By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth borough officials are taking things one day at a time when it comes to making plans and issuing permits for summer events. Larry Ross, president of th...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A Jefferson Hills volunteer fire company that sat dormant for more than a year is looking to become operational within the not too distant future. After a vi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Look for the big, green dragon at Greenock United Methodist Church to help take a bite out of hunger in the area. The church, located in Elizabeth Township, wil...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A portion of state Route 837 in Allegheny County between McClure Street in Dravosburg and the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge is closed for the second time in less than a m...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds can reopen starting Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday. The move to lift restrictions o...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Magisterial District Judge Beth Scagline Mills describes herself as a “casual sewer,” turning out a quilt every few years and doing some basic hemming, but late...

See the video from the meeting on our website at www.monvalleyindependent.com By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Within minutes of opening Monday’s special meeting of Monessen council, Councilman T...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Fallowfield Township firefighter Chris Oknefski and volunteer Samantha Fleming load a vehicle with a box of food and a fresh loaf of bread at Saturday’s food di...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Child care providers that have stayed open during COVID-19 pandemic are facing challenges. The Department of Health approved almost 500 centers to remain open to off...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After several days of being pressed for clarity in daily briefings, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration released what it’s calling an effort to simplify the metrics th...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Davis Slagle understands what other small businesses are going through amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Slagle is vice president of BeeGraphix apparel company, which in a...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com For the second year in a row, McKeesport High School senior Danielle “Dee” List and her family have given scholarships to four MHS seniors who they say make the world ...

More Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores in the Mon Valley opened for curbside pickup over the weekend. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced 389 more locations will be open for curbside pickup ...

Austin Childs, 12, helps to spread mulch Friday outside his Charleroi home. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Some regions of Pennsylvania are tantalizingly close to escaping some pandemic restrictions. Other parts of the state could have a long way to go before residents ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A teacher at Elizabeth Forward High School is responsible for helping to keep health care workers more comfortable while working on the front lines during the COVID-...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Small business owners in the Mon Valley and across the country are worried about whether they’ll receive federal coronavirus relief money. Many business owners say the...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com There were 1,599 more people who tested positive for coronavirus by Friday, said Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine. Unlike the information given on...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A slide in Elizabeth Township on Rainbow Run Road and Newton Road will be repaired soon. PennDOT is expected to begin work on the area at 7 a.m. Monday, weather perm...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Capt. Sue Thwaite and volunteer Gina Lynn hand out food Thursday in Donora. Michelle Kitchens of Donora stops by to pick up a box.