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By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] Monessen’s mayor has made an emergency declaration regarding 500 Donner Ave., which he says is now “in a serious state of decay and now poses a serious risk to the health, […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] A recent fire at McKeesport’s public works garage has inspired leaders in a neighboring community to better protect some of its assets. To read the rest of the story, please see […]

By John Rectenwald [email protected] An Elizabeth Township woman was part of a pioneering medical procedure after being diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2020. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health has opened four new free COVID-19 testing sites, one of which is close for Mon Valley residents. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s […]

Swimmers prepare to enter the water Saturday at the Mon Valley Rowing Club’s annual Polar Plunge in Belle Vernon

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] Monessen City Council approved a revised version of its 2022 budget Thursday that cleaned up several of the errors found in the original version presented in December. To read the rest […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Roscoe officials plan to prioritize blight this year, according to Mayor Tom Wilkinson. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at http://monvalleyindependent.com.

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Love was in the air — and on the dance floor — at Mariner’s Hall in Dunlevy over the weekend. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] McKeesport Council took action this month to make more blighted properties available through the McKeesport vacant property recovery program. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to […]

Rico Tartt of Pittsburgh holds Kenza Hawkins, 7, of Donora as they watched the Monessen High School basketball team play Friday night. Tartt is the aunt of Lorenzo Gardner, who plays for the Greyhounds.