Cecelia ‘Cel’ Sala Tonecha Monongahela Cecelia “Cel” Sala Tonecha, 93, of Monongahela, Carroll Township, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. A complete obituary will appear in tomorrow’s edition of the Mon Val...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Angie Bidleck did some reading about the Pittsburgh area’s history, but wanted to learn more. When she learned of a tour through the former Donora Zinc Works, gro...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson High School students and staff will show their appreciation to area veterans by hosting a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11.   The event will...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School will be home to the Mon Valley’s newest Little Free Library. Thanks to a Town to Town Mini Grant given by the Mon Valley Allia...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com “Costumes are for people pretending. I am Iron Man,” jokes Clinton Blazevich, patting the battery pack strapped to his chest. Like his superhero counterpart, Bl...

By JOE GRATA For The Mon Valley Independent Since summer, a dozen excavators, backhoes, bulldozers, dump trucks and other heavy construction equipment have been altering landscape in the Concord area ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth-area veterans were honored Friday at a lunch sponsored by state Rep. Mike Puskaric, R-Elizabeth Township. Certificates of appreciation were given to 1...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Fallowfield Township man accused of holding his girlfriend at gunpoint last month will stand trial in Washington County Court.   Brenden T. Croup, 27, of Cooper Ro...

By kristie linden klinden@yourmvi.com When “Homecoming: Sgt. Hamilton’s Long Journey” premieres at Ringgold Middle School next week, a panel discussion will follow that will include an anthropologist ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Many Mon Valley residents will take advantage of getting an extra hour of sleep this weekend. However, local safety officials are asking residents to be mindful and ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport-based Auberle is inviting the communities that surround its campus to attend a meeting that will provide an update on the organization’s progress and what t...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Libraries usually mean quiet times, reading books and soft chatter with friends. But how about music and drinking wine? The Pleasant Hills Public Library is ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Law enforcement agencies at the federal, county and local level worked together early Friday to arrest two people in McKeesport who were allegedly in possession of a l...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Not all heroes wear capes.   Every Halloween, Monessen Elementary Center students from pre-K through fifth grade receive a visit from “heroes” to help int...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com After a year of negotiations, a finalized agreement has been reached for new full-time Monessen employees related to health care costs.   According to cou...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Ringgold High School officials have disabled student email access after becoming aware of inappropriate material circulated among the students. High school prin...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Three Charleroi residents are behind bars after two separate drug busts Thursday morning.   In the first raid, Keyonta McIntyre, 26, and Tequoia L. Youngblood, 26, b...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Police are searching for a Monongahela man accused of molesting a young girl. Bryan C. Gravatt, 29, is wanted on charges of corruption of minors and three counts of ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An autistic Monessen teen who was attacked and had his candy stolen by a group of children while he was trick-or-treating received a special Halloween surprise by a ...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com About 150 cats and even dogs, chickens and gerbils were rescued from a woman’s properties in Donora and Monessen following a years-long investigation into...