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Data center bills get bipartisan support
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Data center bills get bipartisan support
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 18, 2026
House members from both parties see the need to provide legal protections. The Pennsylvania House passed two pieces of legislation this week that aim to protect state residents from the negative effec...
Supreme Court rules Bartolotta challenger can stay on ballot
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Supreme Court rules Bartolotta challenger can stay on ballot
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 18, 2026
It decided in favor of Al Buchtan, upholding a Commonwealth Court decision by a 4-3 margin. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ended the legal fight over whether Republican state Senate candidate Al B...
$11M in upgrades nearly complete at Elrama plant
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$11M in upgrades nearly complete at Elrama plant
April 18, 2026
The improvements became necessary after a drop in Monongahela River water levels. By the MVI Pennsylvania American Water says it is completing more than $11 million in upgrades at its E.H. Aldrich Wat...
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MONDAY
April 18, 2026
Catch up with all the weekend news from around the area in Monday’s online Mon Valley Independent.
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THE AGENDA
April 18, 2026
Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...
Sports
Cook, Dumbroski lead Super 6 all-stars
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Cook, Dumbroski lead Super 6 all-stars
April 18, 2026
jsellew@yourmvi.com Scott Stephenson - Ringgold Mike Voit - Serra Catholic Vincenzo Francia - Belle Vernon Kaelynn Settles - Eliz. Forward The Mon Valley Independent Sports staff and a pair of local c...
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SPORTS ON TV
April 18, 2026
AUTO RACING 12:30 p.m. - FS1 — ARCA Menards Series: Tide 150, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan. 1:30 p.m. - FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif. 3 p.m. - NBC ...
Late runs for Cougars lead to rout of Cal
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Late runs for Cougars lead to rout of Cal
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
April 17, 2026
Jayden Huber and Tyler Burkett each had three hits and two RBIs in Yough’s non-section win. Both Yough and California entered their nonsection clash Thursday with impressive records and consistent pla...
Trojans sweep West Greene; Yough gets split at Lig. Valley
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AROUND THE TRACK
Trojans sweep West Greene; Yough gets split at Lig. Valley
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 17, 2026
California’s boys and girls teams each earned victories over West Greene in a section meet Tuesday that was cut short by lightning, leaving several events unfinished. On the boys side, California used...
Obituaries
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NO PREVIOUS DEATHS
NO PREVIOUS DEATHS
April 18, 2026
To place an obituary, call 724-314-0044, email obits@yourmvi.com. CANIGIANI — Elizabeth “Betty” McFall Canigiani, 82, Belle Vernon, died April 17, Parzynski Funeral Home & Cremations LLC, Belle Vernon...
Karen L. Greenwood
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Karen L. Greenwood
April 18, 2026
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP Karen L. Greenwood, 85, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Born in Charleroi on April 9, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Yvonne Griffith Hoffman...