By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com When planning began for the first annual Five Town Fall Festival earlier this year, organizers had a simple goal: to bring Mon Valley residents together for a...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Steve Schonberger of McKeesport came home Thursday from shopping in Squirrel Hill with his sister and was greeted outside his apartment building with roses, balloons a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com There was a standing- room-only crowd in Donora’s council chambers Thursday night, filled with residents looking for relief from coal dust. To read the rest of th...

By Deb Erdley Trib Total Media The great wait is over for stakeholders at California, Clarion and Edinboro universities. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Indepen...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Apple dumplings, handmade from scratch by parishioners of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, have sold out before they have been baked.   To read the rest of the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Lions Club will sponsor its 74th annual Halloween parade Oct. 30. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Independent,...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com “You have to be nice,” said John Butti. “You only get to travel through one time — there’s no second time.” Butti celebrated his 100th birthday Oct. 5 with family...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township Commissioner Ray Iacoboni is taking recent allegations that he doesn’t live in the township in stride, just one more element of what he calls...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s lots of excitement going on within the community and business districts of the Monongahela area. During a membership meeting and luncheon at Rippel’s on The Cr...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com A relatively routine council meeting ended with shouting on Wednesday, as a drawn-out issue involving tenant occupancy became heated. Councilman Frank Paterra...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth Forward second grade teacher received national honors from the company that produces the Canvas learning platform. Angela Girol was named the Eleme...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Friends of the Monessen Public Library celebrated the library’s 85th birthday in style Tuesday afternoon. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A group of Donora residents has posted several signs throughout the community regarding coal trucks that rumble through town daily and they want someone to help w...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When the Rostraver Township commissioners meet in special session next week, it is anticipated that in addition to voting on the garbage contract, they may also...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com It was always the most wonderful time of the year for James. P “Jimmy” Hartman — as long as he was helping his community.   To read the rest of the story, ple...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon council has a request for morning and afternoon commuters: Slow down on the roads around St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School. To read the rest of...

BY JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of students in the McKeesport area are working to be a positive force in their school district. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s M...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com When the 2019 Monessen audit was completed in August, it was announced that the auditors would present their findings. To read the rest of the story, please see a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Forward Township Supervisors voted Monday to advertise a public hearing regarding the Coronado Coal request for a zoning change or overlay that would allow mini...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold High School is closed today after district administrators and police were alerted to a potential threat of violence late Monday night. To read the rest o...