By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Though their smiles were hidden behind face masks Thursday afternoon, it was evident that eight Elizabeth Forward High School students enjoyed the opportunity to giv...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com With no clear idea of when people will be able to gather in large groups, local live venues are scrambling to reschedule shows and find ways to pay their rent a...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A volunteer group started in response to the COVID-19 pandemic hopes to have a third successful food drive this week. Local volunteers with the Small Towns, Big Hear...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The coronavirus pandemic has forced residents, businesses and schools to adapt to shutdowns, layoffs and reduced hours. A perfect example of people coming to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Wearing plastic gloves and a face mask and sitting in a rocking chair wrapped in a blanket, 93-year-old Jeanne Conchilla got an early Mother’s Day treat Friday that br...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com State Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll Township, spilled the beans the night before Gov. Tom Wolf announced most Southwest Pennsylvania counties would move to th...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Between Mother’s Day presents and spring planting, this is traditionally the busiest time of the year for florists and garden centers. This year is no exception...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Front yards across the Mon Valley will turn into make-shift dance floors today as local DJs take to the streets to bring mini-dance parties to dozens of neighborhood...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Community Foundation of Fayette County has received a $30,000 grant to purchase and donate masks to organizations throughout the county. The grant was awarded by...

By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com “All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” — George Washington As   we c...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com St. Andrew the Apostle Parish found a creative way to offer goodwill to first responders and some essential workers in the Mid-Mon Valley while also preventing food th...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to announce the next round of counties that will move into the yellow phase of reopening today, but state Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Carr...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora will order plexiglass for the administration office and the police station in preparation for the reopening of government offices. The plexiglass will form...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the past five years, time has stood still for Dawn Brady. Her son, Drew Molinari, was gunned down May 11, 2015, while working as a clerk at Minniti Motorsports’ ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com When the West Jefferson Hills School District shut down all classes and school-related activities on March 16 due to the coronavirus outbreak, nearly 200 Tho...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Twenty Elizabeth Forward seniors were honored Thursday during the Elizabeth Forward Alumni and Friends Association’s eighth annual Elite 20 banquet. The banquet, whi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting operations at the ArcelorMittal USA coke plant in Monessen. According to the company, the coke batteries at the Monessen plan...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic prompted Rostraver Township commissioners to relax late penalties and fees for payments towards real e...

See video from the meeting on our website at www.monvalleyindependent.com. By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Popular summer events across the region are being canceled or postponed. In Charleroi, off...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko briefly talked during Wednesday’s in-person council meeting about worries he has concerning lost and delayed revenues as a result of ...