By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The mayor of Monessen sent a letter to all city residents late last week regarding finances that some thought was potential campaign literature, but he says that’...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township may cover more than 23 square miles, but when someone is in need, it suddenly becomes a small town. Around 5:30 p.m. Friday,   10-year-old Do...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold High School’s upcoming musical will allow its cast — as well as its audience — to relive their younger years. The school’s production of “Schoolhous...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com “Don’t turn your back on the ballot box.” With the primary election for local officials and school boards fast approaching, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman spoke to college ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company is on its way toward having a state-of-the-art river search and rescue operation. Three grants totaling $76,500 will be use...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A Uniontown woman is in jail after she was allegedly involved in a police chase through Monessen, stole a police car and crashed the vehicle into a tree. Jam...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council voted Monday to apply for a $150,000 state grant to rehabilitate the aging playground at Heritage Hill Park. Borough Manager John Palyo said the park...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Monessen baseball team continues to struggle with the consistency one would expect from a young team. However, the team is showing signs of improvement. The Greyh...

By Jeff Oliver MVI Sports Yancey Taylor learned the game of basketball at a young age. He honed his skills and his ability to play basketball served him very well in his life. In high school, he becam...

By JONATHAN GUTH MVI Sports Robb Acklin enters his fourth season at the helm for Frazier track & field with a goal of four team victories from both his boys’ and girls’ teams. The Commodores have 17 b...

John M. Bedner, 91, of Donora, died Saturday, April 10, 2021. Born in Donora on June 19, 1929, he was the son of the late Michael P. and Mary V. Kopanic Bednar. John was a graduate of Donora High Scho...

Regina Jean D’Errico (born Berkovich), 89, was called home to the Lord on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Baltimore, Md. After years of putting up the good fight with chronic pain and illness,...

Pauline Santini, 94, of California, Pa., died Thursday, April 8, 2021. She was born Monday, May 10, 1926, in Brownsville, daughter of the late Michael and Pauline Dachnitz Samerigo. She was a member o...

Alene Mary Cardinale Valentine, 84, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2021, with her family by her side, at the McMurray Hills Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in North Ch...

Douglas Maurice Anderson, 55, of Charleroi, went to be with the Lord suddenly on Saturday, April 10, 2021. He was born on Feb. 13, 1966, in Spartanburg, S.C., and had been a resident of Charleroi for ...

Multiple Mon Valley fire departments responded just after 6 p.m. Sunday to a fire in the 900 block of Summit Avenue in Monessen. The fire was contained quickly. Departments that were on scene included...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council will consider buying new equipment for the city’s two fire departments. The departments need a combined $63,263 for enough Self-Contained Breathi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The former First Commonwealth Bank building on Fifth Avenue in McKeesport has been donated to the city’s redevelopment authority. First Commonwealth Vice President of ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Live music will return to the Mon Valley this month when the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts’ EQT/MVAA 2021 Summer Concert Series kicks into full gear.   The program...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It’s been 45 years since the Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Department has hosted an open house, so residents may be a bit surprised by all the department has to of...