By the MVI Elizabeth Forward Middle School was designated once again as a Pennsylvania Donald Eichhorn School to Watch, a program that recognizes schools achieving academic excellence. To read the res...

Robert L. Zolock, “Uncle Bob,” of Belle Vernon, passed away on Jan. 11, 2022. Robert was born March 2, 1948, in Mt. Pleasant, son of Sara Ann Sepashe Zolock and Edward R. Zolock Sr. Robert graduated i...

Patricia Jean Cook, 69, passed away peacefully on Jan. 8, 2022, at Baldwin Health Center in Baldwin. “Johnnie May,” as she was affectionately known, was born on April 6, 1952, to the late Norma Jean C...

Jerry William Dean, 56, of Greensburg, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. Born Dec. 15, 1965, in Kirkwood, Mo., he was a son of Gloria Pauley Burch and her ...

Ruth Rizzo, 78, of Bentleyville, formerly of Fayette City, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Promedica Nursing and Rehab, Whitehall, Pa. She was born Nov. 26, 1943, in Charleroi, daughter of Lawre...

John M. Brovey, 36, of Bentleyville, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, due to complications of COVID-19. Born in Washington on Feb. 2, 1985, he was a son of James and Yvonne Wright B...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports In front of a raucous crowd Thursday night, the Monessen girls basketball team played with heavy hearts and rallied around each other to secure its second straight Section 2-...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic remained unbeaten by taking advantage of a short-handed California team Thursday night.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s...

Debra S. Granus, 65, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at Jefferson Regional Hospital. She was born in North Charleroi, on Oct. 12, 1956, daughter of the late Harry and V...

Harry W. Fisher Sr., 88, of Dawson, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, with a funeral service on Sunday. Harry...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area tuned up for its showdown Monday at Elizabeth Forward by easily running by visiting West Mifflin Thursday, 73-44. To read the rest of the story, ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area head football coach Matt Humbert isn’t quite done coaching for the season yet. There’s still one more game. On Wednesday, Humbert was announced a...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Since the beginning of the new year, the Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team has relied on strong defense and balanced scoring to win games. That formula resulted...

Harry C. Ellison “Pap,” 91, of Belle Vernon, after a short bout with cancer, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at home and surrounded by his family. The son of the late Harry V. and Hil...

By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com When U.S. Army veteran Frank “Moe” Vizza joined the Allison Lescanac Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1190 in Monessen some 40 years ago, there were well over 90 mem...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com You never know what can happen in a game between two rivals, but Belle Vernon Area made sure the Ringgold girls had no shot Wednesday night. The Leopards ran out t...

Joseph Michael Manfredi, 63, of Boynton Beach, Fla., passed away Jan. 8, 2022. He was the son of the late Patricia and Leroy Manfredi. A 1976 graduate of Ringgold High School and a huge fan of all Pit...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A plan to redraw lines for Pennsylvania’s congressional districts passed the state House on Wednesday with a partisan vote that signaled lawmakers face more redistri...

On Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, Raymond Duane Marshall, age 83, one of the finest of men to come out of Boston, Pa., died surrounded by his family, just like he would have wanted. Raised by his parents Les...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi council has opted to not reopen its 2022 budget. The previous administration unanimously approved a spending plan for this year that holds the line on taxe...