By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com State Rep. Eric Davanzo, R-Smithton, welcomed local residents to a senior expo Thursday at the Rostraver Central Volunteer Fire Department.   To read the rest o...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward High School softball player Hannah Evans carries her 2-year-old cousin Maverick Geczi to the concession stand after a game against Laurel Highlan...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Area legislators are confident the Mon Valley has what it takes to set a positive example for the next generation, on a local, regional and national scale. On Wednes...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Voters will have to decide if they want to see a change on the Forward Township board of supervisors in the upcoming primary election. Incumbent Republican Superviso...

For the MVI Charleroi Presbyterian Church has announced the return of its “famous” ham dinner, a signature event in the community dating back to 1925 that is still talked about by many today. In keepi...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Ringgold School District administrators presented a strategic plan for the district to board members Wednesday. The plan comes from the work of a 24-member stee...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Discussions centered around proposals to rezone land, grant proposals and fake social media accounts during Rostraver Township commissioner’s work session Wednesday ni...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com A feud over access to Mounds Park in Monongahela caused multiple citizens to file complaints last week. Councilwoman Sarah O’Brien said 15 people called her Thu...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Rumors that Eat’n Park in McKeesport will close are false, officials say. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley Independent...

The Monessen Center for Active Adults held a party Tuesday in honor of Monessen’s 125th anniversary. Joe Hallam of Belle Vernon dances with Miriam Boso, the center’s manager. The Pittsburgh Belairs pr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Betty Ambler Park in Pricedale is only getting better.   Tucked away in the village of Pricedale, the park was renamed in honor of Ambler in June 2016. A long-time n...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School Board member Robert Harhai raised concerns about disproportionate legal fees being charged to a few fellow board members as well as potential ...

Jess Brunner and Ariahna Blouse were bundled up Monday afternoon as they watched Charleroi Area High School’s softball game against Fort Cherry. More chilly temperatures are in the forecast today.  ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com During the 10 minutes that Robert Kobik spoke Monday at UPMC McKeesport, another name was added to the list of more 100,000 people nationally who are hoping to receive...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council will seek bids for the sale of the former city hall, which is located right across the courtyard from its current location. To read the rest of t...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com White Oak council honored resident Rob Oliver Monday for breaking Guinness’ record for the longest interviewing marathon last May. To read the rest of the story...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com McKeesport recently earned a national spotlight as a featured city on “Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid.” “We are happy to showcase our city as a place that, althoug...

Josh Bizet, 6, of Fredericktown looks at the trout he caught during Saturday’s Pike Run Youth Fishing Festival at Rotary Park in California.

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Yinz have fun this weekend? Hundreds of people came to Rostraver Township Saturday to celebrate all things Pittsburgh at the first ever “Yinzercon.” To read the...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen firefighters will get 13 new radios thanks to Community Development Block Grant funding To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to o...