By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council met for a workshop session Thursday night with just three council members and the mayor present. As a workshop session where no votes were taken, a...

By TAYLOR BROWN   tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area School Board Director Tom Nutting will turn 75 later this month, but Sunday will mark an early birthday celebration as he invites members of the com...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The first Monongahela Aquatorium “Rockin’ on the Mon” show of August will feature R&B headliner The Jaggerz and one-man acoustic artist and opener Jacian Blaze.   Doors will...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI A fiery but ultimately civil debate took place at Wednesday’s Port Vue council meeting between factions of residents and council about three controversial properties, two of...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Band camp for many area high school marching bands kicked off this week, including Charleroi Area High School. Majorettes Maggie Cooper and Laura Hermann (in th...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After more than three months, but plenty of summer still left to go, the boat launch in Charleroi has been replaced. The launch had been out of commission since earl...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township man raised concerns over the alleged conduct of two subcontractors of Olympus Energy at the proposed Hera well pad site during Wednesday night’s t...

Kara Duval, 11, Hannah Ponchak, 12, both of Liberty Borough, Maleena Billingsley, 12, of Port Vue, Sarah Pacewicz, 11, and Aubrey Ponchak, 14, both of Liberty Borough, set up their own vending booth o...

By the Mon Valley Independent This afternoon, Allegheny County officials will join others in a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the solar array installation at White Oak Park. County Executive Rich Fitzgera...

By the MVI Kennywood continues one of its grandest traditions during its monumental 125th season this August with the return of Fall Fantasy Parades. In its 73rd year, the time-honored tradition boast...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Scott Sokol marked his first day as acting police chief of Rostraver Township by greeting the community at Mon Valley Night Out. The annual tradition, which promotes c...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Area residents crowded the McKeesport Alliance Church parking lot Tuesday evening for a National Night Out celebration, one of many held across the country to foster relatio...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Carroll Township residents hope to get support from supervisors to transform an abandoned tennis court into a new spot for fun and recreation.   During a meeting...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com White Oak Borough is in the midst of its 75th anniversary year, and this weekend’s Community Days event will be an expanded celebration to commemorate the occasio...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Electronic recycling will return to Rostraver Township this year with a few changes.   Instead of curbside pickups, items will be accepted on set dates starting in S...

Caroline Congelio, 3, of Rostraver Township, rides on a swing at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park on a sunny and pleasant Monday afternoon. She was accompanied by her father, Dante Congelio, and...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monessen Redevelopment Authority has been talking about the possible construction of a pavilion for city events. Mayor Ron Mozer mentioned in a recent redevel...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com American Legion Post 22 in Charleroi wants to make a difference in its community. The legion recently made donations to three local groups who each make their own im...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The annual Saints Joachim & Anne Parish Community Festival is set to return for three fun-filled evenings this week. The fair will be held at St. Eugene Church Grounds...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Epiphany of our Lord summer festival will take a few steps back in time when it returns this weekend, but despite a throwback theme all its ethnic dishes will be...