By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With World Mental Health Day approaching, Penn State Greater Allegheny has announced two programs aimed at promoting mental health and suicide awareness and facing adv...

By RON PAGLIA It was a little more than 50 years ago when a raging fire destroyed a landmark hotel in Monessen. The incident surfaced again with this inquiry from a reader of the Mon Valley Independen...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The safety concern that led to the closure of the Elizabeth Bridge was taken care of in less than 24 hours. PennDOT District 11 issued a press release late Friday afte...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The 16th annual Monongahela Valley Hospital/Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk is expected to draw another large crowd this year. Set for 10 a.m. Oct. 12, regist...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Beverly’s Birthdays founder Megs Yunn says there are children in the Pittsburgh area, and even in the Mon Valley, who have never had a birthday party or even a slice o...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Rivers of Steel and 91.3 WYEP are encouraging area residents to attend an arts and entertainment festival dedicated to showcasing area artists and the area’s industria...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A day after calling for statewide legalization of marijuana, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is urging Pennsylvanians to apply for pardons for nonviolent marijuana-related c...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth borough is asking state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale to conduct an audit of its police and K-9 funds. The motion requesting the audit was made at...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The next time the City of Monongahela submits a grant application to the state, local officials are confident the governor will remember who they are. Gov. Tom ...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Members of the Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services will have a different look for the month of October. To help bring attention to National Breast Cance...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Monessen City council publicly announced the state auditor general has officially closed its case regarding the police and firefighter’s pension fund. Cou...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Roar Store will officially open for “business” today at Belle Vernon Area High School. An initiative led by graphics design teacher Matt Horzempa, and nearly 40 ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The second annual Fall Festival in the Park is happening this weekend in Donora. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Palmer Park will be filled with all things fun. Spo...

State Rep. Mike Puskaric, R-Elizabeth Township, announced last night the Elizabeth Bridge is closed in both directions of Route 51. On his Facebook page, Puskaric stated that during a safety inspectio...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After what the Mon Valley Alliance is calling a successful year of work in area municipalities, there is more to look forward to heading into 2020: Action. During it...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania’s auditor general determined the Monessen police and firefighter pension plans were in complete compliance with recommendations for the depar...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com On Wednesday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced his support of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. And, according to Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s final Cannabis Listening ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Earlier this year, the Mon Valley came together to welcome one of its heroes home and this fall residents will have another opportunity to honor Sgt. Vernon Hamil...

By EMILY BENNETT   DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com As Halloween creeps around the corner, the Douglas Education Center is dead serious about the upcoming Monessen/Rostraver Rotary Club Zombie 5K. This ma...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area School Board business meeting was bittersweet Tuesday night   as the board accepted the resignation of longtime business manager Crystal Clark. Cl...