By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township will recalculate its sanitation rate in response to a rate hike announced Dec. 8 by PA American Water. On Monday, the board tasked KLH Eng...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi residents will not see an increase on their tax bills next year.   On Monday, council unanimously accepted a balanced spending plan for 2023 that hol...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Council will hold a special meeting before the new year to pass its 2023 budget. On Monday night, Council President Chuck Davis said the council will meet at...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Presleigh Colditz outscored Belle Vernon Area’s opponents and eight Leopards scored in all as BVA’s girls team ran all over visiting Ringgold, 56-14, Monday in a S...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Serra Catholic girls basketball team cruised to a historic win on William J. Cleary Court Monday night.   The Eagles allowed just three first-half points and too...

Michael J. Swiantek, 83, of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Born in Rostraver Township on Aug. 23, 1939, he was the son of the late Michael E. and Elizabeth Zolock Swiantek. Mike was a...

Gene M. Yatchyshyn Sr., 74, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Jefferson Hospital. He was born in New Eagle on Aug. 30, 1948, son of the late Charles and Josephine Teslovich Yatchys...

Martha Balent Hess, 99, of Washington, formerly of Charleroi, passed away peacefully in Strabane Trails Village Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. She was born Feb. 25, 1923, in Bentleyville, daughter of the la...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area celebrated their PIAA and WPIAL champions Saturday in grand style along Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon. The day started with a parade up ...

By TAYLOR BROWN t brown@yourmvi.com More discussions are in the works between Charleroi Borough and the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi. ABC Solicitor Dennis Paluso confirmed the authority submi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While the dates of the special elections aren’t set in stone, the Republican and Democratic committees in Allegheny County on Saturday chose nominees to run in the Mon...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The California women’s basketball team entered Sunday’s contest with Bloomsburg in the midst of just its second three-game losing streak in the last eight seasons. N...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com People were waiting in a long line outside of Elizabeth Township Fire Department’s Central Fire Hall when Karl Weigand opened the doors Sunday. The Elizabeth...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen will now accept partial garbage payments, enabling residents to pay in installments. Council repealed an ordinance that essentially required ...

Pearl “June” Katchmark Snyder, 87, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at Hallsworth House, Monessen. Born Dec. 8, 1935, in Pricedale, she was the daughter of th...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com For the second straight game, South Allegheny was forced to turn to the 2-3 zone in order to come out on top as they pulled off a convincing 69-50 win over McKeesport ...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Charleroi’s Ben Shields continued his monster season with another stellar double-double performance, as the Cougars began Section 4-3A play with a 68-59 road victory over Way...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Having security officers present in McKeesport Housing Authority properties helps residents and their visitors to feel safe and secure. And having those officers equip...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi council’s recent board appointment to the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi allegedly violated borough code — although the borough contends the move wa...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Things are different financially this year in the City of Monessen, according to the mayor. Ron Mozer said if you’ve been paying attention to what’s been going on...