Paula Yusko Clark, 83, of Charleroi, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. She was born Aug. 22, 1939, in Monessen, a daughter of the late John and Pauline Yusko. She was preceded in death by her broth...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Coal Center held a Halloween celebration Monday night to spread some holiday cheer to the local community. Mayor Will Bibby was gratified by the turnout and the number...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It was music to the ears of folks in the McKeesport area to hear that two local high school bands captured state championship laurels over the weekend. The Tournament ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A trip to the WPIAL Class 1A girls volleyball championship will be on the line tonight when top-seeded Serra Catholic meets fifth-seeded Bishop Canevin in a semifina...

Debra Lynn Galanoudis, 70, of West Newton, passed away on Oct. 29, 2022, in Jefferson Hospital. She was born in Brownsville, a daughter of the late Alexander and Veronica Shillings Skakandy. Debra wor...

Wearing Flintstones costumes at Belle Vernon’s Halloween parade are Shaye Dykins, holding Dallas, and Casey Dykins with Dukane. The family is from Coal Center.  

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Lawmakers from the Mon Valley are applauding the state Office of the Budget for awarding millions of dollars worth of grants that will benefit local communities and de...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com For the eighth-seeded Charleroi boys soccer team, revenge was a dish best served in the playoffs. In the regular season, the Cougars (16-2) lost only two games: a pair...

James “Jimmy” Nix passed away on Oct. 20, 2022, in Orange County, Calif., holding hands with his family. Jimmy spent 71 years celebrating life and cheering on his beloved Steelers. Jimmy was born in 1...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation has announced the winners of its fourth annual Fall Harvest/Halloween decorating contest. In the Halloween categ...

Pamela Sue Gardner, 68, of Elizabeth, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Born in McKeesport on Sept. 18, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Dan and Eleanor (Serfaso) Lyons. Pamela was a cook at Victory H...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The second annual golf outing in honor of a late North Belle Vernon councilman raised several thousand dollars for a good cause. The RJ Sokol Memorial Golf Outing wa...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Local football teams and coaches found out Saturday when and where they’ll open up the playoffs as the WPIAL released the brackets for the 2022 WPIAL football cham...

Karter Brookshire, 6, and his brother, Kannon, 3, enjoy potato chips during Monessen’s football game against Beth-Center Friday night.  

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Across the Mon Valley, people have decked their homes with cobwebs, skeletons, pumpkins, hay bales, tombstones and inflatable monsters to celebrate the spooky s...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Street Department plans to install 25 new street lamps along West Main Street between Second and Fourth streets over the next month and a half. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Motorists driving through the heart of McKeesport have been relieved in recent months as the Jerome Street Bridge has been open in both directions. Although traffic is...

Frazier Elementary School held its second annual Trunk or Treat event Friday. From left are Principal Amanda Law and teachers Donna Semon, Susan Guiser, Leigh Ann Morsey and Rebecca Barota.

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s the season for trick-or-treat, and Friday night it was Belle Vernon Area reaping the treats and causing Elizabeth Forward nightmares before Halloween. The Leo...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson has been a different football team over the past few weeks, and the Jaguars capped off that turnaround by traveling to McKeesport Friday night and han...