Regina Kudla of Rostraver Township looks through the books Thursday afternoon at Rostraver Public Library. Wintry weather forced Valley residents to find indoor activities, and cooler temperatures wil...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley school districts want to make sure funding through the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund is put to good use.   Th...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township Commissioners’ President John Lorenzo is pressing the state for more answers regarding Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill. Lorenzo said he contac...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mother nature played a cruel April Fool’s Day joke Thursday, dropping the temperature as well as some snow. Falling temperatures and wet roads Thursday night made for ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh Wednesday to reveal his $2.3 trillion plan to rebuild the country’s infrastructure, a move some local officials are ca...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 16-year-old Boy Scout approached Donora Council during Thursday’s work session to seek permission and support for his Eagle Scout project. Braydon Wilcher, who ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Clairton Coke Works has been issued a notice of violation for exceedances of hydrogen sulfide ambient air quality standards. In a prepared statement Thursday, Alle...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area school board unanimously voted last month to approve a tax amnesty program in an attempt to collect on delinquent real estate taxes. The program, w...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Bus companies currently serving two school districts in the region will receive state funding to purchase new buses. Among the statewide recipients of more than...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com As Bill Cleary reflects on his 30-plus-year career at Serra Catholic, he has more than a few fond memories to look back on.   From winning four WPIAL championships a...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports After the spring sports season was wiped away by the COVID-19 pandemic last year, most local athletes are now feeling a bit of relief being back out on their fields o...

Jerilyn Ann Stangroom, 78, of Brownsville, died Thursday, April 1, 2021. Born in McKeesport on Oct. 15, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Betty Warren Walker. Jerilyn was a member of D...

James John Taylor, 89, of Speers Hill, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021, at UPMC Mercy Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones. A son of the late John and Elizabeth Taylor, Jim was born on Nov. 12, 1...

Janet E. Cox, 60, of Elco, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in North Charleroi on July 2, 1960, a daughter of the late Elijah T. and Margaret Bell ...

The Mon Valley Independent sponsored a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Wednesday at the Epiphany of Our Lord Church social hall in Monessen. The event was held by Anthony Bertola, owner and pharmacy manag...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Adults in Pennsylvania who’ve been eager to roll up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine received good news Wednesday. In a dramatic expansion of the statewide roll ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Amber Kimmell of McKeesport admits she sometimes acts on a whim. But in her defense, her impulsive decisions are usually to the benefit of others. “I’ll just all of a ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A year-long moratorium issued by the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission that prevented utility companies from terminating late or non-paying customers’...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township officials expect to receive a little over $1 million through the American Rescue Act and recently learned how those funds may be spent. The m...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Fallowfield Township Municipal Authority, which has not officially operated in more than a decade, has officially been dissolved. On Wednesday, supervisors unani...