The Monongahela Area Library’s third annual Gingerbread House Winter Wonderland Contest is being sponsored by cfsbank. Registration will begin at noon Friday. The public is welcome to enter the all-ed...

Friendsgiving is a fun, flexible way to gather with friends before the hustle and bustle of the holidays. But with the rising food prices, not to mention other holiday expenses, hosting can seem out o...

I continue to appreciate the opportunity the Mon Valley Independent has given me to write articles on health and wellness. This will be my last article for the year due to the upcoming birth of my dau...

The Diocese of Pittsburgh assigned Luke L. Lisowski of Mt. Lebanon to Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish in Elizabeth/Glassport/ Liberty Borough for a parish internship. Luke is in his first year...

Monongahela Area Library shelved the following in October: Gifts Mary A. Rozzi The library received a gift, presented by Jo-Ann Opalko. Memorials Barbara Kanitra “History Comics: The Prohibition Era: ...

Walk-in primary care available at Penn Highlands Family Medicine in Rostraver Twp. For the MVI Penn Highlands Family Medicine, in Rostraver Township, offers walk-in hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday throu...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my girlfriend, “Kim,” for a year and a half. We are both in our 40s and very independent. Her mother struggles with our relationship because we are two women. She has told ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My 20-year-old daughter recently got her cosmetology license and has started working at a salon. She’s excited about her new job and the independence it brings, but now she’s telling m...

Thanksgiving morning is often a blur of last-minute meal preparation and frenzied chores. But for Beth Thomas, who typically hosts her family at her Boston-area home, most of the work in the kitchen i...

Allegheny County will finish this week counting its ballots from the Nov. 5 election, completing a weekslong process that has taken place amid legal challenges and on the heels of an automatic recount...

• Harvest for Hope Thanksgiving-themed dinner, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 340 Racetrack Road, Washington, noon to 6 p.m. To register, scan the QR code at the Harvest for Hope website or contact Nicol...

The Book Bites Club will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Monongahela Area Library, 813 W. Main St., Monongahela. The chosen options for November are “The Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman and “Hid...

As we move through life, there will be times when smaller gatherings of friends and family naturally happen. We can’t change it, we can’t pretend that it’s anything different. But we can accept and em...

Let’s face it, not everyone loves spending hours in the kitchen - especially during the busy holiday season. Between gift shopping, parties and family gatherings, meal prep often feels like just anoth...

The projects are expected to be discussed at tonight’s meeting. White Oak council members discussed items that they may add to the 2025 budget at last week’s workshop meeting — including a possible st...

An 18-year-old man was found shot dead Sunday afternoon in Glassport Sunday, according to Allegheny County Police. A shooting in the 500 block of Monongahela Avenue was reported to 911 at 2:45 p.m., c...

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win...

DEAR ABBY: I had my four children by the time I was 24. My oldest is a senior, while my others are a sophomore, eighth grader and a seventh grader. I feel, at times, that I go through a grieving proce...