Daniel Walter Zemko, 68, of Charleroi, originally of Van Voorhis, passed away peacefully at his home with his family on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Born on July 12, 1952, he was the son of Antonina “Tootsi...

Mary C. Schmidt, age 101, of White Oak, died on Jan. 22, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on June 3, 1919, and is the daughter of the late Gabor and Susannah Bunyak Yunecko and the wife of the late Ch...

Roger A. McClurg passed away on Jan. 25, 2021, of natural causes, six months and four days after the passing of his wife Helen. He was born to William G. and Clara McClurg on June 21, 1926, in Charler...

John P. Yurkovich, 89, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at Uniontown Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Uniontown. Born July 8, 1931, in Ellsworth...

Charlie Richard Dickerson was called to his heavenly home on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, while in the H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was blessed to reach the exception...

Jaeden Zuzak, Damani Stafford, Drew Thomas and Jordan Kearns provide coverage of Monday’s girls basketball game between California and Charleroi. They are part of the advanced media class at Californi...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Students in the Belle Vernon Area School District will head back to their classrooms four days a week starting Monday and five days a week beginning Feb. 8, but...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Each year that the Gregory Sutek Memorial Scholarship is offered is one year farther away from students who knew him. “The first couple of years I knew the kids...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District is hoping the third time will be a charm when it comes to selling a well-known parcel of land. School directors gave district of...

Dolores C. Trembach, 89, of Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. The daughter of the late Ridsy and Frances Galano Calderone, she was born in Monessen on June 25, 1931. Dolores was employe...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area School Board members are being praised by administrators and students for toughing out an unprecedented year and coming out on top. Each year, the Pen...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A fire or spill at an oil or gas well site — or at a location such as the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill that takes waste from those sites — is handled differen...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Monday’s nonsection tilt between Charleroi and California turned into the game when a team of upperclassmen face a team of inexperienced underclassmen. The Trojans...

Anne Louise Varela, 93, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in her home. She was born June 10, 1927, in Elizabeth, the daughter of William and Mary McClure Maley. Anne was a homemaker and de...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon overcame a rough shooting performance to escape with a 44-33 road victory over Yough in Section 3-4A play Monday night.   While the win pushed the Leopa...

Charmaine T. Kucherawy, 88, of Washington, Pa., formerly of Stroal Acres, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at Southmont of Presbyterian Care, Washington, Pa. Born in Charleroi on Aug. 13, 1932, a...

William E. “Bill” Hawk, 67, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in UPMC Shadyside Hospital. A son of the late William C. and Ida Virginia Forsythe Hawk, he was born in ...

By JASON BLACK For the MV Independent Playing on the road for the third time this season, the Connellsville girls basketball team was looking for a strong start to Monday’s Section 3-5A game at Ringgo...

Dr. Paul Joseph Harbosky, D.C., 69, of Charleroi, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 24, 2021. He was affectionately known by his patients as “Dr. Paul.” Dr. Paul graduated from Elizabeth Forward High S...

Diane Louise Ghion, 81, of Monongahela, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in the Haven Crest Nursing Center, Monongahela. She was born July 3, 1939, in North Charleroi, daughter of Roy and Grace Gemmell C...