By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Plans by Monongahela residents to form a recreation board continue to move forward. Earlier this week, 10 residents joined together by conference call to dis...

By TAYLOR BROWN Monessen will be the first school in Pennsylvania to perform an up-and-coming musical, “Ranked,” this weekend – and members of the public are invited to attend. The show, by Kyle Holme...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Social distancing measures will be more relaxed in Mon Valley classrooms. While this could make things easier to accommodate more students in class, districts throug...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Friends and family of R.J. Sokol gathered at North Belle Vernon’s Community Bank Park Tuesday evening to offer prayers and words of encouragement to the form...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The show must go on —eventually. That could be the theme for this year’s musical at Elizabeth Forward High School. “The Drowsy Chaperone” was supposed to have b...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough Council made it clear Tuesday that it will not grant permits for the new parking lot planned on the former site of the Moose Building until al...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen has moved forward with some beautification efforts this month, which is in line with the city’s comprehensive plan. The planter boxes along Donner Avenue...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Renovations to the former Rostraver Middle School are nearing completion, with the Belle Vernon Area school board authorizing the final purchase for the renovat...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Hollywood has long been the nation’s hub for film production, but state Sen. Camera Bartolotta is hoping to create new incentives to bring more productions, more jobs ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The state’s number of new COVID-19 cases saw an uptick last week and now the hospitalizations are following the trend. New COVID cases also continue to tick upwar...

Matt and Jessica Willis of Monongahela spent a beautiful spring afternoon Monday fishing at the Monongahela Aquatorium.

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Local pharmacies are upset about not being able to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to their customers. Pennsylvania’s Department of Health decided last month to curtail t...

By Megan Guza Trib Total Media The Pennsylvania Department of Health has amended its mask mandate, updating guidance for fully vaccinated residents to fall in line with federal guidelines, officials s...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Council has agreed to issue a letter of recommendation on behalf of Fire Department No. 1 in its bid for tax exemption on the property in Grand Plaza. Af...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fathers from the Mon Valley will have a free opportunity to hit the road and change careers after a few weeks spent in the classroom.   Thanks to funding provided by...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport High School student “scholars” from the newly-created “Voices of Change” group are seeking to create a diverse legacy of greatness in their school district....

Photos by Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Angelo’s II hosted its second “Drive-Thru Easter Egg Hunt” Saturday in Monongahela. The event, sponsored by Sarris Candies and the Monongahela Area Hi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com One thing was abundantly clear as Elizabeth Township residents completed a survey as part of a public meeting on the comprehensive plan — they like their neighb...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen will receive more than $36,000 in grant funds to help the city address blight effectively. The grant was approved by the state Department of Community an...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Four friends in Twilight waited nearly a year to deliver a handmade sign to Charleroi Regional Police officers. Residents John Otto, Dave Jones, Joe Smith and Greg D...