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...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In an attempt to build community ties, a local congregation of Mormons last month donated $2,000 worth of nonperishable foods and necessities to the Salvation Army McK...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The North Belle Vernon Recreation Commission made sure to share the love this holiday season.   Volunteers, who work year-round to fundraise and organize special eve...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Restaurants, casinos and theaters aren’t the only organizations closing their doors due to Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The Monongahela Area ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A food and toy drive is underway in Forward Township in an effort to make sure that every family and every child in the township has a merry Christmas. Sponsore...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com New COVID-19 mandates have turned Gov. Tom Wolf into a Grinch among many local business owners. With Christmas around the corner and virus cases rising at an unprece...

By TAYLOR BROWN and CHRISTINE HAINES tbrown@yourmvi.com chaines@yourmvi.com Online learning has been hard for some Mon Valley students — and their report cards show it. With grades from the first full...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora residents will not see a tax increase in 2021 after council members passed a budget Thursday — though it didn’t come without some disagreements. Councilman...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A 30-year tradition will be broken this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, the Mid-Mon Valley Model Railroad Club announced plans to cancel its an...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Children in Monessen will get an extra visit from Santa this year thanks to a special donation to the local Salvation Army. Salvation Army Capt. Sue Thwaite sai...

By staff and wire reports After weeks spent imploring Pennsylvanians to stay home as much as possible, limit their in-person interactions and wear masks, Gov. Tom Wolf and the state secretary of healt...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting restrictions and shutdowns, local museums and historical societies are proving purveyors of the past can em...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth Borough woman and her family bombed downtown Elizabeth last weekend with warm scarves for anyone who needed them. This was the second year for Lind...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 23-year-old Donora man was charged with homicide after he allegedly shot and killed an intruder early Thursday morning. According to state police, Bryan D. Harr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi residents are not expected to face a tax increase next year.   After struggling with the budget for several weeks, council presented a preliminary budget W...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mia Strickler of Collinsburg, Rostraver Township, believes giving is better than receiving.   But she also knows just how much joy children get out of waking on Dec. 2...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township detectives are investigating a burglary at St. Anne Parish, police Chief Greg Resetar said Thursday. The incident occurred in the morning hours of S...

By JOE GRATA For The Mon Valley Independent Nearly 50 choice Fraser fir trees used to elaborately decorate the inside of the White House every Christmas holiday carry a Mon Valley touch. They are grow...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Christmas got both warmer and brighter for an Elizabeth Township couple Wednesday. JED Heating and Cooling of Donora installed a new high-efficiency furnace in ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the past two years, Charleroi council has had to fill a vacant seat in council chambers. The trend continued Wednesday as council accepted the resignation of Cou...