July 2022

Robert Stough III, 4, of West Elizabeth and Abrielle Leppla, 3, of Jefferson Hills hold a rabbit named Butterscotch in the Furry Friends Petting Zoo, part of the Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest. The festival began Friday […]

By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] A group of Elizabeth Township residents will canvass neighborhoods close to Elizabeth Forward High School today in hopes of recruiting more opposition to the proposed Heracles Well Pad.  To read the […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] Mon Valley EMS has been in Monessen since 1969, and while it hopes to continue serving residents for years to come, city officials are looking to make sure they’re getting good […]

By Matt Petras For the MVI The Mon Valley Initiative held its ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for Clairton Inn Apartments, a new affordable housing complex made possible by a $16.7 million investment from a slew of […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Emily Buechel is officially in the business of saving lives. A recent Ringgold High School and Mon Valley Career and Technology Center grad, Buechel is the first high school student to pass […]

Chad Rager, 15, and firefighter Brian Tuttle, both of Elizabeth, push water off the top of a vendor’s booth at the Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest after an afternoon rain shower Thursday. Riverfest will take place tonight […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] The administration in charge of Monessen last year broke Third Class City Code by borrowing money from the Line Usage Fund without council’s permission and by executing financial transfers without permission, […]

By John Rectenwald [email protected] Belle Vernon Area School District has great expectations for its facilities this upcoming school year.  To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Independent, […]