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By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] The recent sub-freezing weather in the Mon Valley has caused emergency water-line breaks, frozen pipes and other issues. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] Monessen Mayor Ron Mozer said Thursday night that he has no intention of letting the city enter into Act 47 status for financially distressed municipalities. To read the rest of the […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] McKeesport Area School District’s board room on Wednesday felt like an unruly classroom where the teacher couldn’t get control. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of […]

By John Rectenwald [email protected] Shop owners in downtown Elizabeth are mixing things up in order to make room for future growth. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon […]

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent It’s warm and cozy inside the Monessen Senior Center where Maryann Tineri, Cathy Clark and Betty McLaughlin enjoyed a game of cards, coffee and each other’s company on a […]

By John Rectenwald [email protected] A team from an oil and natural gas company appeared before the Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners Wednesday to outline their plan for accessing a proposed well site near the Rostraver […]

By Taylor Brown [email protected] At least one dozen different proposed maps of Pennsylvania’s congressional district boundaries have been given to a statewide court to consider beginning today. As Gov. Tom Wolf and lawmakers appear deadlocked […]

BY JEFF STITT [email protected] For now, Pennsylvania Coach Lines will continue to be McKeesport Area School District’s transportation provider. But that’s almost guaranteed to change after the end of the school year. At Wednesday’s board […]

By RYAN DETO Trib Total Media The Port Authority of Allegheny County has received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to provide planning for development along the possible extension of the East Busway from […]

By Taylor Brown [email protected] After nearly three years, Fallowfield Township supervisors are almost ready to put Fox Stop Road repairs out for bid. During a business meeting Wednesday, those in attendance received an update from […]