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By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] A food drive to stock the shelves of the Bag Brigade will extend through next week. Started seven years ago by Kathy Kelly and Ashley Eisengart as a ministry outreach program through […]

It was a perfect, rainy day to spend at the library Thursday and that’s just what plenty of families did at the Rostraver Township Public Library. Above, Kelly Yoskosky reads a book during story time. […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] Auditors told Monessen council Thursday night that transfers made from the city’s line usage fund in 2015, 2106 and 2021 were made improperly and without the approval of council. When Monessen […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Charleroi will not reopen its budget this year — but could shuffle around funds as needed if council deems it necessary. Finances in the borough have been a hot topic, with […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] Donora council cleared the air about alleged state police involvement with the borough’s evidence room, but raised other questions about misinformation. Since August, Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has controlled […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Current Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi — and his new running mate Cindy Fisher — have announced joint candidacy for the board of commissioners. Maggi and Fisher, who is chairperson of […]

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Students attending an after school class at the Carnegie Library of McKeesport commemorated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech Wednesday afternoon with an arts […]

By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] They left behind stable jobs in healthcare and the green sanctum of Portland, Ore., to revive a bed and breakfast in Boston, Pa. What got into Joanna Haneman and Joshua Nelson […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] Big’s Sanitation took over trash and recycling collection in McKeesport on Jan. 1, and McKeesport City Hall says the company is working hard to get collection days back to a sense […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Despite questions surrounding his residency Charleroi Council President Frank Paterra will continue to lead the borough until he is removed from his position – legally or otherwise. Paterra’s residency was first […]