By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Municipal real estate taxes in Washington Township are expected to toe the line next year. Township supervisors Scott Hileman and Chuck Yusko voted in favor of passing...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School District appears to be in good financial shape according to auditors who presented a report Wednesday at the Committee of the Whole...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monongahela City Council awarded residential and commercial garbage contracts Wednesday night. Both Big’s Sanitation and County Hauling submitted bid packages...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council passed its preliminary 2022 budget Wednesday, but some council members asked for more discussion and voted against it. The draft spending plan for ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The strong example of his father and the lessons learned as a youth have stuck with John Christner over the years, shaping his career choice and his approach to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen School Board members said Thursday they need more information, clarification and assurances of protection before approving tax forgiveness for properties purc...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Borough Building closed Tuesday after a positive case of COVID-19 was reported by someone who had been inside of the building. To read the rest ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Some initiatives in the Mon Valley are the beneficiaries of a round of state tax credits announced Tuesday afternoon. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The 2020 Monessen audit is complete, but auditors McClure and Wolf will not make a public presentation due to the political “environment in the city.”   To read t...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com An area church is inviting the North Belle Vernon community together to get into the Christmas spirit. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wed...

Marsha Adams, children’s librarian at Monessen Public Library, helped Violet Abbott, 7, of Fayette City build a snap circuit to make silly noises during the Family Funday Monday event at the library. ...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Local education leaders will once again be in control of setting their own mask requirements starting in mid-January.   To read the rest of the story, please ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Kenric Manor, the former personal care home in Donora, could potentially house international students attending Penn State Fayette, Westmoreland County Community ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Forward Township supervisors Monday voted to triple the number of full-time police officers in the community. To read the rest of the story, please see a co...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport police officer in a marked police SUV on the way to investigate a report of a fire was involved in an accident that caused the vehicle to end up on its ro...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Solicitor Pat McGrail gave White Oak Borough Council an update on where things stand with collecting delinquent garbage bills from 2018-2020, and she’s urging those wh...

Children wait for the Veterans Day parade to pass by Saturday in Monongahela. From left are Aidan Morris, 3, of Finleyville, Cylvia Feigelstein, 7, of Pittsburgh, Addalynn Dzmiera, 3, of Monongahela, ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Environmental groups aren’t giving up their fight against a gas-fired power plant proposed in Elizabeth Township. To read the rest of the story, please subscrib...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora has a new, permanent police chief as Neal Rands was sworn in during Thursday’s workshop meeting. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscri...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The eight-candidate race for four seats on the McKeesport Area School Board was a close one. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online...