By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com “You have to be nice,” said John Butti. “You only get to travel through one time — there’s no second time.” Butti celebrated his 100th birthday Oct. 5 with family...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township Commissioner Ray Iacoboni is taking recent allegations that he doesn’t live in the township in stride, just one more element of what he calls...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s lots of excitement going on within the community and business districts of the Monongahela area. During a membership meeting and luncheon at Rippel’s on The Cr...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com A relatively routine council meeting ended with shouting on Wednesday, as a drawn-out issue involving tenant occupancy became heated. Councilman Frank Paterra...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth Forward second grade teacher received national honors from the company that produces the Canvas learning platform. Angela Girol was named the Eleme...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Friends of the Monessen Public Library celebrated the library’s 85th birthday in style Tuesday afternoon. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A group of Donora residents has posted several signs throughout the community regarding coal trucks that rumble through town daily and they want someone to help w...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When the Rostraver Township commissioners meet in special session next week, it is anticipated that in addition to voting on the garbage contract, they may also...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com It was always the most wonderful time of the year for James. P “Jimmy” Hartman — as long as he was helping his community.   To read the rest of the story, ple...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon council has a request for morning and afternoon commuters: Slow down on the roads around St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School. To read the rest of...

BY JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of students in the McKeesport area are working to be a positive force in their school district. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s M...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com When the 2019 Monessen audit was completed in August, it was announced that the auditors would present their findings. To read the rest of the story, please see a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Forward Township Supervisors voted Monday to advertise a public hearing regarding the Coronado Coal request for a zoning change or overlay that would allow mini...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold High School is closed today after district administrators and police were alerted to a potential threat of violence late Monday night. To read the rest o...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A White Oak councilman on Monday pushed back against a recommendation from the solicitor and council president to go into executive session over a matter related to an...

Breast cancer survivor Jeanne King is escorted by her granddaughter, Shaeliyah Clendaniel, while being recognized during the Belle Vernon Area girls soccer team’s annual Pink Out and Youth Night celeb...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Back in 1894, an article about the dedication of the new Monongahela Cemetery Mortuary Chapel in the Monongahela Daily Republican described the building as “creditable.”   To ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A representative from the Redevelopment Authority of Washington County met with Donora council during Thursday’s workshop meeting to talk about Community Developm...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Community — it’s at the center of the name of Mt. Vernon Community Presbyterian Church and it’s integral to the mission of the new minister who will be starting...

BY JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Penn State Greater Allegheny’s “Crossing Bridges Summit” is making its return for the fifth year. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our o...