By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Now that Pennsylvania’s mask mandate has been lifted, the McKeesport Area School District is taking similar action. The district issued a statement Monday saying that ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Public input helped the Belle Vernon Area School Board develop at least part of its health and safety plan for the 2021-22 school year. After hearing from sever...

A man from the Pittsburgh area is missing and his family and police are asking for assistance from the public.   Luke Paglia, 50, was last seen at about 2 p.m. June 28 in the Highland Park neighborhoo...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It took well over a year, but Union Cleaners and head coach Kevin Kovach picked up their first win in Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League Boys Division...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson sophomore Evan Berger hit a 3-pointer with 53 seconds remaining to help lift Campy’s Pizza to a 75-71 victory over Howard Hanna Wilson Baum on openi...

  Ronald W. “Bones” Campana, 87, of Monessen, died Monday, June 28, 2021, as a result of complications from a stroke. He was born on Oct. 31, 1933, in Monessen, the son of the late Jasper and Italia C...

Andrea Martin, 69, of Monessen, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born on March 8, 1952, in North Charleroi, the daughter of the late Frank and L...

Dustin M. Chiodo, 35, of Bentleyville, died Sunday June 27, 2021. Born Oct. 9, 1985, in Pittsburgh, he is the husband of Katie Chiodo of Bentleyville. A 2004 graduate of Ringgold High School, Dustin w...

Rosemarie V. Daniels, 88, from Bethel Park passed on June 24, 2021, just before 9 a.m. She is survived by her loving husband, Neal; and her son, Michael. Her sister, Virginia Payne, passed several yea...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Bria Rathway appeared as if she didn’t know how to feel at times Tuesday evening.   The AMD Industries coach watched her team frequently display dominance on the off...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Last season, Cedarbrook only won a single game in the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League.   Cedarbrook checked that goal off the list on Monday’s open...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Dax Thomas State Farm’s Chloe Pordash hit a pair of free throws with 36 seconds remaining to help secure a 47-46 victory over Lee Supply in Mon Valley Independent Sum...

Patricia A. Houseman, 86, of Maple View, Charleroi, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2021, at the Residence at Hilltop. She was born on Aug. 28, 1934, in Washington Pa., to Vincent and Helen Keister...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com On or off duty, area fire departments always have each others’ backs.   When Fallowfield Township Fire Company Capt. Josh Payne wrote a letter to a nationwide nonpro...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Property owners in the Belle Vernon Area School District will see a slight tax hike in a budget passed unanimously by school directors Monday night. The general...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com After standing for more than a century, the chapel at Monongahela Cemetery was beginning to show its age. But thanks to the generosity of the local community...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A small plane crashed in Washington County Monday evening, leaving two people hospitalized. Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Department Chief Craige Pysh said there wasn’t muc...

Michael S. Kudra, April 3, 1956, to June 25, 2021. Mike died peacefully at home sur-rounded by his family. He was predeceased by his father and mother, Alex and Theresa Kudra. Left to cherish his memo...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With construction season kicking into high gear, PennDOT reviewed and highlighted Monday what projects will look like across District 12, which includes Fayette, Gre...

Faye Ruth Painter, 61, of Perryopolis, died Sunday, June 27, 2021, at her home. She was born Jan. 22, 1960, in North Charleroi, the daughter of the late Harry L. and Catherine A. Griest Huweart. Faye ...