Charleroi’s Mahn earns FBC appointment
By Jeremy Sellew 
December 31, 2021
By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports The new area officer for the Pennsylvana Fish and Boat Commission knows the waterways of the Mon Valley very well. John Mahn, a Charleroi resident, was appointed District 2 C...
Rostraver Township officials dedicate new concession stand
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 31, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The new concession stand at the lower fields at the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex in Rostraver Township was formally dedicated Thursday with the unveiling of a...
Memories of Dal Canton continue to linger
By Jeremy Sellew 
December 31, 2021
By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports There are two cliches which proclaim the same basic idea of how time passes so quickly, and both have continued to hold true throughout the years. To read the rest of t...
George Mazur – Monessen
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By obits 
December 31, 2021
George Mazur, 85, of Monessen, passed away on Dec. 29, 2021, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born on May 14, 1936, to Nicholas and Stella Polomackanich Mazur in Monessen. He was a gradua...
Hospitalizations rise as COVID cases surge
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 31, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com With hospital staff running ragged to keep up with an influx of patients as variants of COVID-19 continue to plague local communities, the New Year will pose ...
Marshalle F. Pager – North Charleroi
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By obits 
December 31, 2021
Marshalle F. Pager, 76, of North Charleroi, passed away on Dec. 28, 2021. Born on March 25, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Dominick and Rose Bucella Ross. She enjoyed doing ceramics, listening...
Questions surround state of garbage service in Monessen
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 31, 2021
By the MVI The City of Monessen hasn’t acted to approve a contract with the lowest bidder on the garbage contract that is set to expire tonight. Monessen council held a bid opening for the garbage con...
Jean Sickman – New Eagle
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By obits 
December 31, 2021
Jean Sickman, 87, of New Eagle, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, in the West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born Jan. 18, 1934, in Gallatin, daughter of Andrew and Annie Frankso Roman. Jean was a memb...
Obituaries
By obits 
December 31, 2021
On Dec. 29, 2021, Victoria DeSimone Sepesy of Monessen peacefully crossed into her eternal home. Victoria was born on Feb. 9, 1963, to Tony DeSimone and Nancy DeSimone Cwiakala. She was preceded in de...
MVI reporter retiring after 40-year journalism career
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 31, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com As the new year begins, so does the next chapter of my life — retirement. I have been a full-time professional journalist for the past 40 years, starting as a w...
Leps cruise by Cougars for cfsbank Holiday Tournament title
By Jeremy Sellew 
December 30, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Twice is nice for the Belle Vernon Area basketball team as the Leopards rolled over host Charleroi to claim a second straight cfsbank Holiday Classic championship ...
East Allegheny pulls away in second quarter to top Ringgold
By Jeremy Sellew 
December 30, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com East Allegheny used a late second-quarter surge to take the lead and never looked back en route to a convincing 64-43 victory over Ringgold on the final night of the...
Four area football standouts named to Class 4A all-state team
By Jeremy Sellew 
December 30, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com After guiding their team to the WPIAL championship game last month, the Belle Vernon Area duo of Devin Whitlock and Cole Weightman were among the four area football ...
Rostraver OKs budget with no tax increase
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 30, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Commissioners Wednesday adopted the 2022 budget of just over $8 million with no increases in the real estate tax or the fire tax. Propert...
Margaret Ruffner-Bobbs – North Belle Vernon
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By obits 
December 30, 2021
Margaret Ruffner-Bobbs, 43, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Oct. 5, 1978, in Greensburg, she was the daughter of the late Ra...
MVA grant will help Dunlevy finish railroad crossing project
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 30, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com An ongoing streets project in Dunlevy will likely be complete in 2022 after several agencies pulled through to assist the borough with funding. In February, t...