Second-grader Charles Evans and fourth-grader Ari’Onna Verline-Jones wave as they get off the bus at Monessen Elementary Center for the first day of school Tuesday.

Lawrence Steven Timko, 56, of Stockdale, died Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. He was born Monday, April 5, 1965, in Charle- roi, a son of Linda Lutes Timko and the late John J. Timko. Larry was the owner of Ke...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com One day after classes started in the Ringgold School District, the middle school had to send home a letter alerting parents that people were inside the building w...

  Eugene “Dean” Revetta, 90, of Monongahela, died peacefully at home on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. He was a lifelong resident of Monongahela, born on Sept. 11, 1930, to Andrew and Anna Wilson Revetta. Aft...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Beverly’s Birthdays brought the phrase “it takes a village” to life Tuesday as its “Itty Bitty” program set up shop in Monessen for a community baby shower. It’s an ag...

Audrey L. Carter Sloan entered into the gates of heaven on Aug. 22, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 3, 1936, in Donora. She was a graduate of Donora High Schoo...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The federal judge assigned to a lawsuit filed against the City of Monessen, its mayor, two councilmen and city administrator has set an initial case management co...

Mary Ann DeZardo Thornley, 77, of Donora, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born on May 2, 1944, in North Charle- roi, a daughter of the late Constance W. a...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com On the first day of camp, Elizabeth Forward girls soccer coach Brandon Gerba emphasized the importance of maintaining the program’s recent trend of reaching the post...

  Georgette Nickolich, 91, of Monessen, passed away on Aug. 23, 2021, in Allegheny General Hospital. She was born on Nov. 22, 1929, to Nicholas and Anna Seftas in Monessen. She was a graduate of Mones...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Problems with vicious dogs were brought up again at Tuesday’s council meeting in Elizabeth. Resident Margaret Fleischauer said she and her small dog were attack...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The United States Naval Academy will soon be home to arguably one of the top defensive backs in the WPIAL.   Serra Catholic standout Pharoh Fisher announced Saturday...

Dennis “Old Skool” Sepesy went to be with the Lord on Aug. 21, 2021. He was born on Aug. 9, 1961. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, Audra Jean Breckenridge and Ronald Sepesy; daughter, Cass...

Mon Valley NAACP Unit #2274 and D’s Barber Shop in Charleroi sponsored free back-to-school haircuts Monday. Barber Jimmy Young gives Tristin Yuille, 4, of Monessen a trim. The free haircuts will conti...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District students headed back to school Monday and thanks to efforts all over the city, hundreds of students have new book bags and school suppl...

Foster T. Evans Sr., 94, of Rostraver Township, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. Born in Webster on March 22, 1927, he was the son of the late George and Bertha Brooks Evans. Foster was a stationary engi...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Westmoreland County judge declared an independent candidate’s petition to run for mayor of Monessen invalid Monday morning.   Judge Harry F. Smail Jr. ruled Mon...

Peter Hoosac Jr., 80, of New Eagle, died Aug. 22, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Sept. 8, 1940, in Monongahela, he was the son of Peter Sr. and Irene Gregg Hoosac. A 1958 graduate of Monon...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It’s been a summer of changes in the Belle Vernon Area School District — most notably in the area of administration — but acting interim Superintendent Jeanine ...

Carl Melvin LaRose, 86, of Butler, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. Born in Allenport, on July 27, 1935, he was the son of the late Oben LaRose and Hazel Florence Waltz LaRose Graves. Carl was a precisio...