By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com After nearly three months of remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students in the Ringgold School District returned to classes this week. The decisi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Local Mon Valley senators have signed on to support legislation that could offer nearly $1 billion in relief to restaurants, schools, employers, tenants and landlord...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Food trucks could have a stronger presence in Rostraver Township under a proposed revision to the transient food vendor ordinance. The commissioners discussed t...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Monessen put an end to a four-game losing streak with a 51-18 non-section triumph over visiting Propel Andrew Street Wednesday. The Greyhounds (5-5) wreaked havoc on...

By JONATHAN GUTH MVI Sports Belle Vernon raced out to a 10-0 lead in the first two minutes en route to a 65-28 victory over Uniontown Wednesday in nonsection girls action at Uniontown Area High School...

Stephen M. Jadyk, 72, of Monessen, passed away on Jan. 24, 2021. He was born in Monessen on Sept. 30, 1948, a son of the late Stephen and Margaret Gasper Jadyk. Funeral arrangements have been entruste...

Karen Marie “Teach” Piccione, 63, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Born on Dec. 2, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Carmen Piccione and Marlene Piccione. Karen was a graduate o...

Robert E. “Bobby” Jackson, 57, departed this life on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at Manor Care Nursing Home in Pittsburgh. He was born July 29, 1963, to the late Joyce “Peanut” Jackson and Joseph E. “Bobb...

William “Bill” Joseph Wilson, 85, of Elizabeth Township, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, surrounded by his family. Born in Clairton on Feb. 11, 1935, Bill was the son of the late Wil...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com In a game that featured 34 personal fouls called and a pair of technical fouls, Belle Vernon Area managed to keep its composure long enough to move its winning str...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports The Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team used its size to its advantage in rolling past Clairton, 77-35, in nonsection play Tuesday night. The Jaguars (9-1) outrebou...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Through its first four games of the season, South Allegheny displayed occasional inconsistencies on the offensive end of the floor.   When quality shots were taken, ...

By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports Late in the second quarter Tuesday night, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart coach Mike Rodriguez sat down on the auditorium stage behind his bench with his feet dangling as he w...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Retired Charleroi police Chief Armand J. “Cack” Costantino was extremely dedicated to his city. Costantino passed away Monday at age 71 from complications of COVID-1...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com This first week back on campus for California University of Pennsylvania students is the last week as president for Geraldine Jones, who ends a 46-year career o...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area Archery Club is on target to start its new season in a new training facility. The club, which involves about 70 students from elementary t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For many, a typical Valentine’s Day includes dinner at a fancy or favorite restaurant and going to see a show or a movie.   But mitigation efforts to slow the spread o...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A warrant was issued late Tuesday night for a Donora man who is accused of the shooting death of a Washington man and is suspected of a second shooting in Donora....

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Residents who need to speak with police in Elizabeth Borough are being asked to call 911 instead of the station phone number or an officer’s personal cell phone...

Armand J. “Cack” Costantino, 71, of Charleroi, passed away on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Born on April 6, 1949, he was the son of the late Angelo “Cack” and Mary Margaret Archiletti Costantino. Cack had a...