By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Saturday marked the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the SS McKeesport, and local veterans, politicians and citizens commemorated the event at the McKeesport ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council decided to table a motion to adopt a blighted property strategic plan last week.   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Mon Valley school district has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for environmental sustainability efforts.   California Area was one of three Pen...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center invited several executives from state educational and career-tech organizations to tour its facilities Friday and...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Ringgold seniors enjoyed annual graduation luncheons Friday at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital and Mon Valley Country Club. To read the rest of the story, pl...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council members decided this week to table a request for a loading and unloading zone from the owner of one of Donner Avenue’s newer businesses until the...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Max Noel and Natalie Botsko are pretty good at talking trash. The Mon Valley couple, owners of M&N Heating and Cooling and AirTight Duct Cleaning, rarely pass up a c...

Monessen Elementary Center students gather around former NFL athlete and Team Humanity founder William James at the end of their games Friday at the SPHS Monessen Family Center’s Spring Family Fun Fes...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Joey Pagano struggled with drug addiction for more than 20 years, which affected relationships with loved ones and left him severely depressed.   Now he’s clean with a book’...

Ava Skorvan, 15, Ella George, 15, and Sarah Simko, 15, all of Monongahela, enjoyed the nice weather while watching Thursday’s RInggold High School baseball game against Elizabeth Forward.  

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s fire departments need new portable radios and the municipal fire chief is afraid they won’t get here in time to keep his firefighters safe. To read the...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Saturday at the Palisades, the SS McKeesport Committee, AMVETS Post 8 and Post 60 will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the SS McKeesport. To ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mon Valley CTC students were honored Wednesday alongside their peers during Career & Technical Education Night at PNC Park.   To read the rest of the story, plea...

By Bill Beckner Jr. Trib Total Media A perk of winning a state championship in Pennsylvania is the recognition that comes with it from the state government. Pro teams that win titles go to the White H...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Charleroi High School softball players and twins Sarah and Jenna Fox performed the national anthem on their saxophones at the team’s senior night game against Bent...

Navy divers combed a Pacific graveyard to recover remains of the ‘Heaven Can Wait’ crew By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com After nearly eight decades, a World War II airman from the Mon Valley, who...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After more than two years, Gallatin Sunnyside Fire Department finally has a new truck in operation. On Saturday, the Forward Township-based department added a new mu...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students will take the stage to share their talent during the annual spring talent show 7 p.m. Friday at the Charleroi Area High School Auditorium. Do...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward High School junior Rhyan Smith has always been the creative type. Ever since she was a little girl, Rhyan has always asked her parents for notebooks,...

By the MVI As the high-school prom season is about to kick off, the kindergarten team at Clairton School District decided their students should get a chance to step out in their finest, too. Kristan F...