Santo R. Alessio, 73, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday at Rehabilitation & Nursing Center of Greater Pittsburgh, Greensburg. He was born on Dec. 1, 1947, in North Charleroi, the son of the late Fr...

Julio J. Angeline, 93, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, July 29, 2021, at his home. He was born on Oct. 22, 1927, in Monessen, the son of the late Vencen-zio J. Angeline and Catrina Griffida Ange...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Masontown took the lead for good in the fifth inning and never looked back, capturing an 8-3 victory over Mitch’s Bail Bonds in Game 2 of the Fayette County League b...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A do-not-use advisory in McKeesport’s Lower 10th Ward was adjusted to a do-not-drink advisory this week. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County spokesman Matt Junk...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An economic playbook is in the works for 27 municipalities in Washington County.   The project, spearheaded by the Mon Valley Alliance, was funded through a 2018 Loc...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League is rolling toward its end with the playoffs taking place this coming week. If you haven’t caught a game on the ...

Gloria Lillian Jaworski Loutitt, 91, of White Oak, died July 28, 2021. Born June 4, 1930, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Wencelaus and Marion Jaworski and wife of the late Alfred J. L...

Dale Keith Patterson, 78, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, July 30, 2021, after succumbing to the effects of ALS. Born in North Charleroi on March 26, 1943, he was the son of the late Thomas G. Sr....

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League’s boys division playoff field is set and bursting into the fray and into the final spot is Howard Hanna Wilson ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com With over four minutes left in the second half of a tightly contested bout against Elite Physical Therapy Thursday night, BeeGraphix head coach Tim Tyree shared a fe...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports The surging Mitch’s Bail Bonds Magicians continued to work their playoff magic in the first game of the Fayette County League best-of-five championship series. In the process...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A bi-partisan move by two Washington County commissioners will let the voters decide in November if they want a study to consider changing the county’s current governm...

  Joseph “Joe” Anthony Arrigo Jr. passed away peacefully on July 15, 2021 at the age of 73. His daughter, Dorrie Arrigo and sister, Francis Anderson held his hand as he transitioned to heaven to join ...

For the MVI Civil War re-enactors of the Blue and Gray Brigade will encamp at the Greenock Log House in Elizabeth Township from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Visitors may also tour the Greenock Log Hous...

George M. Papantonakis, 64, of Monessen passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born in Charleroi on Feb. 28, 1957, he was the son of the late George and Eli...

BY JEFF OLIVER For the MVI Minister Millie Thomas had a reach in her ministry that went much further than arm’s length. Her passion for ministering for her faith took her outside the Mon Valley freque...

For the MVI The Mon Valley NAACP selected Justice Rawlins-Heath of Monessen as its first Young, Gifted and Black awardee for the month of July. The NAACP will choose and name a young person each month...

Lynette Jean Conrad, 49, of Adamsburg, Pa., died Sunday, July 25, 2021. She was born Jan. 9, 1972, in McKeesport, a daughter of Bonnie Lou Kelly of Kingsland, Ga. and the late James Charles Conrad. In...

For the MVI The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA) announced its newly elected officers for the 2021–2022 business year. The election took place during the association’s annual busines...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest will be in full swing starting Friday evening. Fire Chief Chad Rager said there...