Kai Miller, 3, of Belle Vernon wasn’t sure about talking to Santa during Monday’s Light-Up Night celebration in North Belle Vernon.

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com On the second night of Hanukkah, dozens of residents of all faiths gathered in the courtyard Monday outside Monessen City Hall to watch as a giant menorah was...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com PennDOT District 12 is asking local residents to take a look later this week at plans for the Interstate 70 at Arnold City Interchange Improvement Project. To read the...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. will sponsor its fifth annual Christmas house decorating contest this season. To read the rest of the story, please see a co...

Santa Claus (Wayne Vlasic) gets an assist Sunday while picking up toys for the Salvation Army Angel Tree at Perked Up Cafe in Charleroi. With him on the truck are Kenzie Sellew and DJ Derek Galiffa. O...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several Mon-Yough Valley fire departments were called to an unoccupied house in Port Vue early Sunday morning after a fire broke out.   To read the rest of the story, ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several Mon Valley communities are the beneficiaries this year of grants from two Commonwealth Financing Authority programs. To read the rest of the story, please subs...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Some children can’t wait each year for the excitement of visiting Santa, with all the bright lights and cheerful Christmas music and meeting their “new best fri...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI “Charming” was the word most visitors used as they walked through the door of the Greenock Log House Saturday evening.   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or sub...

Serra Catholic players lift the WPIAL trophy after defeating Beaver Falls in Friday’s Class 2A championship game.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The late Cheryl Marie Tomlinson of Victory Hill was the person her loved ones turned to for some TLC. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mo...

By Matt Petras For the MVI Brothers Drew and Tyler King love Jake’s Pizza in Rostraver Township. They frequently visited the restaurant as kids and Tyler worked there as a teenager.   To read the rest...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 has started a Fill the Firetruck Toy Drive to benefit the Monessen Family Center. To read the rest of the story, please s...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen will host a menorah-lighting ceremony at city hall in the courtyard Monday. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mo...

Monessen Salvation Army Capt. Sue Thwaite and Salvation Army Board President MariBeth Paglia prepare Thanksgiving meals for delivery Thursday morning.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent’s Christmas Cheer Club kicks off Monday in hopes of fulfilling holiday wishes for families in need. To read the rest of the story, plea...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough Council is considering the possibility of creating a borough manager position. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mo...

By Matt Petras For the MVI About a decade ago, the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce needed a fill-in Santa Claus for its community events. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Frida...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Student musicians from the Mon Valley will help kick off Allegheny County’s 53rd annual holiday music program at the county courthouse.   To read the rest of the story...

Charleroi Area High School students painted windows of downtown borough businesses Tuesday. Putting up a holiday message are Eben McIntyre and Aralyn Harley.