Brittany Teslovich-Palfrey, owner of Sweet Stems in Stockdale, holds her 10-month-old son, Nelson Palfrey, at Community Fest, which was held Saturday at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is taking a look at the ordinance governing its recreation board after members told the mayor they no longer wish to handle the rentals at th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny Regional Asset District is asking people to take a look at its preliminary budget for 2023 funding. And the RAD board of directors is asking Allegheny Co...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The Greater Monessen Historical Society kicked off its celebration of the city’s 125th anniversary in grand style at its annual Founder’s Day dinner Saturday night at Jozwiak ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Some of the Mon Valley’s best entertainers will come together for a “big show” next month. For the past seven years, the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts has worked h...

Sienna Lehner and Jake Wessel were named homecoming queen and king of Belle Vernon Area High School Friday night.

Elizabeth Forward High School crowned king Chase Telegdy and queen Maddy McClain at Friday night’s homecoming ceremony.  

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Washington County Court of Common Pleas has granted an emergency temporary and preliminary injunction against Bob’s Tavern in Finleyville, where a Monessen ma...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Big’s Sanitation will continue to be the refuse hauler in Charleroi through 2025. Charleroi Borough Council recently put the service out for bid, though only one com...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com If you’ve walked through downtown Monongahela during the week leading up to Halloween, perhaps you’ve noticed an orange glow on Main Street. For the last seven ...

The Belle Vernon Area golf team finished as WPIAL runner-up after a one-hole playoff decided the Class 2A team championship Thursday at Cedarbrook Golf Course. Posing with their trophy are, from left,...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council adopted an ordinance Thursday that increases penalties for owners of neglected properties in an effort to combat blight in the borough. “There ex...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Westmoreland County’s redevelopment authority has accepted a bid to demolish the former Fifth Street Hotel in Monessen, and work on that project could begin as so...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com This year’s Witches Walk Sip ’n Shop event will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday in Elizabeth.   Some businesses will turn into medieval brewmasters f...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department will hold its first craft show next week.   From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 22 at the VFD social hall, located on Broad A...

By the MVI The Pleasant Hills Middle School’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive kicked off Tuesday to provide food for those in need in the local communities. The food drive has been a tradition for more...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The communities nestled along the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers in Allegheny County have a storied history. Touting itself as “YOUR Mon Valley museum,” McKeespor...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela council and residents praised growing business in the city during a brief meeting Wednesday. Terry Necciai, executive director of the Monongahela Ma...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Certified Professional Accountant Mark Turnley presented Charleroi Council with an overview of the 2021 audit, and confirmed what Borough Manager Matt Staniszewski r...

By John Michael Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Would parts of Olympus Energy’s proposed fracking site in Rostraver Township overlap with a zoning district that prohibits natural gas drilling? The ...