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By JEFF STITT [email protected] Punxy Phil on Wednesday said winter isn’t going anywhere. And it seems the Groundhog’s Day message of Pennsylvania’s favorite marmot was heard loud and clear by Mother Nature. That’s because the […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] The City of Monessen is in the middle of a financial crisis and with another winter storm on the way, the mayor stepped in Wednesday to avoid a potential disaster. During […]

By John Rectenwald [email protected] Concerns were raised about the Hera pad fracking project at the Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners voting meeting Wednesday. Word must have gotten out in Elizabeth Township regarding last week’s Rostraver […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] For the past decade, the Charleroi Regional Police Department has called the borough building home free of charge. But, Charleroi council President Paul Pivovarnik would like to discuss a more income-driven […]

By the Mon Valley Independent Members of the Mon Valley Independent Live team traveled to Cal U Wednesday afternoon to speak to professor Jeff Helsel’s Producing Media Messages class about real-life experiences and the launch […]

Gary Malarkey of Belle Vernon washes the built-up salt off his vehicle at Val’s Car Wash in Rostraver Township Tuesday afternoon — the warmest day the Mon Valley has seen in weeks.

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] In September, when Monessen’s former mayor made the move to hire an outside law firm to remove members of the redevelopment authority at a cost of $12,000, no one said nearly […]

By Renatta Signorini Trib Total Media Pennsylvania’s annual four-legged forecasting festivities got underway early today in Punxsutawney for Groundhog Day. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley […]

By John Rectenwald [email protected] George Turner lived 91 years on the same block. The former Westmoreland County deputy sheriff died Dec. 1, and his widow, Faye Turner, has donated her late husband’s collection of local sports […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Health care staff across the state, including the Mon Valley, will benefit from legislation recently agreed to by both chambers in the General Assembly. To read the rest of the story, […]