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Lack of quorum ends BVA meeting with no vote on AD
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Lack of quorum ends BVA meeting with no vote on AD
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2026
Belle Vernon football hall of famer was expected to be school’s next athletic director. A special meeting to hire a new Belle Vernon Area School District athletic director and an interim assistant ath...
Elizabeth Township sets town hall for proposed data center
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Elizabeth Township sets town hall for proposed data center
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2026
A town hall is set for Oct. 13 at the Elizabeth Forward Middle School. Elizabeth Township’s Board of Commissioners announced Tuesday a meeting date for the public to hear about a proposed data center....
Youngsters all ears for corn class
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Youngsters all ears for corn class
September 30, 2026
California Area Elementary STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) teacher Bri Klima works with first graders Dempsey Connors and Tyler Koontz as they learn about the anatomy of...
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Monongahela Rotary presents original 1921 charter to library
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Monongahela Rotary presents original 1921 charter to library
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 30, 2026
Rotarians presented the club’s charter to the Monongahela Area Library for display. A document marking the beginning of more than a century of service in Monongahela is now on display for a new genera...
Serra Catholic homecoming royalty
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Serra Catholic homecoming royalty
September 30, 2026
Serra Catholic High School announced its 2026 Homecoming Court. Front row, from left, are seniors Madonna Koval, Alonna Morton, Cameryn Skaggs, Milena Poziviak, Emily Ruperto, and Bailee Dayton. Back ...
Two Valley chambers of commerce announce cross partnership
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Two Valley chambers of commerce announce cross partnership
By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2026
A new Cross Chamber Partnership between the Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce was recently announced. Two of the Mon Valley’s chambers of commerce wi...
Sports
Cougars’ Large leads WPIAL tourney after Round 1
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Cougars’ Large leads WPIAL tourney after Round 1
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 30, 2026
The Charleroi junior shot 1-over 72 heading to Tuesday’s final at Oakmont Country Club. A pair of Charleroi golfers will head to legendary Oakmont Country Club Tuesday to play in the final round of th...
Bumps for Mike McCarthy may be smoothing out after Sunday’s win
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Bumps for Mike McCarthy may be smoothing out after Sunday’s win
September 30, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers urged patience, not panic, after the newlook Pittsburgh Steelers seemed an awful lot like the old-look Pittsburgh Steelers through two weeks. The four-time NFL MVP urge...
Salisbury looking for more Valley recruits
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Salisbury looking for more Valley recruits
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 30, 2026
First-year coach is 4-1 through his first five games at West Liberty University. During his high school days at Frazier, Chad Salisbury was a prolific quarterback who had great success against the Com...
Rams top Mustangs on senior night; Cougars handed first loss
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Rams top Mustangs on senior night; Cougars handed first loss
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 30, 2026
Senior Night ended with a late winner for Ringgold as the Rams edged Laurel Highlands, 3-2, in Section 2-3A play. Senior James Jaki opened the scoring about 10 minutes into the match, getting down the...
Obituaries
Jeffrey Albert Smith – Newell
Obituaries
Jeffrey Albert Smith – Newell
September 30, 2026
Jeffrey Albert Smith, 53, of Newell, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, as a result of a work accident. Born Jan. 16, 1973, in Uniontown, Pa., he was the son of Gary V. and Karen Lee Kirkpatrick Smit...
Sandra Jean Houston Doerr – South Park, formerly of Monongahela
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Sandra Jean Houston Doerr – South Park, formerly of Monongahela
September 30, 2026
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Sandra Jean Houston Doerr, 77, of South Park, formerly of Monongahela.  She was the bel oved wife of the late Joseph Doerr. The cherished daught...