By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com BeeGraphix picked up a thrilling 80-76 overtime victory over Howard Hanna Wilson Baum Thursday night in Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League play.   Bisho...

By JOE SABOLEK MVI Sports Elite Physical Therapy secured a much-needed victory, its second straight, defeating Union Cleaners, 54-47, Thursday. “I’m happy they didn’t quit. We have to get better as a ...

Logan Wright twirls the ball on his finger Thursday while he waits for his Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League game in Elizabeth Township.

By JACOB TIERNEY Trib Total Media Elliott Group is permanently closing its center in Rostraver Township, which employed about 40 people, the company announced Thursday. “The decision to close our Bell...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com As school districts and parents prepare for an upcoming school year that is both uncharted and uncertain, Pennsylvania health and education officials have is...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Six months after lawsuits were filed against Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw and others for alleged Sunshine Act violations, the defense has filed responses in two cases...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania will offer $50 million in grants to help employers provide hazard pay to employees in life-sustaining occupations during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Haz...

By Deb Erdley derdley@yourmvi.com The financially struggling Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education on Thursday took the first step in a two-year redesign process that could see six of its 14 u...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic has forced another cancellation. The borough of Pleasant Hills announced earlier this week it has canceled its annual Community Day eve...

Christopher D. “Buck” Tyree, of Monessen, went to eternal rest suddenly on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at the age of 58. He was born on May 20, 1962, the son of the late Lilian Ann Tyree. He was also prec...

Jamie L. Rhone, 53, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Monday, July 13, 2020, in his home. Born Sept. 27, 1966, in New Eagle, he was the son of the late Frank Rhone and Nannie Coleman Brown. A 1984 gra...

Brian B. Bartosik, 60, of Monessen, died Saturday, July 11, 2020. Born in Charleroi on June 25, 1960, he was one of four siblings of the late Harry and Mary Bartosik. Brian was a graduate of Monessen ...

John N. “Googie” Novakovich, 92, of Monessen, died on Thursday, July 16, 2020, in his residence. Born in Monessen on July 3, 1928, he was the son of the late Jacob and Anna Yezerinac Novakovich. John ...

Eleanor J. Merando, 92, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020, surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Jefferson Hills. She was born on Nov. 8, 1927, in Donora, the daughter o...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing softball tournament ended in grand fashion under the lights at the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex Wednesday night. The two ...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR MVI Sports The sharpshooting of Chloe Pordash, Lydia Zoglmann and Ella Cupka helped lead Dax Thomas State Farm to a 54-36 victory over Edward Jones in Mon Valley Independent Summ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com In order to compete with a high caliber team such as Mt. Lebanon, Belle Vernon coach Tony Watson knew he had to see his bunch limit the mistakes Wednesday night. Asi...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It was a bright, sunny day at Mingo Creek County Park Wednesday when the Washington County commissioners gathered to dedicate five new and improved areas of the p...

Staff and wire reports HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania is imposing broad new statewide restrictions on bars and restaurants and larger indoor gatherings, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday, citing an “a...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Toilet paper hasn’t been the only thing Americans have seen a shortage of during the coronavirus pandemic. Across the country, including here in the Mon Valley, consum...