By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Just in time for summer’s official start and days with temperatures in the mid-80s and into the 90s, the air conditioner at White Oak Athletic Association is on the fr...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com In a convincing 70-46 victory over Cedarbrook on Monday, the two-time defending MVISBL girls division champions from AMD Industries showed no signs of regressing. On...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The sun was beaming on Fifth Avenue Wednesday for McKeesport’s 2022 celebration of Good Neighbor Day. Businesses, nonprofit groups, community organizations, student or...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Both Edward Jones and Dax Thomas State Farm relied on their suffocating team defense Wednesday on the second night of action for the girls in the Mon Valley Independent Summe...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Cedarbrook took an early lead in the first half and never gave it up as it was able to beat Monessen Florist, 87-72, in the final game of Wednesday’s MVISBL girls trip...

Roland “Lundo” Anthony Ruscitti, age 91, went home to his Lord and Savior, Je-sus Christ on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Roland was born to Frank and Fannie Ruscitti on July 13, 1930, in McKeesport. He me...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than 60 animals were rescued from a Schoonmaker Avenue home this month in Monessen and three people now face a total of nearly 500 counts related to animal c...

Isabelle A. Hetherington Bateman, 72, of Grindstone, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Penn Highlands Health Care Mon Valley, Monongahela. Born Sept. 27, 1949, in North Charleroi, she was the dau...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Little Theater and the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation summer camp at McKeesport Area School District joined forces Tuesday to ensure the youngest Tigers h...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Penn State Fayette head coach and one of the Valley’s leading authorities on playing baseball, Ryan Encapera, is bringing his baseball camp back to the Mon Valley ...

William H. Blangger, 89, of Monongahela, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2022, after a short illness. Bill was born on Nov. 18, 1932, to John and Mary DeZordo Blangger in McKeesport. At D...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The long wait for managerial oversight in Elizabeth Borough is over. After a five-month search, Scott Craighead will step into the role of borough manager. C...

Terry D. Kohut Jr., 62, of Charleroi, died Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Born in Forward Township on July 17, 1959, he was the son of the late Terry D. Kohut and Norma C. Behanna Kohut, who survives and r...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Ringgold Board of School Directors passed the district’s 2022-23 budget and discussed goals for the upcoming school year at a meeting Wednesday. The $51.5 m...

Linda Elaine Mickulicz, 72, of Baldwin, formerly of California, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. She was born Saturday, Dec. 24, 1949, in California, Pa, daughter of the late William and Kat...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There was some clamoring during the boys division draft last week about which team was the league favorite entering the season.   To read the rest of the story, pl...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com With an abundance of talent on his roster, Elite Physical Therapy coach Vada Epps believes his team has what it takes to compete for a championship in the Mon Valley...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Union Cleaners had four scorers in double digits on its way to a 79-57 win over RTI Insurance in the final game of opening night of the Mon Valley Independent Summer B...

Lee S. Barbao, of Donora, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at her home. She was born in Weston, W.Va., a daughter of the late Thomas Sandy and the late Erma Wyant Sandy and was always a proud Wes...

Edward George Fayak, 81, of Norman, Okla., passed away peacefully at home and into the arms of his Heavenly Father on June 10, 2022. He was surrounded by his loving family. Edward was born on July 11,...