By BILL SCHACKNER Trib Total Media PennWest University charges the same tuition and recruits heavily from the same region as fellow state-owned institutions Slippery Rock University and Indiana Univer...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Local firefighters have been busy this week visiting local schools to teach youngsters about fire safety and the role of firefighters in the community in conjun...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com It was standing-room only during a Washington Township supervisor’s meeting Wednesday night as about 150 concerned residents attended to hear about what’s being done t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Council will hold off on hiring much-needed new employees in the street department for at least another two weeks. Last week’s lengthy agenda included a fe...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monongahela council voted to approve the Active Transportation Plan during Wednesday’s meeting following the public unveiling of its final draft last month. The...

Submitted Serra Catholic High School will celebrate homecoming festivities on Friday. The day begins with the annual walk-a-thon, this year in honor of Samantha Kalkbrenner, with proceeds from the eve...

By Justin Vellucci Trib Total Media Government regulators sided with environmental advocates, in part, when they ruled recently that a U.S. Steel plant in the Mon Valley might be violating clean-air l...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The St. Spyridon Hellenic Center was packed with Monessen pride Tuesday afternoon during the 31st annual Monessen Public Library luncheon. The event was organized by t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents who live on or around Hill Street in North Belle Vernon attended Tuesday’s council meeting to discuss a few problems in their neighborhood — primarily blig...

Charleroi Elementary Center hosted Donuts with Grownups for third-grade students Tuesday. Charlie Carson asked her cousin, Madison Codeluppi, to come to school and enjoy a donut with her. To purchase ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com At Tuesday’s Monessen School Board meeting, the board heard that a new program has gotten off to a good start. High school Principal Jason Minniti said the Beyond...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com PennDOT revealed its finalized plan for the Arnold City interchange project Tuesday at Rostraver Central fire hall.   PennDOT representatives were on hand to di...

Ella Machusko of Monessen was recently crowned 2023 homecoming queen at Greensburg Central Catholic High School. She   is the daughter of Sean and Allison Machusko and the granddaughter of Lorraine Ki...

By Bill Schackner Trib Total Media First-year enrollment is up for a second straight year across Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities, and leaders credit five successive years of freezing tuition a...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Forward Township is the latest community to give residents a new way to exercise with a pickleball court. The project, spearheaded by Chairman Tom DeRosa, adds the t...

By Michael Richter   mrichter@yourmvi.com Last year around this time, Sha’Ron Cash was getting in trouble, but he had recently joined the McKeesport Boys & Girls Club.   During the opening ceremony fo...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than 400 educators attended a daylong workshop Monday at Thomas Jefferson High School for a Science of Reading Educator Summit.   Educators from 45 school di...

From left, Mike Corcoran of Webster, Jesse Corcoran of Monongahela and Amara Behanna of Monongahela were at Saturday’s Fall Fleatique in Monongahela with dogs Jenny and Jet. See more photos on A2. To ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Volunteer Fire Department responded to a not so average call over the weekend that proves how helpful firefighters can be for a resident and their furr...

By the MVI The chilly temperatures and rainy weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of those who attended the inaugural Wall of Fame dedication at Monessen High School. The festivities kicked off Friday ...