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By JEFF STITT [email protected] McKeesport Area School Board made history Wednesday during its reorganization meeting as it named LaToya Wright Brown as the new board president. Wright Brown, who is in her first term, said she […]

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Naomi Outreach had its final gathering of the year Wednesday afternoon at the Clubhouse Grille at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver Township. Naomi Outreach started in the early 1990s […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] Anyone who has spent anytime at a Monessen Council meeting this year knows the theme for Mayor Ron Mozer’s administration has been “working together.” Over the past couple of weeks, he’s […]

By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] The Belle Vernon Area marching band will ride first-class to Mechanicsburg on the school district’s dime after all. BVA’s board of directors met virtually Wednesday to overturn their Tuesday vote, a […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] An offer has been put on the table in Charleroi Borough to buy the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi — by the authority itself. Residents who attended council’s agenda meeting […]

By LIAM BELAN [email protected] The Elizabeth Forward School Board officially confirmed the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Todd Keruskin during Wednesday’s reorganization meeting. Keruskin, who took the role of superintendent in 2018, is moving on to […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] McKeesport City Council on Wednesday awarded a three-year contract to Big’s Sanitation to collect and haul trash and recycling. And it was also revealed Wednesday that the city intends to take […]

By staff and wire reports Democrats who barely won back a majority of seats in the Pennsylvania House in November moved to take control of the chamber Wednesday. And shortly after Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] The Ringgold School Board voted to retain current leadership at its annual reorganization meeting Wednesday. The board voted 8-1 for current President Bill Stein, first Vice President Carol Flament and second […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] “Put your coat on or you’ll catch a cold.” You’ve heard that doting phrase from your mother or grandmother countless times. Maybe you’ve even rolled your eyes and taken the message — and […]