By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Old Man Winter made his presence known in the Mon Valley on Wednesday. Area residents and businesses began to brace for the first winter storm of the season on Tuesday...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township has been assured by Westmoreland County officials the check is in the mail. Commission Chairman John Lorenzo said the township will be receiv...

By JOE GRATA For The Mon Valley Independent A long-time North Belle Vernon resident who was among the nation’s oldest living women has died at age 111. Elizabeth (Antal) Lucas passed away Sunday of co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The White Oak Post Office, and the McKeesport Agape Center, also located in the borough, have moved, and those running the organizations hope to up and running in a ma...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Deputy fire Chief Jeff List said his fellow firefighters have found great joy over the past several years in giving new coats to youngsters in the McKeespor...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com With Christmas around the corner, Rod Ambrogi of Fallowfield Township couldn’t envision laying off his 40 employees to comply with the governor’s latest directi...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Students in the Belle Vernon Area School District, already learning in full remote mode, are being encouraged to take time to just be kids today and enjoy the s...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With a major snowstorm in today’s forecast, a group of Snow Angels — volunteers with shovels in tow — will brave the cold to help older and disabled residents in Mon...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com PennDOT District 11 announced Tuesday that the Jerome Street Bridge rehabilitation project will resume today, weather permitting. The bridge (Route 2094) spans the You...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com COVID-19 care kits containing everything an individual or family would need for three days are being prepared by the Monessen Salvation Army. “We had a great op...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle council members and the borough’s street crew reached a deal on a new contract Tuesday, but the decision wasn’t without controversy. Council member...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority driver, who last worked Dec. 7, has tested positive for COVID-19. The driver last worked on the Local 2 route a little more tha...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough is ready for today’s snowstorm with a full shipment of salt, a new loader and two new part-time, occasional street department employees for sn...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monday brought 1,126 new cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths in the four counties that make up the Mon Valley, but it also brought the first shipment of the COVID-...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the first time in six years, Charleroi will soon have a new borough manager.   Council has talked about bringing back the position for several months. After a re...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area school board approved leave Monday for 17 employees in various positions throughout the district under the Family First Coronavirus Respon...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley has stepped up in more ways than one to help a Finleyville family. Jeff Lewis was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at the beginning of this year.   Af...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Entries for White Oak’s first-ever borough-wide home decorating holiday contest must be received by today. Borough Manager John Palyo, reading from a message from Coun...

Santa and the Monessen Salvation Army handed out treat bags Sunday at the Pumpkin Patch in Monessen. Above, Tyler Majors, 6, and his cousin Taziyah Stitch, 7, both of Monessen, wave to Santa.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com What could the City of Monessen be like in 2030? Over the past few years, the city’s comprehensive plan advisory committee has worked with residents, business own...