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Concerns aired over data centers
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Concerns aired over data centers
By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
July 21, 2026
Several residents made their feelings known to commissioners in response to online rumors. Residents expressed their fears regarding data centers at Monday’s Rostraver Township commissioners meeting. ...
Fire damages Donora structure
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Fire damages Donora structure
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 21, 2026
No injuries were reported in the early-morning blaze. Firefighters from Donora and several neighboring departments battled an overnight structure fire that broke out early Monday in the borough. The D...
Post 484 Advances With Peterson’s Walkoff Hit
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Post 484 Advances With Peterson’s Walkoff Hit
July 21, 2026
Belle Vernon Post 484 teammates celebrate around Jacob Peterson (in the Elizabeth Forward batting helmet) after his walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh inning punched the team’s ticket to Will...
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White Oak honors everyone involved in life-saving effort
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White Oak honors everyone involved in life-saving effort
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 21, 2026
Kenneth Medved survived a scary incident June 13 at Heritage Hill Park pool. The lifeguards, citizens, staff and EMS providers responsible for saving Kenneth Medved of the Mon/Yough Trail Council afte...
Donora officer cleared in death of local resident
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Donora officer cleared in death of local resident
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 21, 2026
An investigation found that a deployed Taser never made contact with John “Koo Koo” Miller. A Donora police officer has been cleared in the death of John “Koo Koo” Miller after investigators concluded...
Preparing For National Night Out
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Preparing For National Night Out
July 21, 2026
Magisterial District Judges Wayne P. Vlasic and John E. Christner recently made gift card donations to the Rostraver Police Department for its upcoming National Night Out, which is set for 6 to 9 p.m....
Sports
BV Post 484 wins Region 6 championship
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BV Post 484 wins Region 6 championship
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 21, 2026
Belle Vernon will now head to Williamsport for the state tournament. Less than 24 hours after outlasting Blackhawk 20-18 in an incredible elimination game, Baden Post 641 found itself in another battl...
More offers roll in for Leopards’ Brown
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More offers roll in for Leopards’ Brown
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 21, 2026
Belle Vernon rising junior Aubrey Brown continues to stack offers after continuing to play well on the AAU circuit. The 6-2 forward/wing is up to eight Division I offers after nabbing three more over ...
Bulldogs advance in DNL
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Bulldogs advance in DNL
By JACK HVOZDIK MVI Sports 
July 21, 2026
The Bulldogs erased a two-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning to stun Netto’s Snack Shack with a 4-3 walk-off victory Monday night, to sweep their first-round series in their Daily News Le...
Benches clear as Yankees beat Pirates
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Benches clear as Yankees beat Pirates
July 21, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in consecutive at-bats against All-Star Braxton Ashcraft and drove in five runs, powering the New York Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates o...
Obituaries
Mary Louise DeFazio – Connellsville
Obituaries
Mary Louise DeFazio – Connellsville
July 21, 2026
Mary Louise DeFazio (née Sabolek) passed away on July 18, 2026, at home with Donald, her husband of 66 years, by her side. Mary Lou’s son Tony liked to joke that their mother was “three kids shy of a ...
Roy Allen Holliday – Herminie,
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Roy Allen Holliday – Herminie,
July 21, 2026
Roy Allen Holliday, 53, of Herminie, was tragically taken from his family on Friday, July 17, 2026. Born in Monong ahela on April 9, 1973, he was the son of the late Thales Lynn Holliday and Laura Lou...