Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Kristin Porter of Rostraver Township throws a frisbee to her dog Daisy at the Cedar Creek Dog Park on Wednesday afternoon. The Cedar Creek Dog Park, located at ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A portion of Railroad Way in Charleroi has become a safety hazard. During a meeting Wednesday, council reluctantly agreed to pay up to $8,200 to Mackin Engineering i...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Regional Police Department will now be able to detain prisoners in Monongahela. By a 3-2 vote Wednesday night, Monongahela council approved a M...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com In the midst of plans for the full reopening of schools this year, the Elizabeth Forward school board Wednesday got a first look at the tentative 2021-22 school...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Regional Trail Corporation board member Roy Bires was on a bike ride on the Great Allegheny Passage trail a few years ago when he stopped to take a break near the form...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Council discussed the former health insurance contract after Councilman Tony Orzechowski brought information to this week’s council meeting. The main que...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority board member John Habel III informed Washington Township supervisors the transit provider is looking into creating a bus stop in a hou...

By CHRISTINE HAINES and  JEFF STITT chaines@yourmvi.com jstitt@yourmvi.com Don’t blame road crews for difficult travel conditions during Tuesday’s morning commute. According to the National Weather Se...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com For the past couple of months, some members of Monessen council have leveled accusations against another member, alleging corruption relating to the city’s former...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon may decide to end its relationship with the Mon Valley Refuse Authority. At Tuesday’s meeting, council discussed separating from the authority to ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Landlords in New Eagle will now face new regulations. At Tuesday’s meeting, council members unanimously approved revising the borough’s occupancy permit afte...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com After holding only one meeting since the start of the pandemic last March, Forward Township supervisors will begin to have meetings via Zoom. In the latest town...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Stockdale Fire Department’s ability to help the community and Mon Valley residents is on display this week. And its firefighters don’t even have to leave...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two area school districts will see their middle and high school programs return to a fully remote format today. Both the Monessen and Charleroi Area school districts...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monessen family lost everything they own in a fast-moving fire Sunday night at a city apartment complex, but the damage could have been a lot worse if not for the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak borough manager John Palyo said the borough has received a number of inquires from residents who are eager to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Councilwoman Julie ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority driver who last worked Sunday has tested positive for COVID-19. The driver worked the Commuter A route, driving all of the Sund...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela Council took another step at Monday’s work session toward acquiring new vehicles for the police department. According to Councilman Ken Kulak, co...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Roscoe residents have come together to give the five-town region something to look forward to this fall — and hopefully years to come.   Janelle Carpenter and Ro...

Jason Macko of Lynnwood stopped by the annual Super Bowl Sunday gyro sale at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Monessen. Handing him a gyro is Ronalyn Apodiakos.