By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board on Wednesday narrowly passed the 2022-23 budget, which doesn’t come with a real estate tax hike. To read the rest of the story, please see...

Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent Members of the Frazier softball team celebrate after clinching a berth in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game after a 10-2 semifinal win over Our Lady of ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As Americans grapple with the heartbreak and devastation over 19 elementary students and two adults tragically shot and killed at a Texas school on Tuesday – local p...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board on Wednesday unanimously accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Mark P. Holtzman Jr. His last day is June 30. In another motion, t...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Dravosburg officials covered a lot of ground at a council meeting this week, discussing delinquency fees, issues with dilapidated buildings and property mainten...

By the MVI The Rostraver Woman’s Club recently announced the winners of an essay contest in memory of longtime member and officer Marie Elaine Pirilla. The Rostraver Woman’s Club has been participatin...

By Ralph Stone MVI columnist This is the fourth in a series of nine columns dealing with the heroes I knew during an earlier day. Generations, both before and following my own era, have been filled wi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Speers Park turned into a makeshift carnival Tuesday for Charleroi Area third-grade students. Teacher Holly Caruso said staff was trying to plan a cost-friendly, fun...

By Tanisha Thomas Trib Total Media A new cellphone policy at Penn Hills School District has inspired a Pennsylvania lawmaker to seek to implement legislation for Pennsylvania’s public schools. To read...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Roscoe Sportsmen’s Association will host its 31st annual youth day June 11.   The association invites children ages 8 to 17 to participate in outdoor activities...

Kennedy Lindsay, 11, and Kanani Rettger, 9, both of Monessen, had a ball Monday afternoon at Monessen City Park. Pleasant conditions are in today’s forecast as well.  

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Property owners in the Belle Vernon Area School District could see tax increases again next school year. The school board adopted a proposed budget of $41.9 ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Homeowners in Charleroi could rehabilitate their homes at virtually no cost — if they don’t plan to move any time soon.   To read the rest of the story, please see a...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com For the 58th year, McKeesport is celebrating the virtues of being a “good neighbor.” To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independe...

By Paul Peirce Trib Total Media A new tribute to deceased service members and first responders will debut June 11 at this year’s Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow in a ceremony called Flight of the Fl...

Two-year-old Luke Watson of Monongahela tries out a large fishing rod at a youth fishing derby Saturday at the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium in Monongahela. The event was sponsored by the city and the Vall...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is undergoing a zoning ordinance revision that will likely coincide with the current administration’s plan to eradicate as much blight as pos...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com After months of discussion on making it possible, the White Oak Community Center is finally available to be rented. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Monessen Positive Action Community Team at Monessen Middle School honored hard-working students at its end-of-the-year celebration Sunday at Christian Life ...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Mon Valley seniors attended identity theft prevention seminars last week in Elizabeth Township and Forward Township. The events were organized by Elizabeth T...