In addi...

Victoria Degidio, 92, of Donora, was the daughter of the late Carmine and Mary Degidio. She softly and tenderly waived goodbye to Donora, where she was known as the Queen of Donora, on Sept. 29, 2020....

Dixie Lee Babich passed away on Sept. 28, 2020. She was born to Emma and James Byrd McCrory on Sept. 14, 1937, in Fayette City. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Alice May Walters and Jane Ste...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area remained unbeaten with a 5-0 victory over visiting Albert Gallatin in Section 3-3A play Wednesday at James Weir Stadium. Two days after completing ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com After spending 13 years as a player in the Bentworth Area Youth Soccer Association, Caroline Rice is adjusting to a new role within the organization. The former Bent...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports Charleroi junior Eben McIntyre scored a hat trick and classmate Denver Radomile added a goal as Charleroi downed visiting McGuffey, 4-1, in Section 3-2A action Wednes...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Recreation is on the minds of the Rostraver Township Commissioners. A dedication ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the new playground in Collinsburg....

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Godzilla will invade the Mon Valley this weekend. No, not the gigantic green guy that demolished Tokyo. Legendary hard rockers Blue Oyster Cult will perform ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com If you were one of the people who spotted the bright flash in the sky around 6:25 Wednesday morning, you can add it to the list of rare occurrences of your life...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A veteran Donora police officer is suing the borough for defamation over claims the police superintendent sent a derogatory-filled text message about him that is damag...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township has not had a local police department in nearly a decade, but remains well protected thanks to state police. The township is one of a handful of...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area Charitable Fund received a $5,000 donation to bolster its perpetuity fund. The gift came from one of the founders of the fund, Tom Svrcek,...

Virginia M. “Linky” Stimaker Kopena, 79, of Monessen, formerly of Webster, Donora and Apache Junction, Ariz., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. She...

Eugene “Gene” Raymond Galla, age 84, of Grindstone, passed away on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va., with his loving family by his side. He was born on Aug. 21, 193...

Lois Tiernan, 84, of Roscoe, died on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at Premier Washington Health Center. She was born on April 14, 1936, in Daisytown. Lois was retired from the Washington County Courthouse...

By the MVI An Ohio-based company is buying ArcelorMittal’s U.S. operations — which include the Monessen coke-making facility — for about $1.4 billion in cash and stock. The deal, announced this week, ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Enrollment verification forms went out electronically to parents in the Belle Vernon Area School District Tuesday, asking them to choose between full-time class...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallen North Belle Vernon firefighter Neil Cope will be honored Sunday along with 81 other people during a virtual tribute to those who lost their lives in the line ...