By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports Smokey Robinson wrote a song for the Temptations which included the line, “If good looks was a minute, you know that you could be an hour.” Using that same logic, if ho...

Laura Elizabeth Opatkiewicz Trunzo, 89, of New Eagle, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Feb. 8, 2022. Born on June 27, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Helen and Michael Opat...

John J. Spina, 84, of, Washington Township, Belle Vernon, passed away at home on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. A son of the late Joseph and Mary Marasco Spina, he was born in Monessen, on May 19, 1937. Joh...

Genevieve Ann Difilippo, 85, of California, Pa., died peacefully with her family near her side on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. She was born Saturday, June 27, 1936, in Daisytown, a daughter of the late Loui...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School District may have increased flexibility in how officials choose to spend Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER...

Delaine Campbell Edwards, 87, of California, Pa., died at home on Feb. 8, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Delaine was born on June 22, 1934, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Ann Franks Di...

These Monessen fans cheered for the Greyhounds Tuesday night at Carmichaels. From left are Amira Jones, Chloe Miller, Tylia VanHooser, Ava Petruska, Sidney Campbell and Kinsey Wilson.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon Mayor Craig Ambrose addressed complaints Tuesday about County Hauling, the borough’s new garbage hauler. To read the rest of the story, please see...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Boasting an anticipated multi-billion-dollar surplus, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled a $43.7 billion-dollar budget proposal to lawmakers Tuesday.   To r...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport-White Oak Kiwanis Club on Tuesday continued a longstanding tradition of celebrating “Donee Day.” To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wed...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen school board on Tuesday approved next school year’s calendar and released a few details about this year’s prom. To read the rest of the story, please see a co...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Defense has been the calling card for a lot of Monessen boys basketball teams over the years and the decades. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With both Ringgold and Thomas Jefferson having something to play for in Tuesday’s Section 1-5A matchup on the Rams’ court, only one team looked like it came in rea...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Visiting Uniontown completed the season sweep of Elizabeth Forward Tuesday night, but it wasn’t with as much ease as the first time the two teams met in mid-January....

Sophia Mucha Krill, 93, recently of Katy, Texas, formerly of Belle Vernon, fell asleep in the Lord on Feb. 6, 2022. Born Dec. 26, 1928, in Alicia, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sop...

Armand Dale Lorenzi, 96, Charleroi, passed away peacefully at Mon Valley Care Center on Feb. 6, 2022. Born on Feb. 5, 1926, in North Charle- roi, Armand was the son of the late Jane Francis and Anthon...

Patricia Laura Cordaro Mahalingappa of Douglassville, Pa. and Saint Maarten, N.A., passed away in Pottstown after an extended illness. Born in Oil City, Pat spent her early years in West Wyoming and g...

Martin F. Turkovich, 74, of Monessen, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. He was born on April 9, 1947, son of the late Martin ...

Roxanne L. Manderino, 67, of Belle Vernon, died in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Township. Born in North Charleroi on Jan. 9, 1955, she was the daughter of the late James and Helen Gaysa...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport offered thanks Monday to a Westmoreland County municipality that showed neighborly support in a trying time. To read the rest of the story, plea...