By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com An app that collects data from crowd-sourced odor reporting is one of four local projects to get a boost from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The E...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A few parishioners of McKeesport Area Shared Ministry say a local breast cancer awareness campaign provided their church campuses with a chance to do goodwill in their...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The battle for the new 12th Congressional District features a familiar name attached to a new face and a candidate who could make history if elected. State Rep. S...

By the MVI This will be the 16th year that the Fayette City Alliance Church will serve as a drop-off center for Operation Christmas Child.   Operation Christmas Child, led by President Franklin Graham...

St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Monessen is hosting a pre-order baklava sale. Volunteers were busy Thursday making the homemade sweet treat. Freeda Kootsouradis and Maria Hough are shown cutting...

By LIAM BELAN and JEFF STITT lbelan@yourmvi.com jstitt@yourmvi.com Families across the country should expect to pay a bit more when it comes to putting together the perfect Thanksgiving dinner this ye...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council discussed making headway on the 2023 budget during a work session Thursday. The borough has yet to adopt a proposed budget for the upcoming fisca...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The race for the 39th state House District features two new faces squaring off in Tuesday’s election. Former Elizabeth Township commissioner Andrew Kuzma defeated...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With Bishop David Zubik in attendance, Auberle held its annual public meeting Thursday as its headquarters in McKeesport. The social service agency’s board members and...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Naomi Outreach hosted its annual luncheon for veterans Wednesday at the Cedarbrook Golf Course restaurant in Rostraver Township. Naomi Outreach was started in t...

By LIAM BElAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro and his running mate, lieutenant governor candidate Austin Davis, brought their “Get out the Vote” bus tour to Donora o...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough council will present the first reading of its proposed 2023 budget next week, but several major changes are likely down the pipeline before it is a...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Dog owners — and their four-legged friends — are now free to enjoy the one-mile walking trail located within the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex in Rostraver ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s mayor doesn’t anticipate asking city council for a property tax increase in the 2023 spending plan. He didn’t give dollar figures, but during the council ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood is, without question, a beautiful and esteemed venue. And, in a few days, student singers from McKeesport ...

Frazier volleyball players celebrate after defeating Mapletown in the WPIAL Class 1A semifinals at Peters Township High School.  

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Mayor Ron Mozer talked to Monessen’s school board Tuesday about plans to revitalize the city, emphasizing collaboration between city leaders and school board me...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Carroll Township supervisors are looking to hold the line on taxes in 2023. During a business meeting Tuesday, supervisors Thomas Rapp, Kenneth Hillman and Gary Lenz...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The biggest change that legislative redistricting had in the Mon Valley this year is arguably the elimination of the current 49th District and introduction of the...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward Middle School supercharged its robotics program by holding a VEX IQ Robotics Competition. Sixth-grade students used new VEX IQ Generation 2...