Terry Lewis of Monongahela and Claudia Sawa of Donora served Hawaiian treats at Saturday’s Festival of Nations at Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish in Charleroi.  To purchase this photo and more from ou...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com By planning ahead, Monessen is well funded to take care of repaying loans related to its ongoing citywide sewage project. At last week’s council meeting, Mayor Ro...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com   Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding paid a visit last week to Duda’s Farm in Brownsville, a partner in Pennsylvania’s Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The progr...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 43-year-old man has been denied bail after state police charged with him aggravated arson in relation to a fire Saturday at The Filly Gentlemen’s Club in South ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Commissioner Chris Thoma is grateful that Elizabeth Township was selected to receive money through PennDOT’s “Green Light-Go” initiative.   The township received $312,...

U.S. Army Sgt. Evan Minahan returned home from a 10-month tour with various stops throughout the Middle East. He surprised his freshman son, Brayden, and younger son, Dominic, at the team’s media day ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Firefighters from several departments battled a structure fire in Forward Township early Friday, rescuing a bedridden woman from inside the burning building. The fir...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Applications are being accepted for anyone interested in becoming Charleroi’s next borough manager. In a 3-2 vote Wednesday, council decided to begin looking for can...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Washington County Drug Task Force charged seven men and women with conspiracy to deliver more than 3.5 pounds of methamphetamine — including two people from C...

Maintenance supervisor John Robinson and organizer Jean Alcorn were making final preparations Friday afternoon for today’s Festival of Nations at Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish in Charleroi. The fest...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The walls at Minerva Bakery in McKeesport are decorated with Monezis family heirlooms that tell a story of a legendary business. The bakery is marking its 100th annive...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com City of Monessen officials held status meetings with the contractors involved in Phases 3A and 3B of the ongoing citywide sewer rehabilitation project this week. ...

Ringgold’s Rider Kuch runs with a 65-pound tackling dummy on his shoulders during a strength and team building exercise during football practice Thursday at Joe Montana Stadium. To purchase this photo...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Council approved a new employment contract for Borough Administrator Mike Thornton at Thursday’s meeting. Thornton recently passed his 90-day probationary perio...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For three consecutive weeks, Penn Highlands Healthcare has seen an increase in COVID-19 related hospitalizations, according to System Communications Manager Corrine ...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent California Area High School cheerleaders Alexis Zimcosky, Addison Gregory, captain, and Allie Grimes are shown cradling captain Ava Bojtos at the end of a stunt du...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com With rumors of school closures and other changes in the Elizabeth Forward School District swirling around social media, the district’s school board wasted no time quas...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Although the Borough of Charleroi won’t see a cash influx from its deal with the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi for a few months, council already decided how ...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Two rock bands from different generations with Belle Vernon origins, headliner Gene the Werewolf and opener Broom, will play at the Monongahela Aquatorium this Saturday even...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The preliminary hearing for a Rostraver murder suspect has been continued for a seventh time. Magisterial District Judge Wayne Vlasic granted the seventh continua...