Joseph A. “Joe” Sanfilippo peacefully passed away at the age of 80, on Jan. 19, 2021, at home, surrounded by his family. Born in Donora, he was the son of the late Samuel J. and Rosalie Costa Sanfilip...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Students in the Ringgold School District will have the opportunity to return to the classroom this month. At their public meeting Wednesday night, school dir...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The first special project of the year for the Rostraver Township Commissioners could be new heating and air conditioning for the Rostraver Township Historical S...

Penny A. Tosi Wright, 83, of Greenock, formerly of Monongahela, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Riverside Care Center, McKeesport. Born Jan. 23, 1937, in Fredericktown, she was the daughter of Peter S...

Brian L. Naccarato, 54, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Jan. 18, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born in Charleroi on June 19, 1966, Brian is the son of the...

Anthony J. Lombardo, 63, of Monessen, passed away on Jan. 18, 2021, in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Charleroi, on Dec. 1, 1957, son of the late Anthony and Isabella Williams Lombardo. Anthony e...

Darcy Lynn Anderson Jay, 57, of Belle Vernon, passed away Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at South Hills Rehab & Wellness Center, Canonsburg.  Born Dec. 2, 1963, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late...

There was so much life that Patricia deeply loved, her husband, George and sons, George, Gene and James and her teaching. During her 45 years of teaching physics and advanced placement physics at Ring...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Fans wanting to see a battle between Laurel Highlands standout Rodney Gallagher and Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock were likely a little disappointed Wednesday. The ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson won its second game in as many days while extending its winning streak to six with a 58-47 victory over visiting Montour in nonsection play Wednesda...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Monessen girls got ready for their early season Section 2-A showdown with West Greene by ripping Geibel, 65-7, on Major Corley Court Wednesday night. The Greyhoun...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Timothy Herd knows he has big shoes to fill, but he believes he’s up to the challenge. Accompanied by his wife, Carrie, Herd was sworn in Tuesday as the new mayor of...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With Charleroi Area students headed back to class Feb. 1, changing guidelines from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and state Department of Health have kept ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to Monongahela’s Main Street Program, historic buildings in the city’s business district are getting a facelift while still preserving the past. The F...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com An audit of the 2019-20 school year shows the Belle Vernon Area School District is in roughly the same shape as other districts in the region, at least when it ...

By the MVI Mon Valley snowbirds and local residents wanting to escape to the Florida sunshine are invited to the 41st annual Mon Valley Florida Reunion. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are some...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s been over 16 years, 5,852 days to be exact, since the Frazier boys basketball team has beaten the Monessen Greyhounds. Now, that streak is over. The Commodore...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team hasn’t had the opportunity to play much over the past month.   The Leopards opened the season with a nonsection loss to Th...

By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports Dom DeCicco isn’t used to seeing his team find its stride early in the season.   Usually, his Thomas Jefferson boys might begin to get things going toward the middle or end...

Rita Louise Sambol, 87 of Cumming, Ga., formerly of Donora, passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at the Tapestry House Memory Care, Alpharetta, Ga. Born in Donora on Nov. 21, 1933, Rita was a daughte...