By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com When last year’s Scott Frederick Mid-Mon Track Classic was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Belle Vernon Area boys track and field team missed out on a mee...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Behind some stellar performances from underclassmen and consistency from its senior leaders, Belle Vernon Area claimed the girls’ team title Monday at the annual S...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Kailey Larcinese takes having a proper mindset seriously. Before every game, she gets her head in the right place. And for the important games, Larcinese tries to lock in. ...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports Elizabeth Forward showed the effects of a 12-day COVID shutdown in Monday’s loss to Ringgold.   Lorenzo Glasser frustrated EF hitters, and a three-run fourth inning h...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Through the first three and a half innings of Monday evening’s section contest with Laurel Highlands, Belle Vernon Area head coach Tom Rodriguez admits he was gettin...

Helen Dubrovich Bellan, 93, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on April 22, 2021, at Mon Valley Care Center, Monongahela. A daughter of the late John and Anna Vancikova Dubrovich, she was born ...

Kathryn Kay Minkovich Briggs, 89, of Rostraver Township, formerly of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. The daughter of the late Michael and Mary Lens...

Melanie A. Hansen, 68, of North Huntingdon, died on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Born in Mc-Keesport on June 17, 1952, she is the daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy Bungert Argall and the wife of Will...

Charles E. “Sunshine” Husenits, 85, of Stockdale, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021. He was born in Allenport on June 13, 1935, son of the late John and Ella Bender Husenits. Charles was retired f...

Paul S. Moats, 87, of Fallowfield Township, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 24, 2021, with his family by his side. Born on June 3, 1933, in Newell, Paul is the son of the late Se...

Robert “Robbie” J. Nystrom, 55, of Clairton, passed away at home on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Born July 7, 1965, in McKeesport, he is the son of Robert L. Nystrom of Elizabeth Township and Lucille Sca...

Evelyn Shirley Osborne, 88, of Brownstown, Fayette City, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2021, in her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 27, 1932, in Brownstown, Fayette City, ...

Alexander J. Tonecha, 34, of Fayette City, formerly of West Elizabeth, passed away on April 10, 2021. Born on Nov. 12, 1986, he was the son of Joanie Tonecha and the late James Tonecha. He was beloved...

William E. “Bill” Zeka, 90, of Connellsville, died Saturday, April 24, 2021, at his residence. He was born Jan. 28, 1931, in Vanderbilt, son of the late John Zeka and the late Mary Mehoke Zeka Leverin...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela is a little bit cleaner thanks to hard work by some local organizations. On Saturday, Boy Scouts of America Troop 1448, Monongahela Rotary Club, ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen has approved a new five-year contract with its police officers. The deal with Teamsters Local 205 is retroactive to Jan. 1 and will end Dec. ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley continues to do its share to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and on Wednesday Monessen will be the site of another vaccination clinic held by a f...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Graduating seniors in the California Area School District are eligible for a new scholarship this year that honors the late California Borough Police Chief Tim ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council took action last week to make improvements at the borough municipal complex on Lincoln Way. The council, borough Manager John Palyo and Engineer Ken ...

By TAYLOR BROWN   tbrown@yourmvi.com Public input is being sought for the Mid Mon Valley Regional Comprehensive Plan. The project is financed through a $40,000 matching grant administered by the state...