Dennis Paul Livi, 85, of Meadville, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at home with his wife by his side. Denny was born in Fayette City on Sept. 7, 1935, the youngest child born to the late Alderio ...

Dr. Paul E. Burd, 77, of Brownsville, passed away at home on Dec. 30, 2020. He was born Aug. 26, 1943 in Brownsville, the son of the late Edgar and Beatrice Bakewell Burd. In addition to his parents h...

Hilda Laatu Troth, 92, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2020 at her residence. She was born on May 12, 1928 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Joseph Kroeschel and Emma ...

Daniel “Lee” LaBute, 88, formerly of California, Pa., passed away after a lengthy illness in Strabane Woods Assisted Living in Washington, Pa. He was born on July 15, 1932 in Berlin, Somerset County, ...

Robert Harvey, age 81, of Donora, died Thursday, Dec.31, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. He was born Jan. 27, 1939 in Charleroi, the son of the late James and Margaret Loftus...

Violet Popovich Bobby, 94, of Belle Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Baptist Homes, Castle Shannon. Born May 24, 1926, in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth ...

George E. Corbin Jr., 74, of New Eagle, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in the Monongahela Valley Hospital after a short illness. He was born Aug. 20, 1946 in New Eagle, the son of George Elmer and Bert...

Michael C. Wheatley, 60, of Naples, Fla., formerly of North Charleroi, passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, at Physicians Regional Hospital, Naples, Fla., after a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 15, 1960, ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents from across the Mon Valley will bring in the New Year by jumping into the Monongahela River. Organizations in Coal Center, Glassport and Belle Vernon will ...

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Dick Thornburgh, who as Pennsylvania governor won plaudits for his cool handling of the 1979 Three Mile Island crisis and as U.S. attorney general restored credibilit...

Claire M. Smith, 86, of McClellandtown, passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 in LaFayette Manor, Uniontown. She was born Nov. 15, 1934, in Washington Township, a daughter of Elmer James Hissom and Ruth...

Sarah B. McCrory Sutherland, 87 of Monongahela, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Canonsburg General Hospital. She was born Sept. 12, 1933 in Fayette City, daughter of James Bird McCrory and Emma ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The members of local rock band SiLK9 are glad 2020 is over. To prove their mettle, the band is scheduled to release its first single of the new year, “Tear M...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Some family traditions can be a little untraditional, like the one Lori Sauritch of North Belle Vernon has carried out with her grandchildren for decades. Sauri...

Herman E. Barton, 84, of Perryopolis, passed away Wednesday, Dec, 30, 2020, in his residence. He was born July 14, 1936 in New Cumberland, W.Va., a son of Guy W. Barton and Florence I. Reese Barton. H...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania closed out 2020 with more than 640,320 confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 15,970 deaths. The U.S. case counts hit the 20 million mark as the country r...

Shiela Vivian Rulong, 90, of Roscoe, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at her home. Born in Pittsburgh on Feb. 2, 1930, a daughter of Kenneth and Florence Vercoe Wright, Shiela worked for a time ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com When Jared Hartman’s tenure as Belle Vernon Area’s starting quarterback came to an end upon the conclusion of the 2019 campaign, head coach Matt Humbert didn’t fret....

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports Clairton’s Dontae Sanders had what some would call a phenomenal year. The senior tailback ran for nearly 1,900 yards and scored 32 touchdowns for the Bears, who once ...