The 32nd annual Mon Valley Home Show kicks off today at the cfsbank Event Center, formerly known as the Rostraver Ice Garden. The event will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The lack of a quorum forced Donora council to cancel Thursday’s public meeting. It’s the second time in six months council failed to reach a quorum for a meetin...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com At Thursday’s council meeting, Mayor Ron Mozer gave a quick overview of the assessment of Monessen that’s been prepared by one of two teams assigned to the city b...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania second lady Blayre Holmes Davis emphasized the importance of Black maternal health during a news conference Thursday in Harrisburg.   To read the rest o...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi has established a new program to offer tax credits to qualifying volunteer firefighters.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Bernie Jenkins, 88, of Elizabeth walked her dog “Betty Boop” at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township on Wednesday afternoon. Betty is a bichon frise. They typical...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Black Women’s Policy Center in McKeesport held a grand opening Wednesday for its new home at 1050 Lincoln Way. State Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, Allegh...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Council adopted a new ordinance Wednesday that aims to promote a more healthy way of communicating between officials and residents. The ordinance outlines ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School Board will have a special meeting in the near future to further discuss their choice of firm to conduct a facility study prior to moving f...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com In the shower or in the car, in the kitchen or on the serving floor, you know what they say: All the world’s a stage. Members of the McKeesport Little Theatre i...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI A construction project several years in the making will begin next month at the South Allegheny Elementary School. During Tuesday’s South Allegheny school board meeting, it wa...

The Hatfield family of Scenery Hill attended the Bentworth-Charleroi high school baseball game Tuesday afternoon at Charleroi Veterans Memorial Field. From left, Grace, Sarah, Hunter, Michelle and Ear...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com At Tuesday’s meeting, council members discussed operations at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park with a focus on how to keep it safe, clean and accessible for th...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com “Life is always more exciting on the other side of a yes.” This saying has taken Monessen native Stephanie Urchick many places in life, as she went from an eager learn...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents don’t need anyone to tell them what a treasure By George is, but soon the message will go well beyond our borders. To read the rest of the st...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Like her name might suggest, Angel Wateska knew she was a harp player early on. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley Indep...

Sundena “Sunny” Arnold, 2, of Charleroi enjoyed the playground at Cedar Creek Park Monday afternoon with her mother, Deia Biddle, and her father, Greg Arnold.  

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township police Chief Ken Honick updated Forward Township supervisors at Monday’s meeting on a “concerning” incident involving equipment from the township’...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Big things are happening on Main Street in Monongahela this spring and summer. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independ...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MVI In 1968, Frank Francia left the United States and landed in the middle of a war in Vietnam. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independ...