Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Many Christians headed to church yesterday for Ash Wednesday services. It also marks the beginning of Lent — the 40-day period of abstinence and self-restraint ...

By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor One of the most respected and well-known public servants in the history of Monessen is being remembered for his love of community, his dedication as a family man and l...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough could soon begin searching for a new borough manager — if they are able to recoup funds owed to them from the state Department of Community and Eco...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In the wake of a devastating fire, McKeesport is working to rebuild its Public Works Department fleet. In the first council meeting since a Feb. 6 garage fire at the p...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Ringgold High School will be transformed into Rydell High tonight. And the high school’s music and theater students have their hair slicked back, collars popped and po...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Teach a person to fish and they’ll eat for life. Tell a yinzer in late February/early March about a good fish sandwich at a church or fire hall and you’ll see them at ...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Wearing a face mask is optional, but still strongly encouraged, for students, teachers and staff in the Monessen School District beginning today.   To read t...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports It was a battle of wills and gritty plays in the final eight minutes of the girls basketball Class 5A semifinals between McKeesport and South Fayette. To read the rest of the...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners are committed to revitalizing Pricedale’s Betty Ambler Park. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s...

McKenna Hewitt of California, Tessa Rodriguez of Rostraver Township, Jordyn Cruse of California and Kendelle Weston of California enjoyed a playoff basketball game Monday night as the Serra Catholic g...

By Jeff Himler Trib Total Media Matthew Strine’s students at Monessen Middle/High School have explored the fields of business and technology by using 3-D printers to create and sell custom key chains ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES For the MVI It’s been three years since an audience has been in the Belle Vernon Area High School auditorium for a musical. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tues...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Career and Technology Center will offer a new program for students next year. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley...

By JOSH KING For the MVI The Mon Valley YMCA needed a 15-passenger van to help kids get back and forth to activities. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independe...

By Matt Petras For the MVI The City of Monessen held a ceremony Saturday renaming Ninth Street Park as Anthony Eric Madison, Sr. Veterans Memorial Park, commemorating a Monessen native killed at age 2...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In the wake of Russia’s continued attack on Ukraine, Pennsylvania’s governor and a state senator from the Mon Valley called for Russian-sourced products, such as vodka...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students will celebrate female voices of the 1960s when “Beehive the ’60s Musical: A School Edition” this weekend.   To read the rest of the story, pl...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com February can be a brutal stretch for shopkeepers in the Northeast, but the owners of Graceful Style in Elizabeth aren’t waiting for warmer weather or tax sea...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com It’s never too early to start learning.   For students at California Area Elementary School, their newest peers were only six days old when they stumbled into a clas...

By MEGAN GUZA Trib Total Media As the federal government loosens masking guidance for a majority of healthy Americans, Pennsylvania officials said they will follow suit while keeping an eye on COVID-r...