By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A series of virtual listening sessions next month will give the public an opportunity to offer input on a plan that will focus on supporting Pennsylvania’s aging pop...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Nikki Williams will bring the essence of the beach to the Mon Valley next weekend for her sixth annual Help Kids Beat Cancer fundraiser. Williams, a breast cancer su...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen has been working with Portnoff Law Associates, the city’s delinquent garbage bill collector, to reduce the number of bills that need to be co...

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com Monessen unveiled a new statue Thursday near Sixth Street Park at the corner of McKee Ave and Sixth Street. The project was sponsored by the Mon River Towns progr...

The grand opening for the Elizabeth Forward Youth Association courts will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mt. Vernon Ballfields. The entrance is at the end of Georgetown Place Road. This joint vent...

For the MVI The Monongahela Church of the Nazarene will mark its centennial with refreshments and reminiscing at 6 p.m. Saturday in the church fellowship hall. The church is located at 206 10th St. To...

By the MVI With a two-day stretch of temperature highs in the 90s expected to start today, people around the Mon Valley are looking for ways to beat the heat. Temperatures in the region will reach 90 ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is in the midst of its 125th year. If the first 125 years of this city on the Monongahela River are any indication, the next 125 years will p...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield officials want to ensure businesses continue to call the township home. During a business meeting Wednesday, supervisors unanimously agreed to grant a re...

By Ralph Stone MVI Columnist Today’s story about a fruit that grows wild in our wooded areas has been a significant part of my life for more than 75 years. My first encounter with blackberries, other ...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Monongahela Aquatorium’s Rockin’ on the Mon summer concert series will return after a one-week break this Saturday, featuring ’80s rock tribute band 13 Stories, opened b...

Lilly Hill, 12, Taylor Stark, 11, and Sydney Stark, 15, all of Rostraver Township, attended the Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival in Forward Township Tuesday morning. The festival, which also features...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough has two options to consider regarding police protection — either expand its department or disband it altogether and receive coverage from another c...

For the MVI State Sen. Jim Brewster called on lawmakers to return to Harrisburg to address a now-final court ruling that Pennsylvania’s education funding system is unconstitutional, unfair and inequit...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Councilman Don Gregor has been trying for some time to bring batting cages to Monessen’s Shawnee Park, where youth softball teams play. At this month’s meeting, G...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com As recent South Allegheny graduate Ethan Conley was mulling options for his Eagle Scout project, he learned that he could make a difference at the Lincoln Borough VFRC...

Fans of Charleroi’s American Legion Post 22 baseball team attended Monday’s state tournament game against Falls Post 834 at Rosa-Oglietti Park in Latrobe. From left are Debbie Lessman, Ava Walsh, Lisa...

By Julia Felton Trib Total Media Western Pennsylvania is in store for a hot week. Temperatures in the Pittsburgh region will reach 90 degrees for several days this week, according to the National Weat...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Valley Tire Company has partnered with Midwest Hose and Specialty Inc. to break ground on a new 33,500-square-foot distribution facility in Washington County.   To r...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley community will have a chance to celebrate its first responders and prizes during this year’s Mon Valley Night Out. From 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 1 at DiVirgilio...