Donna Lee “Nanny” Thomas, 78, of Monessen, received her angelic wings on Jan. 4, 2021, at Jefferson Regional Hospital. She was born on May 1, 1942, in Gary, Ind., to the late Samuel Johnson and Violia...

Randy “Punt” E. Williams, 83, of Pricedale, passed away peacefully on Jan. 5, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pricedale on Sept. 29, 1937, to the late John E. Williams and Anna M...

Joe Hann watches as his grandsons, altar boys Antonio Liscotti, 8, and his brother Dominic, 11, light candles Thursday at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Monongahela as part of Christmas Day Mass. St....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Sen. Jim Brewster, D-Mc-Keesport, finds it “astounding” that he wasn’t permitted to take his seat in the state Senate Tuesday. The Senate’s Republican leadership made ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Protect PT, a nonprofit environmental group from the Penn Trafford area of Westmoreland County, claims problems at the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill go beyond ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township business owner says he has spent $100,000 over the past two years to clean mud from the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill away from his proper...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Two community figures met on Thursday at the Monessen Public Library to clear the air about topics related to the Mon Valley. Roderick Wilson, a Donora resid...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com By a split decision, Paul Pivovarnik is back on Charleroi Council. Pivovarnik last served on council as president in 2017, but lost a primary election bid that sprin...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council reviewed an ordinance this week that could make it easier and quicker to bring down dangerous structures in the borough. Solicitor Steve Toprani in...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com During the three-week shutdown of winter high school sports, Bill Cleary joined other area athletic directors in playing the waiting game.   He didn’t know if the pa...

Robert E. Mullen, 70, passed away on Jan. 3, 2021, in Lexington, S.C., following a brief illness. He was born on Aug. 11, 1950, son of John E. and the late Patricia A. Horvath Mullen. Bob graduated fr...

Mary Eileen Nicholls, 68, of Greensburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. A daughter of the late Charles Daniel and Mary Helen Leeper Greenwood, she was born in Mt. Pleasant on...

Anna L. Biber, age 88, of Elizabeth Township, died on Jan. 6, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh on Oct. 6, 1932, she is the daughter of the late Katherine Currie and the wife of the late Donald Biber. She work...

By JONATHAN GUTH MVI Sports Chandler Daniel is glad to be back in the Mon Valley. The 2014 graduate of Yough High School was introduced as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at California U...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Like a number of his fellow classmates, Marshall Richter is currently participating in school online at Thomas Jefferson. The only difference is the junior isn’t jus...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com As chaos ensued in Washington D.C. Wednesday, local elected officials on both sides of the political aisle were quick to denounce the actions of rioters and ...

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By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Greater Monessen Historical Society is making strides to ensure current and former city residents, as well as visitors to the historic steel town, have a chance to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko talked about the recent shooting of a city police officer and allegations investigators were overly intrusive while searching for the...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Numerous complaints have been lodged against the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in the past several weeks, with a few resulting in notices of violation by the s...