By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council rescinded a motion to give part-time officers in the borough a raise so more thought could go into the implementation of the potential wage increas...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School District is holding the line on taxes for the 2021-22 school year, the second year in a row without an increase. The board voted 6-...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area Class of 2021 is leaving its mark on the high school in the form of a mural on a wall of the cafeteria. Art teacher Andrew Fecik said mura...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold High School’s upcoming graduation will be broadcast on the district’s website, and officials hope to allow more people inside the ceremony as COVID-...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Fishing might be a relaxing activity, but don’t tell that to the more than 100 kids who showed up Saturday morning at the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium in Mononga...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen might consider putting a dog park in City Park. There is an unused wooded area near the tennis parks that could be used for a dog park area and some resi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com What do you do if you have enough artifacts regarding the U.S. Constitution and American history to fill a small museum? If you are former state Rep. Rick Sacco...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@youmvi.com The McKeesport Area school board is expected to vote Wednesday on the preliminary budget for next school year. At last week’s open agenda meeting, Business Manager Joan...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township woman with a passion for learning, teaching and fun is excited about her first official summer in business.   Jessica Mascara, a former teacher ...

Christine Janney and Reda Demeter, both of Carroll Township, sew dignity robes at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Donora. The group meets the third Friday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon and welco...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Students at Elizabeth Forward High School had an opportunity to do some career exploration recently through a panel discussion with Olympus Energy employees. Th...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With a majority of COVID-19 restrictions now lifted, state Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, resumed his annual infrastructure tour of the Mon Valley this wee...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It will be some time next week, or even later, before the winner of the Republican nomination for Forward Township supervisor is known. Jayme Stoffer was the on...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The first phase of blight redevelopment in Rostraver Township — the demolition of two dilapidated properties in Webster — has been completed. President of the R...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monessen mayoral race will come into sharper focus today when the Westmoreland County Election Bureau releases the names on write-in ballots, but mail-in vote...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@youmvi.com The Monessen-Rostraver Rotary Club makes it a point to salute students from the Monessen School District who are shining stars among their peers. Club members Lori Byro...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Riding a bicycle is a rite of passage for many children, and thanks to the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation, bike-riding youths will be steered in...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Judge David Spurgeon offered a brief statement Thursday on his close race for a Democratic Party nomination for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. Philadelphia Judge Lor...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Public participation is being encouraged in the comment period and June 8 public hearing for the air quality permit for Invenergy’s proposed power plant in Eliz...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As part of its announcement about quarterly service adjustments, Port Authority of Allegheny County said COVID-19 vehicle capacity limits will be increased on Memorial...