By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board race will feature five candidates vying for four-year terms, and two of those candidates are also in the race for a two-year term. I...

Darin Balliard, beloved son, brother and uncle, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, after a long and valiant fight with cancer. He was the son of the late G. Bennett Balliard and Patricia Resnik Balliard, who ...

Linda S. Chilzer, 64, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born Dec.  22, 1958, in North Charleroi, the daughter of John W. and Barbara A. Ma...

Frank Kaczmarek Sr., 82, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. He was born Aug. 24, 1941, to the late Walter and Anna Mucha Kaczmarek. Frank was a 1959 graduate of Donora High Schoo...

Julian “Jules” A.  Kalan, 73, of Monongahela, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 14, 1950, in New Eagle, son of Julia...

Linda G. “Maggie” Widmer, 62, of Port Vue, formerly of Bunola, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Nov. 1, 2023. Born in New Eagle on March 28, 1961, she was the daughter of...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Thomas Jefferson ended its regular season with a 28-7 loss to McKeesport at home last Friday. The Big Seven Conference setback eliminated the Jaguars from conference title co...

By Jeff Oliver MVI Sports California’s high-powered attack will brace for a visit by a reinvigorated Jeannette team tonight in a WPIAL 1A first-round playoff game. The Trojans (9-1) come into the game...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com After suffering a lopsided 54-14 loss at the hands of Steel Valley a week ago, the Serra Catholic football team hasn’t had much trouble refocusing.   The Eagles, who...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Patience is a virtue. That statement was proven true Thursday morning when local, county and state elected officials gathered with other stakeholders at the site of ...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area Education Association voted Thursday to reject the one-year contract approved by the school board at last week’s meeting, but the union hasn...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The former beauty shop and apartment building at 647 McKean Ave. in Donora has to be demolished, and last night council heard from consultants who may help with t...

By CHRISTINE HAINES For the MVI For decades, Jackie Conner has participated in nearly every Brownsville community event, often dressing as a clown to make other people happy. On Saturday, the communit...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com There’s not a lot that you can get people to completely agree with in today’s world, but one sentiment that is surely shared across the world is that there’s always ro...

Naomi Outreach hosted its annual luncheon for veterans Wednesday at the Cedarbrook Golf Course restaurant in Rostraver Township. Naomi Outreach was started in the early 1990s by Joni Kelley in an effo...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Washington County will elect three commissioners Tuesday and residents will have two incumbents and two newcomers on their ballots. Commissioners Larry Maggi, 73,...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Nearly a year after being stripped of his title as street foreman in Charleroi Borough, Brooks Fox has reclaimed his supervisory role in the street department. Durin...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When he decided to redshirt last season, Pitt sophomore forward Eben McIntyre’s mindset was to prepare for when his number was called this season. Now, the Charler...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport was awarded a $1 million federal Environmental Protection Agency grant for a comprehensive environmental improvement plan, which will foc...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com It will be a Mon Valley showdown when No. 1 Charleroi meets No. 7 Bentworth in the WPIAL Class 1A championship game at Highmark Stadium Friday night. To read the res...