By the Mon Valley Independent It was a good weekend for Ringgold’s Pajak brothers.   Freshman Ryan Pajak claimed the victory in the Class 2A 5K race and helped lead the Ringgold cross country squad to...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners have appointed 11 people to serve on the comprehensive plan steering committee, setting the stage for work to begin on the plan...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Rob Hrabosky finished with his first career multi-goal game Saturday, netting a hat trick in Elizabeth Forward’s 6-0 victory over Avonworth in Section 1-2A play at W...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After a big win, Belle Vernon Area head coach Matt Humbert usually tells his team to enjoy it for a day or two before returning to practice. Not this week. Minutes...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the second consecutive week, Thomas Jefferson head coach Bill Cherpak watched as his team was on the positive side of a lopsided outcome. The Jaguars followed la...

By jonathan guth MVI Sports Elizabeth Forward had a dominant start to its season with a 45-0 victory over visiting Brownsville in Interstate Conference action Friday at Warriors Stadium. DaVontay Brow...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports McGuffey head coach Ed Dalton wondered how his team would respond after one of its biggest wins in recent history. The Highlanders’ defense stifled host Charleroi and...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Ringgold’s offense found a spark late Friday, but the Rams ran out of time in a 16-12 setback at Laurel Highlands in Big 8 Conference action. The Rams (0-2, 0-2) struggled al...

By GEORGE GUIDO Trib Total Media After scoring 55 points in the season opener last week, the Leechburg was hoping to win five straight games for the first time since 1988. But top-ranked Clairton quic...

By Mon Valley Independent After being manhandled on its home field last week, McKeesport rebounded in a big way with a 49-27 win over visiting New Castle at Weigle-Schaeffer Stadium Friday in a noncon...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area High School band, football team, color guard and cheerleading squad was front and center Friday as the district got a major surprise. NBC’s “The To...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough officials met recently with representatives from PNC Bank, but didn’t get the news they were hoping to hear. The borough is trying to convince...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monessen is taking steps — and adding more tools to its toolbox — to address blight in the city. Each year, the city uses a portion of Community Development Block Gr...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Democratic Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi believes there’s a less expensive solution to the county’s office and building issues than those being pro...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The city of Monongahela will join the fight against human trafficking when residents participate in the worldwide End It movement, a global effort to raise a...

Eleanor M. “Ellie” Miller, 68, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. “Ellie” worked for the Westmoreland County Housing Authority for 35 years prior to her retirement. Surviving are he...

Richard “Rick” A. Kennedy, 74, of Monongahela, Carroll Township, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Jan. 26, 1946, in Charleroi, he was the son of late Raym...

, passed peacefully on Sept. 15, 2020. She was born on Dec. 7, 1929, to the late Harry and Mary Jane Shetler DeMay of Marianna. During her lifetime in Charleroi, she was a hairdresser and worked at Re...

David Charles Venneri, 52, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. A son of the late Lewis Venneri and Dorothy Pfeiffer Venneri, who survives, he was born in Charleroi on Nov. ...

W. Robert “Bob” Newton, 82, formerly of Port Vue, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. Private family services are in the care of ROUTSONG FUNERAL HOME, CENTERVILLE. A memorial service is scheduled ...