We’re moving! To better serve our customers, the Mon Valley Independent is moving its office to a new location at 1719 Grand Blvd. in Monessen’s Park Center Plaza. The new office officially opens at 8...

Amy Coll of Carroll Township holds her daughter Cecilia, 4, so she can climb across the playground equipment Thursday evening at Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District Superintendent Dr. Michelle Dowell is taking a new job with the North Allegheny School District. The North Allegheny School Bo...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania House voted this week to ban vaccine passports and to limit the powers of the state’s secretary of health in a state of emergency. Vaccine p...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Mon River Fleet Lions Club on Thursday shared a lot of love with the communities and organizations it serves, as it has done every year for a decade. The club held...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “Osborne out!” One of Monessen School District’s most beloved employees is retiring after more than four decades of dedication to Monessen youths, families and distric...

By Taylor Brown   tbrown@yourmvi.com With life slowly getting back to normal following a tumultuous year, a popular summer event in the Mon Valley will resume this summer.   Community Days in Charlero...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of Mon Valley teens are approaching the legal work age, and they’re using a summer camp in Monessen to gain some skills they’ll need as they enter the workforc...

By Matt Petras For the MVI Engaged couple Leslie Lane and Ryan Shaw noticed their 1-year-old daughter Alaina Shaw stopped eating in early May. Multiple hospital trips later, including a 12-day stay at...

The Anders family of Fallowfield Township adopted three sisters from foster care By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com When Sam Anders, 14, of Fallowfield Township tragically took her own life three year...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After a lengthy executive session Wednesday, McKeesport Area School Board unanimously passed the 2021-22 budget. And, there’s good news for property owners in Dravosbu...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold officials approved the district’s 2021-22 Health and Safety Plan Wednesday, and under the plan’s current version, students will not be required to w...

Jackson Trilli, 4, dances while watching the Stage Right performance of “The Very Grumpy Monkey” during Belle Vernon Public Library’s story time Tuesday at Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon. H...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Parents in the Belle Vernon Area School District want answers regarding the district’s health and safety plan so they can make informed decisions for the coming...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A state lawmaker from McKeesport on Tuesday unveiled a legislative package he will be introducing that would provide support to parents and families grieving the death...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela will soon see what is expected to be one of its busiest weekends in recent memory. The city’s Independence Day celebration will be a three-day af...

By Taylor Brown   tbrown@yourmvi.com A collaborative effort by administration and staff will help taxpayers in the Charleroi Area School District. On Tuesday, the board unanimously approved a roughly ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It’s time to take a ramble through Renzie. The McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center is partnering with the McKeesport Little Theater to raise funds while feat...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council took action this month that will save the city money on its workers’ compensation insurance.   At this month’s meeting, council agreed to accept ...

Before storms hit Monday, Mia Tedrow of Charleroi and Zoe Chilzer of Fallowfield Township enjoyed swimming at Pine Cove Beach Club in Fallowfield Township.