By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 has started a Fill the Firetruck Toy Drive to benefit the Monessen Family Center. To read the rest of the story, please s...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen will host a menorah-lighting ceremony at city hall in the courtyard Monday. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mo...

Monessen Salvation Army Capt. Sue Thwaite and Salvation Army Board President MariBeth Paglia prepare Thanksgiving meals for delivery Thursday morning.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent’s Christmas Cheer Club kicks off Monday in hopes of fulfilling holiday wishes for families in need. To read the rest of the story, plea...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough Council is considering the possibility of creating a borough manager position. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mo...

By Matt Petras For the MVI About a decade ago, the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce needed a fill-in Santa Claus for its community events. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Frida...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Student musicians from the Mon Valley will help kick off Allegheny County’s 53rd annual holiday music program at the county courthouse.   To read the rest of the story...

Charleroi Area High School students painted windows of downtown borough businesses Tuesday. Putting up a holiday message are Eben McIntyre and Aralyn Harley.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com There are questions about what is going to happen with the property at the corner of Third and Market streets in Elizabeth. To read the rest of the story, pleas...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Hundreds of families in the McKeesport area will have a hot, hearty meal this Thanksgiving thanks to McKeesport Agape Center and teachers and social workers from two l...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Thanksgiving Day is almost here, but the saying “all’s well that ends well” doesn’t always apply at the holidays. To read the rest of the story, please see a ...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com More Mon Valley communities are ready to get into the holiday spirit.   Local neighborhoods and downtowns have already started decorating for the holidays, an...

Jean Ellsworth, center, taught a line dance lesson Monday evening at the Carroll Township Volunteer Fireman’s social hall. Learning the dance are Candace McConnell of Forward Township and Joan Weiss, ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board assured parents Monday that as of Dec. 4 when a judge’s stay of the state mask mandate goes into effect, the district will re...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Authority of the Borough of Charleroi sewage customers will save $120 annually after the board approved a new rate structure this month. To read the rest of the s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A global plastic packaging manufacturer in Donora is growing. And with that growth will come new jobs in the Mon Valley, according to the company. To read the rest of ...

By Matt Petras For the MVI A small group of organizers made their annual trip to Chess Park in Monongahela for its “Scarves in the Park” charity effort Saturday morning, tying scarves to trees to dire...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The sidewalks of McKeesport’s downtown business district were brimming with people Saturday as Santa Claus arrived in town and the Christmas season was ushered in. To ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Former California Borough Police Chief Stephen Silbaugh died this past week at age 55. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our onlin...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A mural commemorating the life of Jeno Moretti and other youngsters whose lives have ended tragically early will be unveiled tonight in Elizabeth in a ceremony ...