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By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] One of the major phases of Monessen’s massive sewage project could get started in the next couple of weeks. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Charleroi Area High School students took a hands-on approach in the district’s annual Bring Your Kid to Work Day this year.  To read the rest of the story, please see a […]

By Jeff Stitt [email protected] McKeesport Area School Board on Wednesday narrowly passed the 2022-23 budget, which doesn’t come with a real estate tax hike. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy […]

Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent Members of the Frazier softball team celebrate after clinching a berth in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game after a 10-2 semifinal win over Our Lady of […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] As Americans grapple with the heartbreak and devastation over 19 elementary students and two adults tragically shot and killed at a Texas school on Tuesday – local parents are struggling to […]

By Jeff Stitt [email protected] McKeesport Area School Board on Wednesday unanimously accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Mark P. Holtzman Jr. His last day is June 30. In another motion, the board unanimously approved naming […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] Dravosburg officials covered a lot of ground at a council meeting this week, discussing delinquency fees, issues with dilapidated buildings and property maintenance, funds for a community baseball field, the borough’s […]

By the MVI The Rostraver Woman’s Club recently announced the winners of an essay contest in memory of longtime member and officer Marie Elaine Pirilla. The Rostraver Woman’s Club has been participating in the arts […]

By Ralph Stone MVI columnist This is the fourth in a series of nine columns dealing with the heroes I knew during an earlier day. Generations, both before and following my own era, have been […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Speers Park turned into a makeshift carnival Tuesday for Charleroi Area third-grade students. Teacher Holly Caruso said staff was trying to plan a cost-friendly, fun field trip for students but was running […]