By JEFF OLIVER For the MVI This is the season we all choose to be more thankful for what we have in our lives. Not only with Thanksgiving, but also the Christmas season tends to make us feel a little ...

Allegheny County Deputy Sheriff Michelle Davis assists with distributing five-pound bags of potatoes during a Thanksgiving dinner giveaway Monday at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport. Officials from All...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Mid Mon Valley Regional Enterprise Zone project has been awarded half a million dollars through the newest round of funding for the Neighborhood Assistance Program...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com A motion regarding a grant awarded to Alumisource in 2020 was questioned by Monessen residents and council members at Monday’s meeting, as they weren’t previous...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Continuing with tradition, more than 100 Thanksgiving dinners will be delivered to families within the Charleroi Area School District.   Thanks to more than $4,300 i...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board held its final meeting Monday night before the Dec. 5 reorganization meeting ushers in a new member of the board. President Joel Whi...

Courtesy of City of McKeesport Mayor’s Office It was a beautiful day for a parade as hundreds of people came out to celebrate the City of McKeesport’s annual “Salute to Santa” parade Saturday morning....

BY MATT PETRAS For the MVI Corrina Withrow, Monongahela councilperson Sarah O’Brien and their family Saturday morning continued the annual tradition of hanging scarves on trees in Chess Park to signal...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners may consider increasing the mechanical amusement device fee. Township police Chief Scott Sokol brought up a discussion on...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com The Steel Center for Career and Technical Education in Jefferson Hills hosted an open forum Friday between Pennsylvania’s state Director for Career and Technica...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts is getting into the holiday spirit of giving. As the holiday season approaches, a special event hosted by the MVAA is aimed to ig...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent The Charleroi Area High School boys soccer team departed campus Friday with a grand send off from students district wide. The marching band lead the parade arou...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For more than 70 years Lee Supply Company has put family — including its customers and employees — at the forefront of its business model. As Lee Supply Company look...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Despite the postponement of Merry and Bright Night and persistent rain, Monongahela’s local businesses received consistent traffic throughout Friday. The Monong...

By Jim Busch For the MVI The South Allegheny School Board voted to expand the district’s athletic program to include a middle school baseball team. The only costs related to the expansion will be tran...

By Jim Busch For the MVI McKeesport Area School District officials hosted the second annual series of “Community Conversations” this week to engage with residents in an informal setting. The first of ...

Poppy Laychak, 6, Greer Long, 6, Emma Piscetelli, 6, and Penn Piscetelli, 4, waved to Santa as he arrived on a fire truck Thursday at Light-Up Night in Elizabeth.  To purchase this photo and more from...

By JEREMY SELLEW and LIAM BELAN jsellew@yourmvi.com lbelan@yourmvi.com With a passion for history, local sports and his beloved Belle Vernon Area School District, the Mid-Mon Valley lost one of its bi...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners are considering a proposed 2024 budget with a 3-mill tax rate increase, representing the township’s first tax hike in more than 15 yea...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monongahela’s Merry and Bright Night, which was scheduled for tonight, has been moved to Dec. 1 from 5 to 9 p.m. because of expected inclement weather.   The Mo...