By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Property taxes will hold steady in Elizabeth Township next year, but sewage rates will increase. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s...

By CHASITY CAPASSO For the MVI Roscoe United Methodist Church holds a monthly diaper pantry called Open Hearts to help families in the community. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of We...

Young fans came out Monday for the first night of the cfsbank Holiday Tournament at Charleroi Area High School featuring seven local high school boys basketball teams. In front, from left, are Logan B...

By Hannah Walden For the MVI Since Nina Thompson was 11 years old, she and her grandmother have been giving back to families living with the effects of domestic violence.   To read the rest of the sto...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The parents of a 6-month-old baby boy whose body was found hidden behind new drywall in the bedroom of their Charleroi home have been ordered to stand trial in co...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council will hold a special meeting tonight at 7 to consider a 31-item agenda. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Val...

By Hannah Walden For the MVI After losing his hearing due to bacterial meningitis at the age of 4, Jacob Riggs, now 18, of Lincoln Borough, found a way to give back to the support program that helped ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Jamie’s Dream Team, the McKeesport nonprofit organization that tries to make dreams come true all year long for children and adults facing medical issues,   is ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When the Elizabeth Township commissioners meet Tuesday, one more item is expected to be added to the agenda: the resignation of Commissioner Andrew Kuzma. To re...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While artificial Christmas trees seem to become more and more popular, there are still plenty of folks who put a real pine tree on display to mark the Christmas season...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN   tbrown@yourmvi.com   Nate Regotti, chief of staff to state Rep. Pam Snyder, is one of Roscoe’s newest residents, and he’s working to make the area where he lives a better plac...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council was presented this month with a proposed animal control contract. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Cline family of Forward Township has been collecting Christmas ornaments for the past 50 years, a tradition born of tragedy. Dec. 28, 1970, 51 years ago, th...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The residents of Victoria House got the gift of comfort this week thanks to the woman who will be Monessen’s first lady in 10 days. Bonnie Mozer, the wife of Mayo...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Whether they want to outdo their neighbors, win bragging rights from a local holiday decorating contest or uphold a family tradition, many residents around th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of senior citizens who graduated from Elizabeth Forward in the late 1950s and early ‘60s have made it a point to stay friends through the decades. And recently...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Borough didn’t miss a chance to celebrate the holidays this year. Early in the holiday shopping season, the borough partnered with Rainbow Volunteer Fire Com...

Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent Jimmy Knapton, a South Allegheny senior who dressed up as “The Grinch,” watches as the Gladiators took on Valley for the school’s home opener earlier this ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When South Brownsville Fire Chief Ron Barry saw the news reports of the devastation from tornadoes in Kentucky, he reached out to his fellow firefighters to see...

By CHASITY M. CAPASSO For the MVI Howe Cemetery in Long Branch is in need of volunteers and donations to help upkeep the grounds. New board members were recently appointed and have some plans, but the...