By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Frazier boys basketball team used hot outside shooting early and a focus on defense late to roll past Bentworth Friday, 64-31, in Section 4-2A. The Commodores (12...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports After a slow start, the Frazier girls basketball team had a solid second quarter and took a one-point lead into halftime. Despite the strong stanza, the Commodores couldn’t m...

Patricia A. Maxson, 77, of Uniontown, passed away at home Jan. 30, 2021. She was born June 1,1943, in Charleroi. She is the daughter of the late Walter “Shindy” Zelenski and Mildred “Millie” Chunko Ze...

Leonard Joseph Bednar, 78, of Mount Laurel, N.J., died Jan. 27, 2021, at Virtua Hospital in Marlton, N.J., after a brief illness. He was born in Charleroi on June 24, 1942. He was preceded in death by...

Veronica Margaret Cowell, 96, formerly of Roscoe, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at Cambridge Creekside Charleroi. Born in Monessen on Oct. 22,1924, a daughter of John and Julia Andrella Misl...

James “Dennis” Sukel, 77, of Belle Vernon, beloved father, grandfather and brother, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at Jefferson Hospital. He was born March 4, 1943, in Charleroi, a son of the late...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With snow piled up on the yards, driveways and sidewalks of Mon Valley residents, local street department workers have been on the clock — around the clock — to keep...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council discovered a former councilman was put into a leadership position on the borough’s rails to trails steering committee that he shouldn’t have been g...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Police, fire and EMS departments paid their respects to California police Chief and firefighter Timothy Sheehan Thursday morning, escorting his body to the fune...

By TOM DAVIDSON Trib Total Media A Lower Burrell native was among the 77 people on board a Boeing 717 that slid off a taxiway before takeoff Wednesday evening at Pittsburgh International Airport. Kris...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela Council members voiced their displeasure after learning that Washington County Commissioners refused a request for contributions made by the Mid ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson took its first and only lead of the game less than a minute in and never looked back in a 58-16 senior night win over Ringgold in Section 3-5A play ...

By the MVI The Explorers Club of Pittsburgh recently recognized Belle Vernon native Ron Edwards Jr. for his many achievements and service as its president since 2015.   A virtual awards celebration wa...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Belle Vernon boys and girls swim teams both picked up wins Thursday night in the pool against Steel Valley in Section 5-2A while Ian Shahan continued to build his...

Andrew Werton Bruner, 37, of Speers, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The son of Lawrence Bruner and Janice Werton- Bruner, who survive and reside in Speers, he was born in Fresno, Calif., on Sep...

Georgiana Lowman, 80, of Dunlevy, formerly of California, Pa., died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Dunlevy Gardens. She was born Dec. 14, 1940, in Brownsville, a daughter of the late George and Alfreda ...

Louis Eaby “Cebe” Sensenich Jr., 79, of Adrian, Pa., died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Pittsburgh VA Medical Center. Born in Pittsburgh on March 24, 1941, he was the son of the late Louis E. Sr. and Evel...

Elsie L. Miller, 83, of Moon Township, formerly of Monessen and Belle Vernon, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Allegheny General Hospital. She was born in Monongahela on Sept. 22, 1937, a d...

James L. “Jimbo” Kramer, 59, of Fayette City, passed away on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. A son of the late William H. and Charlotte Doyle Kramer, he was born in North Charler...

Philip Kaluponov, 66, of Craven Hill, Charleroi, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at UPMC Presbyterian. He was born Oct. 24, 1954, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Andrew and Priscilla Kaluponov. In 1972, he...