Politics
February 25, 2025
Hell on Earth
The piano had clearly been through hell. This instrument once made beautiful music at the hands of Oded Lifshitz, an 83-year-old whose body spent 503 days in Hamas custody.
Main
March 5, 2025
Don’t miss the latest from Charleroi and McKeesport in Thursday’s Mon Valley Independent.
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CARROLL TOWNSHIP
March 5, 2025
A vote is expected to be taken when supervisors meet again April 1. A zoning amendment is one step closer to being implemented in Carroll Township. On Tuesday, ahead of the township’s regular meeting,...
Main
March 5, 2025
Monessen’s school board gave unanimous approval to the new contract, which will run through 2030. Monessen school board has approved a five-year contract extension for Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte....
Main
March 5, 2025
The Belle Vernon Rotary Club prepares for Lent with its largest fundraiser of the year. The Lenten season has officially begun, and the Belle Vernon Rotary Club started the observance with its 61st an...
News
March 5, 2025
The president addressed a sharply divided Congress, with one Democrat being ejected from the speech. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrele...
Latest News, Main
March 18, 2025
Hospitals and health systems largely decide how their charity care programs work and who qualifies, which can limit access to this help. Most U.S. hospitals offer some relief to patients who struggle ...
Around The Valley, Latest News
March 18, 2025
An Elizabeth Township road was temporarily closed Monday morning after a tractor-trailer became stuck while navigating a turn. Firefighters issued a traffic advisory around 10 a.m. to inform residents...
Politics
March 18, 2025
Over the last three decades, elite American universities have engaged in economic, political, social, and cultural practices that were often unethical, illegal — and suicidal. They did so with impunit...
Politics
March 18, 2025
To the Editor: I certainly wish there was some way to apologize to Mr. Zelenskyy. It was truly a shame what he had to go through in the meeting with the dictator, now posing as our president and one o...
Politics
March 18, 2025
“Good morning. I’m Kathryn, what’s your name?” It was a natural enough question — at that awkward part of a meeting where we knew the vaguest things about one another. I knew he had a family member be...
