By CHASITY M. CAPASSO For the MVI Howe Cemetery in Long Branch is in need of volunteers and donations to help upkeep the grounds. New board members were recently appointed and have some plans, but the...

Barry L. Lynch, 76, of Perryopolis, entered his heavenly home on Dec. 19, 2021. He was born Feb. 7, 1945, in Perryopolis, son of Van Mahlon Lynch and Olive Stuck Lynch. He was a member of the Perryopo...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township Commissioner John Lorenzo will be permitted to participate in voting sessions but not workshop meetings, under the revised terms of his bond....

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen police and Westmoreland County detectives are investigating after a man was shot at least six times Tuesday night. Just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Monessen p...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A White Oak man escaped injury after a fast-moving blaze ripped through his house Wednesday afternoon. The blaze quickly traveled through the upper floor of the home o...

Arthur W. Cassin Fayette City, formerly of Newell Arthur W. Cassin, 69, of Fayette City, formerly of Newell, passed away Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Nov...

Natalie Ondulick of Monessen and Emma Valla of North Charleroi dropped off presents to Santa (junior firefighter Josh Arnold) and his elf Buddy (junior firefighter Brayden Speck) Tuesday evening for a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Redevelopment Authority members plan to drive past about half of the properties LaTrina Hall’s nonprofit has gotten from the city to see where they are b...

Hugh “Buzz” Carey, 85, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Monte-fiore Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Oct. 25, 1936, in Avella, the son of Robert S. and Minnie Grace Mechling Carey. Buz...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com With a new variant of COVID-19 beginning to surge, a controversial topic has been rekindled. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s M...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Bird lovers in the Mon Valley have a new chance to see a family of bald eagles up close. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley Ind...

Charles Thomas “Charlie” Groff III, 67, of Lenoir City, Tenn., passed away Dec. 17, 2021. He was a retired industrial painter. Charlie loved gardening, woodworking, camping and enjoyed raising his dau...

Steve “Butch” Levandosky Jr., 78, of Finleyville, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in his home after a brief illness. Born April 5, 1943, in Sykesville, Pa., he was the son of the late Steve Sr. and Vero...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board is up to full strength, at least for the moment. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley I...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Early in the season, the Yough Cougars were one of the hottest teams in Section 3-4A, running out to a 3-1 overall record. But big, bad Belle Vernon Area proved it...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com South Allegheny moved to 2-0 in Section 3-3A play with a dominant win over visiting Valley Tuesday night.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wedne...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Many young artists dream of painting the canals of Venice or the boulevards of Paris, but Tyler Gedman is quite content painting the Monongahela River Valley and the streets o...

Margaret B. Speicher, 76, of West Newton, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh on June 3, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Margaret Nowicki Lutz. Margaret was a salesclerk f...

James Patrick Coughlin Sr., 83, of Finleyville, died Thursday, Dec.16, 2021, in AHN Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills. He was born March 16, 1938, in New Rochelle, N.Y., the son of Charles and Helen...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward saw its winning streak reach three games while handing Clairton its fifth straight loss Monday night.   To read the rest of the story, please see a...