By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Ringgold head coach Matt Rowland was encouraged by his team’s performance in the first half of Tuesday’s game against Bethel Park.   To read the rest of the story, p...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Former Ringgold head football coach Darwin Manges has found a new home with a program he has some familiarity with. To read the rest of the story, please see a cop...

Monessen Public Library hosted Cookies with a Cop this week to foster positive relationships between local youths and police. City police Officer David Doroshkevich is shown with Marcia Tansmore and h...

Rostraver Public Library held an Arts Around The World program Tuesday evening, with children learning about Kenya and carving animals out of soap like the Kenyans carve statues from SoapStone. Workin...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Fire Department Chief Chad Rager announced the purchase of a new fire boat at Tuesday’s council meeting.   To read the rest of the story, please se...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Hillman Family Foundation has awarded a $140,000 grant to the Elizabeth Forward School District to implement hydroponic container farming in its high sch...

By Mary Ann Thomas Trib Total Media French Creek, in the northwestern Pennsylvania, has been named 2022 Pennsylvania River of the Year by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. To read ...

Josephine L. Hart, 85, of Monessen, passed away Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Jefferson Hills Manor. She was born on March 3, 1936, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Addio and Lorreta Zugaro Fioridi...

Robert R. Urban, M.D., 92, of Perryopolis, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. Born in Homestead, on May 15, 1929, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Elizabeth Noroski Urban. Dr. Urban was a 1947 graduate...

Betty L. Teska, 88, of Perryopolis, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Mon Valley Care Center. The daughter of the late Phillip and Addie McGavitt Daugherty, she was born in Belle Vernon on Nov...

Michael T. “Pork” Cislak, 61, of New Eagle, passed away on Jan. 22, 2022, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital after a breakthrough case of COVID-19. He was born Aug. 28, 1960, the son of the late He...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The bridge carrying Route 51 over Interstate 70 in Rostraver Township needs emergency repairs. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Vall...

Gus August, 92, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in Hallsworth House, Monessen. He was born on Sept. 30, 1929, in Monessen, the son of the late James and Eftihia Varles August. Gus w...

Annabelle Filby, 93, of Daisytown, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. She was born Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1928, in Clover Hill, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Maude (Miller) Filby. She was a member of the Bla...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Coming into Monday’s game following an off day and a loss to Elizabeth Forward Saturday, Belle Vernon Area head coach Kaitlyn Slagus admitted she was a little worr...

By Brian C. Rittmeyer Trib Total Media The Rev. Timothy Tomson, whose grandparents are from Ukraine, is among those in the Pittsburgh area with Ukrainian roots watching warily as fears of a Russian in...

Kathleen P. Carlson Gouger, 87, formerly of Charleroi, passed away on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Born on Feb. 14, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Howard and Ann Howard-Tess. She was Methodis...

Daniel S. Mosco, 65, of Fallowfield Township, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. A son of the late Fred and Irene Meluck Mosco, he was born in Monongahela, on May 28, 1956....

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic solidified its position atop the Section 2 standings in a matchup featuring two of the top teams in Class 2A Monday night.   To read the rest of the s...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board held a special meeting Monday night to allow community members interested in the seat vacated by Justin Kosanko to present...