Helen Wright, 97, of California, Pa., died peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.She was born Aug. 26, 1923, in California, daughter of the late Mary and Julius Boeckx. Helen was a retired administrativ...

Persephone Fackiner-Riva, one day old, went to be with her maternal grandmother, Michelle Fackiner, and paternal grandfather, Richard Riva, in heaven on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Persephone was born on...

Joseph A. Colosimo, 95, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Born in Charleroi on Dec. 19, 1925, he was the son of the late Ralph and Catherine Colosimo. Joseph was a truck driver and ...

By JONATHAN GUTH MVI Sports Playing just its second game of the season, Ringgold led Albert Gallatin late in the first quarter, but an 11-0 run by the Colonials was the turning point in the Rams’ 62-3...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports During his high school football career at Monessen, few people stood out like Anthony J. Lombardo. He played for the Greyhounds in the mid-70s and even though Coach Joe Glady...

Robert C. Holmes, pastor of Christian Life Ministries, and Kevin Parker of Monessen unload a truck full of food for the MLK Day of Service distribution Saturday morning outside of Monessen City Hall. ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Washington County Local Share Account Review Committee has made its official recommendations on which projects should be funded this year. The committee revie...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Southwest Medical Center is helping COVID-19 patients stay out of the hospital, thanks to a new therapy being offered in its Bentleyville office.   Earlier this mont...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Whether it be listening to a soothing voice telling us fantastical stories, a celebrity discussing their life or hot topics, an investigator talk ing about crime, come...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District Police Department will hold an active shooter drill at the middle school and high school on Feb. 3. The training will involve on...

By ASHLEY CHASE MVI Sports Serra Catholic never trailed Saturday on its way to a 61-41 victory at Fort Cherry.   The Eagles, who are undefeated through the first four games of the season, were led by ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com A slow start and lack of intensity are just two ingredients for the Monessen basketball team’s woes right now. The Greyhounds saw their losing streak hit three gam...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports After struggling with its shooting for most of the season, Charleroi exploded Saturday afternoon and nailed 13 threes in an 82-58 rout of Waynesburg in a Section 4-3A contest...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com As residents and elected officials in Rostraver Township continue to battle environmental issues related to the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, Protect PT, a no...

By JONATHAN GUTH MVI Sports Frazier’s Rune Lawrence and Elizabeth Forward’s Damon Michaels hope to follow in their brothers’ footsteps, and if Saturday’s performance at the Southmoreland Dual Meet Tou...

Emil (Pida) Peda, 93, of Monessen, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Born in North Charleroi on Jan. 25, 1927, to the late Wasko and Julia Kovalsky Peda, Mr. Peda retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, M...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com A slow start and lack of intensity are just two ingredients for the Monessen basketball teams woes right now. The Greyhounds saw their losing streak hit three game...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When Monessen resident Emory Terensky tried to get a COVID-19 vaccine this week, he was left with more questions, unanswered phone calls and no shot.   Terensky, a 7...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com COVID-19 testing will be available in Monessen next week.   From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, free tests will be offered to Mon Valley residents at the Monessen Civi...

By JEFF STITT  and TAYLOR BROWN jstitt@yourmvi.com tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Health rolled out an updated COVID-19 vaccination plan this week that has education workers in Phas...