Mon Valley Independent holiday schedule

The Mon Valley Independent will not produce a print or electronic edition on Thursday in observance of the Christmas Day holiday. We will resume our regular publication schedule Friday. Only our newsroom staff will be here Thursday evening to prepare Friday’s print edition.

Our business office will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday.

We wish everyone a very, Merry Christmas and wonderful holiday season.

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McKeesport Candy Co. makes sweet holiday memories

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

December 24, 2025

The business has been churning out Christmas treats since 1927. The holiday season is one of the busiest times at McKeesport Candy Co., and staff members are excited to spread the holiday cheer with s...

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Christmas isn’t a day off for everyone

Some Valley residents will be on a regular work schedule today and tomorrow

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

December 24, 2025

Christmas Eve looks different depending on the job. As residents in the Mon Valley rush through final errands and preparations, others are still on the clock, carrying forward on a holiday that doesn’...

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West Mifflin students give back at holiday time

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

December 24, 2025

They participated in a gift drive to help children in need. There are several ways the West Mifflin Area School District community, teachers and students have been giving back to the community this ho...

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Federal agency makes 2 recommendations to improve safety at Clairton Coke Works plant

December 24, 2025

U.S. Steel says it continues to work with CSB on the investigation. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive An independent, nonregulatory federal agency investigating a deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel’s Clairto...

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Elizabeth OKs budget with no tax increase

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

December 24, 2025

The borough has gone four years without raising property taxes. Elizabeth Borough council approved a 2026 budget with no tax increase at Tuesday’s meeting. Under the budget, total revenues and expendi...