By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com In honor of Earth Day, a local business has partnered with Charleroi Elementary Center students to build an insect habitat.   To read the rest of the story, please s...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Only one in about 10,000 people are born with microphthalmia — a birth defect that prevents full development of one or both eyes — let alone Chiari malformation type o...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When you walk through the doors of By George in Monessen, you’re family.   Owners Ronalyn and George Apodiakos and executive chef Jamie Kepich recognize their co-wor...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen residents will soon start hearing a familiar name pop up around economic development planning, but the name actually belongs to a new face. To read the r...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Friday marked the beginning of the 32nd annual Mon Valley Home Show as people throughout the area flocked to cfsbank Event Center, formerly known as Rostraver Ice Gard...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Plenty of tea, smiles, laughs and advice have been shared with senior girls at Charleroi Area High School over the years.   The tradition continued Friday as the Ath...

By Bill Schackner Trib Total Media PennWest University will consolidate its six academic colleges into three and rename them as the year-old university — itself created through a merger — seeks to cut...

The 32nd annual Mon Valley Home Show kicks off today at the cfsbank Event Center, formerly known as the Rostraver Ice Garden. The event will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The lack of a quorum forced Donora council to cancel Thursday’s public meeting. It’s the second time in six months council failed to reach a quorum for a meetin...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com At Thursday’s council meeting, Mayor Ron Mozer gave a quick overview of the assessment of Monessen that’s been prepared by one of two teams assigned to the city b...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania second lady Blayre Holmes Davis emphasized the importance of Black maternal health during a news conference Thursday in Harrisburg.   To read the rest o...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi has established a new program to offer tax credits to qualifying volunteer firefighters.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Bernie Jenkins, 88, of Elizabeth walked her dog “Betty Boop” at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township on Wednesday afternoon. Betty is a bichon frise. They typical...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Black Women’s Policy Center in McKeesport held a grand opening Wednesday for its new home at 1050 Lincoln Way. State Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, Allegh...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Council adopted a new ordinance Wednesday that aims to promote a more healthy way of communicating between officials and residents. The ordinance outlines ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School Board will have a special meeting in the near future to further discuss their choice of firm to conduct a facility study prior to moving f...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com In the shower or in the car, in the kitchen or on the serving floor, you know what they say: All the world’s a stage. Members of the McKeesport Little Theatre i...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI A construction project several years in the making will begin next month at the South Allegheny Elementary School. During Tuesday’s South Allegheny school board meeting, it wa...

The Hatfield family of Scenery Hill attended the Bentworth-Charleroi high school baseball game Tuesday afternoon at Charleroi Veterans Memorial Field. From left, Grace, Sarah, Hunter, Michelle and Ear...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com At Tuesday’s meeting, council members discussed operations at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park with a focus on how to keep it safe, clean and accessible for th...