Articles by Mon Valley Independent

By Michael Richter [email protected] Nick Pisciottano and Jen Dintini will face off in November for the 45th District seat in the state Senate after earning their parties’ nominations in landslide victories. Pisciottano defeated fellow Democrat […]

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter  [email protected] Chris Dziados is the winner of the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District, the Associated Press declared Tuesday night. In November, he will face off […]

By Sarah Pellis [email protected] With around 35% of the vote, Democrat John Inglis earned the party’s nomination for the 38th Legislative District seat in the state House. Inglis, 37, of West Mifflin will face Stone […]

By the MVI The Mon Valley will have several contested races in the Nov. 5 general election, but some incumbents who are seeking reelection had no competition in Tuesday’s primary. Barring any successful write-in campaigns, […]

California Area School District students in Brieann Klima’s fourth grade class celebrated Earth Day in the school’s new greenhouse by preparing flowers, herbs and vegetable plants that they’ve been growing for their first flower and […]

By Michael Richter [email protected] Two men have been charged in connection with the shooting death of a Ringgold High School senior. State police charged Karon Whitlock, 20, and Windale Barfield Jr., 19, both of Washington, Pa., […]

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter  [email protected] Two names have been added to a sign leading to Veterans Memorial Field in Charleroi in honor of dedicated volunteers who keep the facility up and running. The late Ron […]

By Sarah Pellis [email protected] The Belle Vernon Area school board approved preliminary budgets for the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center and the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit at Monday’s meeting. The spending plans, which cover the […]

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI In 1874, Ulysses Grant was president, Levi Strauss patented his design for work pants and a group of Christians in the small country town of Belle Vernon founded a […]