By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Going into Wednesday’s game against East Allegheny, Serra Catholic coach Brian Dzurenda said he was hoping his team could pitch its first shutout of the season. Dzurenda’s ...

By JONATHAN GUTH MVI Sports Mark Nemchick and his staff at Elizabeth Forward are glad to just be back on the track and in the field. The third-year head coach and EF graduate is technically in his sec...

Kathy was born in Glen Cove, N.Y., on May 29, 1953, and passed away on March 27, 2021, in San Diego, Calif., near her son Raymond. Kathy is the daughter of Marilyn “Mally” Smith and Joseph Hennerty. S...

Michele S. “Mickey” Price, 59, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in the Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born Aug. 26, 1961, in New Eagle, the daughter of Felicie Dietz Bi...

Lucas Jones and Brody DeUnger cheered on their sisters, Riley Jones and McKenna DeUnger, along with the rest of the Charleroi Area softball team as it hosted Washington Tuesday afternoon.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Historical Society will open its doors to the public for the first time in more than a year. Since October 2019, the museum at the old Fe...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of Democratic state lawmakers from Western Pennsylvania held a virtual public hearing last week to discuss issues of abandoned and blighted property conservato...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Because of year-long COVID-19 shutdowns, cancellations and stay-at-home orders, people have spent more time at home than ever before. According to Washington...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A local economic development organization found a way to create a win-win situation for first responders in the Mon Valley who have pushed through the struggles of t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen has combined a willingness to forgive some tax liens with a bunch of vacant properties to create a buzz in the local real estate market. Late...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area school board has approved the district’s calendar for the 2021-22 school year. The calendar can be viewed and downloaded at www.mckasd.net/Domain/3...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area baseball coach Tony Watson saw a little bit of himself in junior pitcher Matthew Bamford Tuesday afternoon.   Just like he did at times during his ...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports On Monday, Elizabeth Forward was able to make up for its mistakes, beating Greensburg Salem, 7-5, despite seven errors. On Tuesday, though, those same mistakes proved to be...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports Charleroi could not have picked a more impressive way to christen the new softball field on the high school/middle school campus. Exploding for 24 runs on 22 hits, the Cougar...

By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports New Frazier baseball coach John Malone regularly talks to his team about the importance of trying to win every inning in every game. On Monday, the Commodores won the fir...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports Two games into the 2021 baseball season, the Monessen Greyhounds are still trying to find their way. After getting shut out by Southmoreland on Monday, the Hounds ret...

Audrey M. Rankin, 91, of Rostraver Township, passed peacefully at the home of her daughter, Joyce, on Monday, March 29, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Her beautiful smile and kindness filled every ro...

Deborah A. Romantino McDonough, 68, of Charleroi, passed on Sunday, March 28, 2021. She was born April 19, 1952, in New Eagle, daughter of the late Oswald Romantino and Margaret (Gutierrez) Romantino ...

Cynthia Edna Mathews, 71, of Acme, died Sunday, March 28, 2021. Born in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 21, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lilly Clark Richardson. She is survived by her...

Betty Ann Wilson Davis, 74, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021, at AGH Jefferson Hospital. Born Jan 20, 1947, in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Louis and An...