By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports If it seems like the Ringgold girls soccer team will be going into the season with a chip on its shoulder, it’s because the Rams are. A year ago, Ringgold won its last three ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com As Max Rocco prepares to take a snap, whether it be in practice or in a game, he often looks to his left, glances to his right and feels at ease.   Backed by a stron...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School board could be back to full strength Monday. Last month, then-board president Dan Engstrom resigned because he was moving out of th...

Alyce J. Webster Larson, 86, of New Eagle, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in the Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela. She was born Feb. 14, 1935, in New Eagle, ...

Robert M. Lieber, 71, of Surprise, Ariz., formerly of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Crescent Surprise Assisted Living, Surprise, Ariz. Born Dec. 19, 1949, in McKeesport, he was ...

Norma Elizabeth Lutes, 91, of California, Pa., died Thursday, July 29, 2021. She was born Thursday, June 5, 1930, in California, Pa., a daughter of the late Robert and Anna Bell Crawford. She was a me...

Edward J. Kearns, 86, of Donora, passed away on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born in Donora on March 21, 1935, a son of the late John and Mary Smucz Kearns. Catholic by...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Caleb Reist has been following McKeesport football since he was 5 years old. He watched the Tigers continue their tradition of winning year after year while idolizin...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough Council has opted not to offer street department services to one of the largest employers in town, creating a divide among council members who worr...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Parents and guardians in the Elizabeth Forward School District will be receiving an update letter today from Superintendent Dr. Todd Keruskin, but it may not be...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela residents and children looking forward to using the newly renovated Mounds Park may have to wait a few more weeks to see its completion. After a ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s International Village is about fellowship, tradition and community. Yesterday marked the second day of the three-day ethnic food, dancing and music festiv...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com In 1964, the Beatles made their historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and Elvis Presley released his blockbuster film, “Viva Las Vegas.” But Belle Vern...

Ralph J. “Rattler” Greco of Carroll Township, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Born in Donora on Sept. 30, 1930, he was a son of the late Antonio and Amelia Settino Greco. Mr. Greco graduated ...

A memorial service will be held for Miriam Ritchie and her son, Raymond Ritchie, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Belle Vernon Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at the cemetery chapel for...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Your nose, taste buds, eyes, ears and dancing feet are a passport around the world this week in McKeesport. The city’s 61st International Village festival kicked off T...

Thomas Joseph Zelinsky, 92, of Monongahela, formerly of Levittown, Pa., and born and raised in Donora, passed away peacefully on Aug. 8, 2021, after a long ill-ness at home surrounded by his loved one...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Monessen School Board has approved a health and safety plan for the upcoming school year that will require all teachers, staff, students and visitors to wear mas...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board voted Tuesday to offer a contract to a new superintendent. The contract with Dr. Ken Williams, who currently works in the adm...

David William Tuomi, of Rostraver Township, passed peacefully on Sunday, Aug 8, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Joanne (Berkosky); loving father of Diane (Dave) Rimkus of Robinson; son of the late...