Steven Campbell of the Allison 2 Volunteer Fire Department heads for the finish line during the gear scramble Thursday at the Fayette County Firefighters Convention in Brownsville. Convention activiti...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Club Serenity bought a house on Nash Avenue in Monessen for use as a recovery home for addicts who are sober, but some city residents have spoken out against havi...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The St. Andrew Summer Fest, which invites area residents, families and children to Monongahela, will take place this weekend.   The event, which was scaled back last...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Washington County residents may soon have a say in how county government is run. County commissioners announced Thursday they will hold a virtual meeting Jul...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Washington Township’s board of supervisors had another discussion Wednesday about the possibility of a dollar store being built on Fayette Avenue (Route 201). The boar...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Washington County Department of Public Safety is getting input from emergency responders regarding the communication system in the county. There are current...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi has once again taken ownership of the community’s boat launch and new parking area. The site, which was recently redeveloped through a project and partners...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth is suing a former police officer over missing funds and equipment that hasn’t been returned to the borough. Garrett Kimmell had been the borough’s K-9...

Photos by Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent This week marks the 82nd and 83rd annual conventions for the Fayette County Firefighters Association, the first time ever the association combined con...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An integration plan to combine six state-owned universities, including California University of Pennsylvania, into two institutions was unanimously approved Wed...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the city’s emergency declaration and keep it in effect indefinitely until revoked by council. The d...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services will begin covering Donora Borough officially on Aug. 1. Mike Stangroom, RWNES director of operations, met with council W...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Washington Township supervisors are once again urging residents to buy mine subsidence insurance. Supervisors Jan Amoroso, Scott Hileman and Chuck Yusko said three tow...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Monessen Public Library Director Dave Zilka has decades of history with the library. “I came to this library for storytime when I was 3 years old, 4 years...

Briella Wells, 10, of Charleroi jumped in a small puddle after a quick storm pushed through the area Tuesday evening.

By Kristie Linden klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Council fielded several questions Tuesday night about the former Mon Valley Community Health Center building, which was used as the Monessen Municipal Co...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com As the Belle Vernon Area School Board continues its search for a new superintendent, it will receive some assistance from a recent retiree. George Lammay, who r...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle Council opted on Tuesday to not give the green light to spend nearly $20,000 to repair one of the borough’s broken down dump trucks. Council member...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com California’s newest police chief didn’t waste any time between his hiring and his first full day on the job. Tim Kirsch, 55, was hired by a unanimous vote of bo...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Engineer Ken Hillman gave White Oak council a brief update Monday on a road stabilization project that’s been mulled over for several years, but wasn’t approved until ...