Again, the Heaven bound train stopped in the Mon Valley and 43-year-old Denise Mary Kuskie of Donora stepped on board. She was the daughter of the late Ronald Kuskie and Patricia Caul Kuskie. Denise, ...

Dennis Darnell Hawkins Sr., a loving husband, father and grandfather, peacefully went to sleep in death on April 9, 2021, surrounded by family. He was born on Aug. 26, 1961, to parents Edward Hawkins ...

Mariruth Daniels of Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Monessen, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 10, 2021. Mariruth was born on March 30, 1930, in Roscoe. She and Russell, her husband of 66 year...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Another brilliant pitching performance by Matt Bamford, clutch hitting by Andrew Sokol and some wizardry from Andrew Kostelnik on the mound were just some of the h...

By Ashley Chase MVI Sports Two years ago, 5-1 was the magic number for Ringgold to win the title over Neshannock in the Lancers’ first season of varsity hockey. This time, it was same score, but a dif...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Yough earned a two-game sweep of Charleroi in the battle of the Cougars Tuesday at Vets Field.   But game two was nothing like Monday’s contest. Yough pounded out 17 ...

Joey Johnson, Alexia Ciaccia, Eva Ciaccia and Nellie Johnson, all of Rostraver Township, enjoy a sunny evening Tuesday at the DiVirgilio Complex playground in Rostraver Township. Today’s temperatures ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After three guilty verdicts were returned Tuesday against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, leaders across the Mon Valley...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com State officials joined together Tuesday to show their support for health care workers and frontline employees. Department of Labor and Industry Acting Secret...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com People who walk inside any building on the Charleroi Area School District campus next year will be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to a multi-million dollar inve...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Support continues to pour in for an Elizabeth Township boy injured in a crash involving his bicycle and a car earlier this month.   Dominic Grebur, 10, was ridi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board countered rumors Tuesday that the district was planning to close all four school buildings following Monday’s closure of Bell...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department has launched a new air quality online dashboard in an effort to provide more easily digestible and understandable data for area ...

Wendy Kister, 72, of North Charleroi, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Wendy was born on Feb. 15, 1949, in Ashtabula, Ohio. Wendy enjoyed gardening, sewing, wa...

Cheryl Marie Tomlinson, 72, of Monongahela, died Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born March 11, 1949, in North Charleroi, daughter of the late Jane E. Tomlinson. Cheryl...

Everett Lance Wall transitioned on April 11, 2021. He was the father of Whit-ney, Lindsey, Everett Wall and Precious Hill; brother of Kimberly Heath; loving uncle of Monty Ward, Iris “Tootie” Wall, Jo...

Dorothy Chalfant Verin, 83, of Monessen, passed away on April 19, 2021, at TLC Adult Care Center of West Newton. She was born in Washington Township on April 24, 1937, daughter of the late Hugh and Le...

Lara Lee Simpson, 53, of West Newton, died Sunday, April 18, 2021. She was born in Carroll Township on June 12, 1967. Lara Lee graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Penn State and a master’s degree ...

Just before 6 p.m. Monday, both Monessen volunteer fire departments were called to the 600 block of Reed Avenue for a residential fire. The fire started in the kitchen and was knocked down fairly quic...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A new police contract for White Oak officers was approved at Monday’s council meeting. With council deadlocked in a 3-3 vote, Mayor Ina Jean Marton cast a tie-breaking...