By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With White Oak set to open trash/recycling contract bid proposals this morning, borough council on Monday night heard from a resident who has complaints about Big’s Sa...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Both residents were able to escape after a home in Monessen caught fire Monday. Firefighters responded to a call around 4:30 p.m. for a fire on the 600 block of...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com This will be the last Christmas serving the Mon Valley for Salvation Army Capts. Sue and Joel Thwaite. The couple plans to retire in June, after leading the organiza...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport was abuzz with patriotism over the weekend. During its annual services in honor of Veterans Day, which were held Saturday, the City of McKeesport dedicated ...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI According to Marc Bellora, a member of Monessen’s Shade Tree Commission, the goal of the commission is the “Rebirth of the City — One Tree at a Time.” On Saturday, a group of ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com For a small community, Monongahela has certainly been featured in quite a number of documentaries, thanks in large part to the talent of two Emmy-winning Ringgold...

For the MVI The rain didn’t hold back more than 30 people in attendance Saturday as the Smithton-based Lt. Wayne S. Forsythe American Legion gathered to dedicate Legion Park in honor of David “Reed” K...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Healing Bridges recently hired two coordinators in response to an uptick in demand for behavioral health services. According to a press release, demand for beha...

Fans endured a downpour Friday night to watch Thomas Jefferson host Latrobe in the WPIAL football playoffs.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The rum-tum of an entrance cadence played by student drummer Austin Trimble filled the air as a Vietnam veteran carried the American flag, posting it with a salute nex...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Monessen resident accused the Mon Valley Independent of being “in the pocket” of city council and the mayor at this week’s meeting. Pino Cianflone has at times ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Authority of the Borough of Charleroi has no interest in selling — and its board has taken action to solidify that stance.   In recent weeks, Charleroi Borough C...

By the MVI Architecture and design lovers — and anyone who has ever wanted to take a peek inside some of the Mon Valley’s most beautiful homes and landmarks — are invited to the annual “Homes for the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Students at South Allegheny Elementary School gleamed with patriotism on the eve of Veterans Day. Dressed in red, white and blue — and with some wearing handmade paper...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com At Thursday’s meeting, Monessen council talked about how to best utilize its American Rescue Plan funds to benefit the city. First, council’s finance director, Co...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Legendary make-up artist Tom Savini and Douglas Education Center owner Jeff Imbrescia were among those who attended Thursday’s celebration of the 23rd anniversary of S...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Friends of a school bus driver who suffered serious injuries as the result of an Oct. 15 motorcycle accident are seeing an outpouring of support from the com...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A temporary borough administrator was hired Thursday in Donora. Council had discussed hiring Warren Cecconi to start the budget process, but after a special meeting ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com With updated, though unofficial, results in Wednesday night, Democrat Josh Shapiro appears to have won election to become Pennsylvania’s next governor by a 14% ma...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen School District officially has a new superintendent. Magisterial District Judge Wayne Vlasic, prior to Wednesday’s school board meeting, oversaw the swearing-...