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By JEFF STITT [email protected] While artificial Christmas trees seem to become more and more popular, there are still plenty of folks who put a real pine tree on display to mark the Christmas season. To […]

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN  [email protected]  Nate Regotti, chief of staff to state Rep. Pam Snyder, is one of Roscoe’s newest residents, and he’s working to make the area where he lives a better place. To read […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] White Oak council was presented this month with a proposed animal control contract. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at http://monvalleyindependent.com.

By CHRISTINE HAINES [email protected] The Cline family of Forward Township has been collecting Christmas ornaments for the past 50 years, a tradition born of tragedy. Dec. 28, 1970, 51 years ago, the family lost nearly […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] The residents of Victoria House got the gift of comfort this week thanks to the woman who will be Monessen’s first lady in 10 days. Bonnie Mozer, the wife of Mayor-elect […]

By Taylor Brown-Herman [email protected] Whether they want to outdo their neighbors, win bragging rights from a local holiday decorating contest or uphold a family tradition, many residents around the Mon Valley take their outdoor holiday […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] A group of senior citizens who graduated from Elizabeth Forward in the late 1950s and early ‘60s have made it a point to stay friends through the decades. And recently, the […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] White Oak Borough didn’t miss a chance to celebrate the holidays this year. Early in the holiday shopping season, the borough partnered with Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company to bring back its […]

Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent Jimmy Knapton, a South Allegheny senior who dressed up as “The Grinch,” watches as the Gladiators took on Valley for the school’s home opener earlier this week […]

By CHRISTINE HAINES [email protected] When South Brownsville Fire Chief Ron Barry saw the news reports of the devastation from tornadoes in Kentucky, he reached out to his fellow firefighters to see how they could help. […]