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Carroll Township supervisors asked to help stop speeding
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Carroll Township supervisors asked to help stop speeding
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 8, 2026
Residents cited problems in the Craven Hill area and on part of Gearing Road. Speeding drivers barreling through Carroll Township neighborhoods have left residents frustrated and afraid, prompting res...
Elizabeth Township home damaged by fire
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Elizabeth Township home damaged by fire
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 8, 2026
The residents weren’t home at the time of the blaze, but a dog died of smoke inhalation. A house fire occurred Tuesday morning in the Blythedale section of Elizabeth Township. Elizabeth Township Fire ...
Local vendors on display as Mon Valley Home Show opens Friday
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Local vendors on display as Mon Valley Home Show opens Friday
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 8, 2026
There’s a $5 entry fee, but some businesses are offering free passes. The Mon Valley Home Show, a century-old staple in the region, will continue its tradition of offering homeowners a place to find a...
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Sekely, Eagles cruise past Charleroi
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Sekely, Eagles cruise past Charleroi
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 8, 2026
South Park’s Sydney Sekely allowed only three hits and struck out 13 in a complete game Tuesday. It was going to be a tall task for the Charleroi softball team when it traveled to South Park for Secti...
Elizabeth Forward to stage epic musical, ‘The Prince of Egypt’
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Elizabeth Forward to stage epic musical, ‘The Prince of Egypt’
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 8, 2026
“The Prince of Egypt: The Musical,” follows the life of Moses, the prince of Egypt, to his leading the children of Israel out of Egypt. Elizabeth Forward High School students will go on a journey to a...
Bank representative provides update on Monessen School District’s financial services
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Bank representative provides update on Monessen School District’s financial services
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 8, 2026
School board members asked if a Community Bank official could take part in a financial literacy class. Monessen school board heard from one of its bank representatives Tuesday night to discuss the ser...
Sports
Hounds pick up first win
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Hounds pick up first win
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
April 8, 2026
Grace Clingenpeel and Lillie Mackey each had three hits for the Monessen offense. On a cold spring day, there is only one way to stay warm on a softball field. And that is to hit and run the bases — a...
Rangers pull away from ’Dores
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Rangers pull away from ’Dores
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 8, 2026
For six innings on a brisk Tuesday, Frazier looked like the unbeaten team in a Section 1-2A battle with Fort Cherry. The Commodores only trailed by a run heading into the top of the seventh inning, ho...
Skenes takes no-hitter into 6th
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Skenes takes no-hitter into 6th
April 8, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes put together his second straight solid start, keeping San Diego hitless until the sixth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 7-1 win over t...
Pearson gets plenty of support in TJ rout
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Pearson gets plenty of support in TJ rout
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
April 8, 2026
Offense was hard to come by for Connellsville, and Thomas Jefferson had more than enough in the first meeting between the two Section 4 (5A) baseball rivals on a cold but sunny Tuesday afternoon at Co...
Obituaries
Cheyenne C. Fields – formerly of Belle Vernon
Obituaries
Cheyenne C. Fields – formerly of Belle Vernon
April 8, 2026
Cheyenne C. Fields, 31, passed away April 3, 2026, at Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, with her family by her side. She was born on July 5, 1994, to her parents, Arthur M. Fields Jr. and Nikia (Raym...
Andrew J. Kubasiak – Monessen, formerly of Donora
Obituaries
Andrew J. Kubasiak – Monessen, formerly of Donora
April 8, 2026
Andrew J. Kubasiak, 76, of Monessen (formerly of Donora), died on April 7, 2026, at Grandview Estates, Elizabeth, Pa. He was born on Aug. 31, 1949, to the late Andrew S. and Mary Horvat Kubasiak. He w...