By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com People call Ukraine’s “black earth” the most fertile soil in the world. It covers 880,000 square miles of Ukraine’s countryside, and residents say in some place...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com What can be done?   That was the question directed to organizers Friday when they gathered with residents of Elizabeth Township to discuss Olympus Energy’s H...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area school board directors Diane Elias, Joe Lopretto and Matt Holtzman encourage people in the district’s communities to stop at Clancy’s Pub in Dravosburg...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Glenn Wagner said he wouldn’t be alive today if not for people who donate blood. The 56-year-old owner of Wagner’s Restaurant and 27-year community servant h...

By the MVI High school students don’t usually seek out the principal’s office, but that’s changing in the California Area School District. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s ...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Twin Rivers Elementary School in McKeesport is being rebranded — both in name and some of the ways it serves children, families and educators. With several community m...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is still working to complete a revision of the tax exoneration program that got its start last year and is waiting for the Monessen School Di...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Relay for Life will return to California Area School District today after a two-year absence caused by the pandemic. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela’s community leaders will host a prayer breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday for the graduating class of Ringgold High School at the Carroll Township Social ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There is quite a buzz circling around the California Area School District, or maybe a cluck, quack or bark depending on which part of campus you visit.  It is not ou...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com It appears McKeesport Area School District will have a new transportation provider in place by the start of next school year. During last night’s workshop meeting, sch...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A sense of desperation filled Elizabeth Township’s municipal hall Wednesday as residents and resident organizers of Elizabeth Township pleaded with planning ...

By the MVI Centerville Clinics honored one of its founders last week when the Clinics dedicated its California, Pa., facility as the Michael Encrapera Medical Arts Building. Encrapera, a native of Cal...

By RALPH STONE MVI columnist Today’s column makes the third week in which I have been outlining the history of my own childhood heroes. Week one featured Popeye the sailor, while week two captured the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Austin Davis says his roots are firmly planted in the Tube City and the Mon Valley. And while he’s served as the state House 35th District representative since 2018, D...

From staff and wire reports Josh Shapiro went into Tuesday’s primary unchallenged on the Democratic ticket.   Last night, he and the rest of Pennsylvania learned state Sen. Doug Mastriano — who secure...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Former Elizabeth Township commissioner Andrew Kuzma has defeated incumbent state Rep. Mike Puskaric for the Republican nomination in the 39th Legislative District...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Despite suffering a stroke before his last few days on the campaign trail, Pennsylvania’s Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has won the state’s Democratic primary for U.S. Sen...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area schools put on their spring 2022 combined band concert in front of a packed gymnasium Tuesday.   To read the rest of the story, please see ...

Brennon Ankney, 9, and his sister, Quinn, 7, stopped by Monessen Public Library to visit with kittens during story time. The kittens were brought in by Paws Across Pittsburgh, an animal rescue organiz...