By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A formal policy may be coming next year to handle a commissioner who Rostraver officials say is undermining the township’s top employee. Township Manager Jef...

By RALPH STONE For the MVI It was at the Monessen Thanksgiving parade of 1940, just a few weeks prior to my 7th birthday, that my youthful vision of Santa Claus was completely shattered. As I excitedl...

Parishioner and staff volunteer Sharon Zunic pushes a cart with desserts during Tuesday’s Food and Fellowship luncheon at First Presbyterian Church in Rostraver Township. The church luncheon, free to ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Parishioners of Corpus Christi Church in McKeesport are worried that this year’s Christmas Eve Mass will be the last one they’ll observe in the church on Versailles Av...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward School District chose to promote from within less than two weeks after its school board accepted the resignation of Dr. Todd Keruskin. Assi...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Washington County Commissioners voted to fix salaries for county officers during a special meeting Tuesday. Since 2002, Washington County officers have received...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The fourth-grade wing of Charleroi Elementary Center was transformed into a hospital on Friday.   Fourth-grade reading teachers Tadem Winnett, Shaun Rice and Christi...

Eva Retos, 10, of Monessen, Lizzy Kearns, 8, of Washington Township, Liam Kearns, 11, of Washington Township and Roman Reader, 11, of Rostraver Township grab some food Monday during halftime of the Be...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com As a man charged in connection with Boyke Budiarachman’s shooting death last month entered a Westmoreland County courtroom Monday morning, the victim’s family wep...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township will recalculate its sanitation rate in response to a rate hike announced Dec. 8 by PA American Water. On Monday, the board tasked KLH Eng...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi residents will not see an increase on their tax bills next year.   On Monday, council unanimously accepted a balanced spending plan for 2023 that hol...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Council will hold a special meeting before the new year to pass its 2023 budget. On Monday night, Council President Chuck Davis said the council will meet at...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area celebrated their PIAA and WPIAL champions Saturday in grand style along Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon. The day started with a parade up ...

By TAYLOR BROWN t brown@yourmvi.com More discussions are in the works between Charleroi Borough and the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi. ABC Solicitor Dennis Paluso confirmed the authority submi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While the dates of the special elections aren’t set in stone, the Republican and Democratic committees in Allegheny County on Saturday chose nominees to run in the Mon...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com People were waiting in a long line outside of Elizabeth Township Fire Department’s Central Fire Hall when Karl Weigand opened the doors Sunday. The Elizabeth...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen will now accept partial garbage payments, enabling residents to pay in installments. Council repealed an ordinance that essentially required ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Having security officers present in McKeesport Housing Authority properties helps residents and their visitors to feel safe and secure. And having those officers equip...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi council’s recent board appointment to the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi allegedly violated borough code — although the borough contends the move wa...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Things are different financially this year in the City of Monessen, according to the mayor. Ron Mozer said if you’ve been paying attention to what’s been going on...