Stephen R Barczak, 77, of Belle Vernon, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. He was born April 30, 1945, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Stephen Barcz...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Waynesburg’s Ashlyn Basinger has been a thorn in the side for all teams in Section 2-1A this fall. On Thursday, the Charleroi girls soccer team felt her wrath. The University...

Joan Dohanich, 77, of Fairhope, Belle Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in St. Clair Hospital after a long illness. She was born June 9, 1945, in North Charleroi, of the late George Dohanic...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “We’re bringing the Outback to the ‘burbs out here in the east (of Pittsburgh),” Dr. Dawn Klejka joked as she watched two nurses holding a baby kangaroo in UPMC McKees...

Nathan T. Dzimiera, 37, of Monessen, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Pittsburgh on Jan. 23, 1985, he was the son of Terrence R. and Anna Maria R...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday are expected to terminate a contract with Monessen to coordinate a plan to remove blighted properties in the city. Of...

Burnell “Bud” A. Gency, 90, of Fallowfield Township, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at Allegheny General Hospital. He was born in Nemacolin on Sept. 16, 1931, son of Stephen and Mary Sloboda G...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com For one South Allegheny High School student, Boy Scouts have been a crucial part of development throughout life, and now he is working towards an Eagle Project that se...

Sharon M. Posi Signorini, 66, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, with her oldest grandson, Marques, by her side. Born March 26, 1956, she was the daughter of...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela leaders accepted a contract bid — pending review — to repave Country Club Road and voiced concerns about debris on Main Street created by recent roa...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A junction box that helps synchronize traffic signals with the railroad has gone missing in Charleroi. The box, which was installed neath 8th Street and McKean Avenu...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There’s no doubting Frazier and California have a rivalry on the volleyball court and they played like long-time rivals Tuesday night. The Commodores possibly thou...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com It took 84 minutes for a goal to be scored as Belle Vernon earned a 1-0 victory over Washington in Section 3-2A soccer on Tuesday at James Weir Stadium.   Trevor Kovat...

By JASON BLACK Daily Courier for MVI Sports Through the early stages of this season, the Connellsville volleyball team has struggled to find consistency match in and match out. Some of those inconsist...

Students at Charleroi Elementary Center enjoyed “crazy hair day” on Tuesday. From left are second-grader Frankie Hatalowich and fifth-graders Olivia Kostelac and Cameron Olstein.  

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth may be looking to get out of the sewage treatment business.   The potential sale of Elizabeth Borough Municipal Authority assets to Pennsylvania Am...

H. Gary Cooper, 90, of Fallowfield Township, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 12, 2022. Born on Dec. 2, 1931, Gary was the son of the late Henry H. and Mary Myer Cooper. Following high school, Gary s...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Nonprofits across the Mon Valley depend on the generosity of the communities they serve.  D uring this year’s Day of Giving, dozens of organizations across the Mon V...

Robert Lee “Bob” Propes, 92, formerly of Fayette City, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at Stafford Suites, Seattle, Wash. Born March 2, 1930, at home in Fayette City, he was the son of the late ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Parks Foundation appears to be eying the possibility of creating a trail connector between a county park in the Mon Valley and another in the Sout...