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Zoning rules approved for solar energy
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FORWARD TOWNSHIP
Zoning rules approved for solar energy
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 11, 2025
Supervisors are hoping to avoid large-scale development of solar panels in the township. Forward Township supervisors voted unanimously Monday to approve new zoning rules for solar energy systems — al...
Bag Brigade prepares for fifth annual Thanksgiving dinner for BVA families
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Bag Brigade prepares for fifth annual Thanksgiving dinner for BVA families
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 11, 2025
It will take place Nov. 20 at Marion Elementary School. The Bag Brigade is preparing for its annual Thanksgiving dinner, where members and volunteers serve Belle Vernon Area School District students f...
Southwest Medical Center honors local veterans with community display
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Southwest Medical Center honors local veterans with community display
November 11, 2025
For the MVI In honor of Veterans Day and as a heartfelt tribute to the men and women who have served our country, Southwest Medical Center has prominently displayed photos of nearly 60 local veterans ...
Veterans Day is a time for gratitude
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Veterans Day is a time for gratitude
November 11, 2025
THE MON VALLEY’S MILITARY ROOTS run deep and our appreciation for those who served has endured for generations. It’s always heartwarming to see so many people come together to cheer for the veterans a...
Teens arrested for shooting pellet guns at pedestrians
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Teens arrested for shooting pellet guns at pedestrians
November 11, 2025
A Monessen teen was arrested Sunday after allegedly shooting multiple residents in Donora with a toy Orbeez gun, also known as a splatterball gun. Kaiden Paul Mayernik, 18, was charged by Donora polic...
Sports
MVI BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY
High school, Sports
MVI BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY
November 11, 2025
The Mon Valley Independent Sports Department hosted their annual basketball media day for local boys and girls basketball teams Wednesday at The Trailside in West Newton. Local boys and girls players ...
Bearcats face OLSH for state title berth
High school, Sports
Bearcats face OLSH for state title berth
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
November 11, 2025
Bentworth beat OLSH, 3-1, to win their third straight WPIAL title on Oct. 30. In a short span of time, the Bentworth and Our Lady of Sacred Heart boys soccer programs have gotten very familiar with ea...
Charging for playoff streams is nothing but a money grab
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SPORTLIGHT
Charging for playoff streams is nothing but a money grab
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
November 11, 2025
A few years ago, many high schools had their own “networks” streaming scholastic sporting events for their fans to view and enjoy. It was a new experience and seemed to be a match made in heaven for b...
Fast start lifts Panthers over Eastern Michigan
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
Fast start lifts Panthers over Eastern Michigan
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 11, 2025
Through the first two games of the season, a fast start had eluded Pitt, which still managed to beat Youngstown State and Longwood despite uneven efforts. But by the end of Monday’s contest at Peterse...
Obituaries
Ida Mae Farmer Allums – Monessen
Obituaries
Ida Mae Farmer Allums – Monessen
November 11, 2025
Ida Mae Farmer Allums, 85, of Monessen, passed away Nov. 5, 2025. Ida was born June 26, 1940, in Springfield, Tenn., daughter of the late Booker T. and Beatrice Jones Farmer. Ida attended Monessen Hig...
Howard Jay Weiss – Lakewood, Ohio
Obituaries
Howard Jay Weiss – Lakewood, Ohio
November 11, 2025
A proud graduate of Monessen High School, the University of Pittsburgh and Freeman School of Business at Tulane University , Howard “Howie” Weiss , age 72, of Lakewood, Ohio, died on Nov. 1, 2025. His...