Ruth Ann Piggford Chomas – Elizabeth Township
Ruth Ann Piggford Chomas, 90, of Elizabeth Township, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at home. She was a member of St. Joachim and Anne Parish, St. Michael Church in Elizabeth Township, where […]
November 2022
Festival of Trees to open in McKeesport
By JEFF STITT [email protected] Renziehausen Park in McKeesport on Tuesday was “beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” The city and its recreation board kicked off a two-day tree-decorating spree in preparation for an annual Christmastime […]
Blighted Monessen buildings torn down
By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] The mass demolitions that are coming Monessen’s way courtesy of Westmoreland County’s decision to spend a chunk of its American Rescue Program dollars on blight removal have started and more progress […]
Hearing slated on motion to unseal shooting case records
By JEFF STITT [email protected] Last week, three local newspapers — with representation from the Virginia-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press — asked a Westmoreland County judge to consider unsealing court records related to […]
Donations being sought after deadly house fire
By Max Robinette [email protected] The daughter of a Dunlevy couple has started a GoFundMe account for her mother after losing her father and her childhood home in a fire last Friday. Tim and Bernie Zetka lost […]
Yough looking to playoffs after move to 3A
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Mike Gerdich is heading into his sixth season with the Yough girls basketball program and the coach knows the Cougars are due for a breakout season. The Cougars went 6-14 overall […]
Raymond A. Giambattista – Fayette City
Raymond A. Giambattista, 74, of Fayette City, passed away on Nov. 28, 2022, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Ray was born on Aug. 21, 1948, to Michael and Mary Battista in Ridgway, […]
Bearcats’ large roster should lead to improvement
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Bob Kennedy has been the head coach at Bentworth the last two decades, and knows what a winning team looks like. No matter the year, a winning team must possess a […]
Johanna Brandtner Levy – Washington, Pa.
Johanna Brandtner Levy, 86, of Washington, Pa., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at the Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela, Pa. She was born Feb. 18, 1936, in Charleroi, daughter of the late […]
Opposition heard as Olympus hearings conclude
By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] Two parents delivered riveting closing statements Tuesday in opposition to fracking near Elizabeth Forward High School. Conditional use hearings for Olympus Energy’s Hera well pad and interconnect station officially adjourned last night, […]