Monessen News

Pennsylvania Gov. John K. Tener of Charleroi, a former professional baseball player, throws out the first pitch at a baseball game in 1914 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y. National Library of Congress photo NORTH CHARLEROI – Descendants of early 20th century Pennsylvania Gov. John Kinley Tener will attend the opening this month of a bridge ... (more)

Brent William Large, 26, of 86 Lincoln Ave., Donora, and Jeffery Allen Sickles, 31, of Monessen, are accused in the May 30 assault at a home in the 800 block of Thompson Avenue.

An 8-year-old boy was seriously wounded in a dog attack at a friend's house in Monessen that police and neighbors described as a bloody and frantic scene.

Despite a pending lawsuit, the state's Department of Health is moving ahead on a plan to close nearly half of Pennsylvania's rural health centers.

Veterans and their families gathered at the war memorial in Monessen to honor so many who have given so much to their country.