By RALPH STONE MVI columnis t Before Walmart, before Giant Eagle, before Shop ’n Save and even before Thorofare, there were mom-and-pop stores and neighborhood grocers. The only supermarket I recall d...

Monongahela Area Library is growing tomatoes, broccoli, bell peppers, cucumbers, peas and cilantro for patrons to buy. The vegetables were planted and cared for by volunteer Deneen Young and children’...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com In a special meeting Tuesday, Elizabeth Township’s Board of Commissioners ratified a one-year municipal services agreement that provides police services to F...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several areas within the Charleroi Area School District will receive a facelift as part of a district-wide renovation project — and high school engineering students ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com While Jamie Colecchi will be new to his role of chief executive officer, he is a familiar face at the Mon Valley Alliance. To read the rest of the story, please see ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com An Allegheny County bridge spanning Long Run in White Oak is slated for replacement this year. And as a result, a closure is looming on Coulterville Road.   To read th...

Children of all ages were able to hold and pet the chicks Monday evening that were hatched at Monessen Public Library. At left, Marcia Tansmore of Monessen holds a chick for her daughter LaLa Patterso...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. today to vote on a joint municipal agreement that provides police services to Forward ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Council on Monday announced the winner of the logo contest for the borough’s 75th anniversary celebration. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy o...

By PAULA REED WAR Trib Total Media Dale T. Provins Jr. was more than just a police officer who died in the line of duty. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Indepe...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A vacant building caught fire Sunday night in the Blythedale section of Elizabeth Township. One firefighter was evaluated on scene for a medical event, but n...

Caleb Woznick, 7, Bryella Blackburn, 6, and Aria Woznick, 5, of Belle Vernon wait for the signal to start the Easter egg hunt at North Belle Vernon’s Community Bank Park.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In the Mon Valley, several communities will be affected by changes made to the newly drawn maps that designate congressional, state House and state Senate distric...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Exactly 80 years after delaying her parents’ move-in day to their new home on Powers Street in McKeesport, Patricia (Whalen) Kenney revisited her childhood home Saturd...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An upcoming donation drive will help Belle Vernon Public Library and Goodwill of Southwestern PA fulfill both of the organizations’ missions.   To read the rest of t...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township Police Chief Ken Honick visited with about 35 senior citizens at the Anglican Church of the Transfiguration in Elizabeth earlier this mont...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI After two years of being held virtually because of the pandemic, the Mon Valley YMCA was pleased to welcome guests to its Good Friday breakfast. To read the rest of the story,...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Through the first quarter of 2022, Donora is more than halfway into its overtime budget for full-time police officers – and one council member said something needs t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monongahela is working on a plan to replace fixture assemblies atop the light posts in town. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley ...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com All signs point to safer school zones in Elizabeth Township.   This week, the township’s public works department finished installing eight solar- powered rad...