By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com After 16 years without a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, the Gallatin-Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Department has landed its second FEMA grant in as many...

Richard L. Charlton Jr., 47, of Donora, passed on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Pittsburgh. He was born Dec. 18, 1973, in New Eagle, son of Richard L. Charlton Sr. and the late Alberta Kelly Charlton; ...

Bernard E. Soltis, 73, of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. Born in North Charleroi, on Dec. 9, 1947, he was the son of the late George B. and Anne M. Onofrey Soltis. Bernard was a 1965 ...

Private services were held for Mike R. Petix, 95, of Charleroi, who passed away on Thursday, Aug. 26. 2021. Born on Nov. 11, 1925, he was the son of the late Angelo and Lena Petix. He joined the Army ...

Gloria J. Opatkiewicz, 76, of Monessen, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at Jefferson Hospital. Born May 14, 1945, in Forward Township, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Josephine Krizan Opatkiew...

Dominic Shemansky and Reid Bilitski were ready to start second grade Monday morning at Charleroi Area Elementary Center.

Sidney John Cicchini, 84, of Rostraver Township and formerly of Clairton, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in McMurray Hills Manor. Born June 22, 1937, in Clai...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Hurricane Ida blasted ashore in Louisiana Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States. And although the storm is currently classified as a ...

Julia Ann Brudnik, 90, of Elco, went to be with the Lord peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. She was born on Jan. 2, 1931, the daughter of Louis and Anna Sninchak Krivacek. J...

Kenneth D. Farquhar, 70, of Perryopolis, passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Mon Valley Hospital. A son of the late Kenneth J. and Maude Bateman Farquhar, he was born in Connellsville, on Nov. 20, 1...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com More than half a million Pennsylvania residents will no longer receive unemployment benefits starting this weekend. Federal unemployment benefits will end Saturday f...

Lillian L. Halinka, 86, of Monessen, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. A daughter of the late Maynard and Kathryn Rogers Foor, she was born in North Charleroi on Dec. 9, 1934. A residen...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Sometimes it’s the little things that get between a student and completion of a college education. Now, for students at three state universities including Calif...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area boys soccer team enters the fall season with a new coach and a bevy of experienced players to depend on.   Alan Yeschenko enters his first seas...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A new Washington County district attorney has been sworn in after the passing of the late District Attorney Gene Vittone. Jason M. Walsh, who served as first assi...

Robert T. Huber Sr., 81, of Bentleyville, passed away peacefully at Allegheny General Hospital’s Hospice Unit on Aug. 24, 2021. Born on July 1, 1940, he was the son of the late Harry and Louise Huber....

By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports Over Anthony Jacobs’ first four years as McKeesport’s girls soccer coach, he’s talked a lot about building.   A program deep in the dumps, the Tigers needed to lay some gro...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Township Volunteer Fire Department’s Quick Response Teams are getting assistance from Pennsylvania Skill Games. The Williamsport company presented...

Shirley Anne Patten, 78, of Washington Township, went to live with our Lord on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. She was born Oct. 2, 1942, in Detroit, Mich., daughter of the late John and Frieda Hils Patten. S...

Robert E. Vestrand, 68, of West Mifflin, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at his residence. He is the son of the late Edward L. and Helen Abraham Vestrand. He was employed as a laborer in maintenance. Ro...