By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A preliminary hearing for a Braddock police officer accused of being under the influence of fentanyl while on duty will be held in McKeesport. Renee Christine Jones, 2...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com The Washington County Chamber of Commerce announced the finalists Tuesday for the Washington County ATHENA Leadership Award and the recipient of the Washington County...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Donora police department contract may be settled, but there is still discord between the officers and borough council. Police union steward and senior Officer...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen citizens, business owners and other community members are invited to weigh in on the city’s future.   As part of the implementation of the Early Interventio...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Pennsylvania counties are making the transition to more secure and accessible voting systems with paper records. According to a release Monday from the Department of ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Downtown Monessen is now a contender in a national community revitalization competition.   Last month, the Monessen Community Development Corporation scored a nomina...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A handful of Elizabeth Township residents are not happy with current — and future — projects in the township, but money isn’t the issue. During Monday’s agenda meeti...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora is moving toward hiring a code enforcement officer. Borough administrator John Bedner told council last week that he plans to start interviewing candidates...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent Gregory Nemchick will never forget saying goodbye to his brother as he left for Vietnam in 1965.   He asked Michael Nemchick, “When will you be coming back?...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Greater Rostraver Chamber of Commerce hopes guests will bring their appetites to the fifth annual Taste of the Town. Designed to promote area businesses, the eve...

By Renatta Signorini Poll workers are becoming hard to find, both locally and statewide. It’s important work, checking in voters and delivering results, that takes more than 40,000 volunteers across P...

By RON PAGLIA You know how it goes. One thing leads to another. So it was with a Pages of the Past history item the other day regarding a destructive fire 60 years ago at the Phillipsburg School in Ca...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com U.S. Steel has confirmed that it will be able to comply with a revised Allegheny County Health Department enforcement order issued Tuesday for the Mon Valley Works. In...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Hearings for two people charged in a pre-dawn drug bust March 1 in Monessen have been postponed. Eric Emerson, 30, and Kim Jackson, 45, both of Summit Avenue in M...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela’s solicitor believes the problem of continued slippage on Second Street after a landslide in September is a private issue. In the months since the ini...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Friday was the “best day ever” for Louden Stanko thanks to a sweet gesture by one of his classmates at Ringgold Middle School.   Eighth grader Karley Kray had been pl...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Area students were recognized for their hard work and dedication during the 29th annual Charleroi Academic League Awards Day Ceremony this week. The league is open to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Parents of students who attend McKeesport Area School District were fearful that their children were in danger Friday morning when a rumor spread via word of mouth and...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw and Councilman Gil Coles will be the first elected officials to receive a fine after missing an agenda meeting Thursday night.   If a writ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora borough council approved a three-year contract with its police union Thursday night. Donora police officers have been working without a contract for more t...