Larry Joseph Clawson Sr., 68, of Clairton, passed away Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in the Hospice Inpatient Unit, Lawrenceville, Pa. Born Aug. 2, 1953, he was the son of the late Lorraine School and Robert...

Helen M. Geho, 86, of Fallowfield Township, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at the Residence at Hilltop, Carroll Township. She was born Dec. 13, 1934, in Fayette City, the daughter of the late Ge...

Mary Ann Sikorsky, 91, of Washington, formerly of Donora, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at the Premier Washington Health Center. She was born in Donora on April 3, 1930, a daughte...

Jerdonna Senatore of Pricedale passed away Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, after a long, hard battle with cancer. She is survived by her boyfriend of 16 years, Paul “Buddy” Condupa; godmother, the Rev. Jo A...

A state police officer drives under a flag held by ladder trucks from the Donora Volunteer Fire Department and Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Company during Thursday’s funeral procession for Washingt...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Mandatory mask wearing will continue on Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority buses at least until Jan. 18. That’s under a mandate from the Federal Transit Administr...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With many Pennsylvania students back to class or about to return, Republican legislators don’t have any intention to pass a bill that would mandate mask wearing insi...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A pair of area teams will clash tonight to begin the new WPIAL football season.   Class 3A Elizabeth Forward will travel across the river to face off against Class 4...

Dolores M. Hazy, 83, of Summerville, S.C., formerly of Monessen, died Monday Aug. 23, 2021, in Summerville Medical Center. She was born on Feb. 10, 1938, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Michael ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s a big celebration coming to the Boston trail head of the Great Allegheny Passage.   This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Mon/Yough Trail Council being e...

Lek Klinchan, 93, of Charleroi, passed away on Aug. 6, 2021. Born in Thai-land on Jan. 10, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Tongcome and Jant Vongpome. She had a heart of gold and loved helping ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com One of the messages echoing out of Belle Vernon Area girls soccer practice this preseason is that the Leopards are coming out hungry. “This is our section and we w...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Every year, the Serra Catholic volleyball team enters the new season with championship aspirations.   The Eagles have been a fixture in the postseason, making back-t...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township office of state Rep. Eric Davanzo is open for business, but not exactly as usual. Extra precautions are being taken following an incident...

David Glenn “Joe” Lynn, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly from the Belle Vernon Area, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, at Harman House Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. He was born Jan. 18, 1951, in Mt. Pleasant...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com If things go the way Belle Vernon Area head coach Matt Humbert is hoping, this season could be a very special one on “The Beach” at James Weir Stadium. This year’s...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports A year after the COVID pandemic wreaked havoc with most high school football schedules, Bentworth coach J.J. Knabb feels his team received a break this season. And he intends...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports As California enters the 2021 season, the Trojans and veteran coach Ed Woods face a lot of juicy storylines. Can the Trojans win back-to-back titles in the Tri-County South? ...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports After a tough COVID-affected 2-5 season in 2020, Charleroi is looking forward to better things in 2021. Second-year coach Brady Barbero welcomes a large senior class that inc...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports There are three things in life that are guaranteed: death, taxes and Clairton being Clairton. Going back over the last 15 years or so, no team has dominated Class A in footba...