By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Keith Bassi isn’t sure what to expect each Tuesday morning when he walks into First Presbyterian Church in Charleroi to teach English to immigrants through the Lite...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Main Street Tavern owner David Ekves is determined to get his Monongahela establishment up and running again after it was ravaged by a fire three weeks ago.   “...

Father Kevin Dominik leads parishioners through the streets of Monongahela Friday for St. Andrew the Apostle Parish’s annual Stations of the Cross observance. To purchase this photo and more from our ...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com   Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services now has its own home base in Charleroi.   In 2022, Charleroi was among the first of several Mon Valley com...

For the MVI Representatives from the state Department of Revenue will visit more than 50 senior and community centers next month to help eligible residents file Property Tax/Rent Rebate program applic...

Belle Vernon Area fans showed up to support the team Thursday on a sunny and chilly afternoon at the ballfield. From left, students Brianna Dolansky, Journey Parente and Samantha Mincone wore jackets ...

By Michael Richter   mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen will launch a one-time amnesty program that allows property owners to pay their delinquent garbage bills without interest fees. The program will take...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com The Environmental Integrity Project sent a letter to six U.S. senators, including Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, detailing concerns about high benzene concentratio...

TODAY, MANY OF US WILL GO TO CHURCH to observe Good Friday, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. While there, please take a moment to say ...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Farmer’s Market will offer a new experience this year geared toward the Mon Valley’s youngest entrepreneurs.   When the farmer’s ma...

By Julia Maruca Trib Total Media Spotted lanternflies, the invasive insects that have plagued Western Pennsylvania for the past several years, are expected to make a return starting in April, as their...

For the fourth annual year, cereal boxes toppled like dominoes Wednesday at Rostraver Elementary School. Students and staff from both Rostraver and Marion elementary schools collected full-size cereal...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward School Board awarded the first construction contract, a $1,043,800 bid from McKamish Inc., for the district’s plan to renovate the high school...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township supervisors unanimously agreed to pass a new resolution Wednesday that will help the Alta Vista Business Park in Fallowfield Tow...

By RALPH STONE MVI columnist Back in the school year of 1938-39 I was a first-grader at the Iowa Elementary School, the same spot on the corner of Oneida Street and Schoonmaker Avenue where a high ris...

By the MVI Eleven McClellan Elementary School students were recognized by the West Jefferson Hills School District Board for their PTA Reflections creations during Tuesday’s monthly meeting. McClellan...

Sue Crafton of Stockdale played bingo Tuesday evening at the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to our website at www.monvalleyindep...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com A Westmoreland County judge has upheld a decision issued last year by the Rostraver Township Zoning Hearing Board to deny a special request by Olympus Energy to bui...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com McKeesport has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the state for the replacement of the Versailles Avenue Bridge.   The multimodal grant was approved during ...

By the MVI Several legislators representing Mon Valley communities announced state funding for projects around the area Tuesday, along with grants for local fire departments to purchase much-needed eq...