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Bitter cold doesn’t stop Frosty Frolic fundraiser
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Bitter cold doesn’t stop Frosty Frolic fundraiser
February 9, 2026
PennWest California University football players line up next to a heater while awaiting their turn to take the plunge the plunge during Saturday’s Frosty Frolic 2026 “Shiver in the River” fundraiser a...
NBV fire extinguished in difficult conditions
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NBV fire extinguished in difficult conditions
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 9, 2026
Cold weather caused much of the water that firefighters were using to freeze right away. Challenging conditions complicated firefighting efforts Sunday as crews worked to contain a fire involving two ...
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Water main break floods fire station; boil advisory in place
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Water main break floods fire station; boil advisory in place
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 9, 2026
The break occurred late Friday outside Elrama VFC in Union Township. Days after a catastrophic water main break flooded a fire station and disrupted service across two counties, thousands of residents...
Pa. Trolley Museum offering free admission for youths
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Pa. Trolley Museum offering free admission for youths
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 9, 2026
The promotion will last throughout February. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is having Free Kid February this month, which offers free admission for everyone up to age 17. Sponsored by Alex E. Paris C...
Sports
Cook sparks SA rally past Seton LaSalle
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
Cook sparks SA rally past Seton LaSalle
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 9, 2026
He scored 27 points in the second half to help erase a 12-point deficit. Through one half of Saturday’s contest between South Allegheny and Seton LaSalle, many of the issues that have repeatedly bothe...
Gannon men, women post sweep of Vulcans
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Gannon men, women post sweep of Vulcans
February 9, 2026
Both Golden Knights teams are nationally ranked. By the Mon Valley Independent Pace Prosser scored 24 points and No. 6 Gannon used a decisive first-half run to pull away from California (Pa.) for a 11...
‘Frenetic February’ to tip off as high school playoffs set to begin
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‘Frenetic February’ to tip off as high school playoffs set to begin
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
February 9, 2026
College basketball has its “March Madness” when the tournament begins and we eliminate the pretenders from the contenders (barring upsets) rather quickly. High school hoops playoffs don’t wait for Mar...
‘Dark Side Defense’ carries Seattle to title
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‘Dark Side Defense’ carries Seattle to title
February 9, 2026
Kenneth Walker earned MVP honors in the 29-13 victory. SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Defense won this championship. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious...
Obituaries
Lori Jo Parsons Gricar – Monongahela, Ginger Hill
Obituaries
Lori Jo Parsons Gricar – Monongahela, Ginger Hill
February 7, 2026
Lori Jo Parsons Gricar, 59, of Monongahela, Ginger Hill, passed away on Thurs day Feb. 5, 2026, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born on July 18, 1966, in Monongahela, daughter of th...
Leslie Ann Goodboy – Seguin, Texas, formerly of Belle Vernon
Obituaries
Leslie Ann Goodboy – Seguin, Texas, formerly of Belle Vernon
February 7, 2026
Leslie Ann Goodboy entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Seguin, Texas, at the age of 45. She was born on Jan. 24, 1981, in Pitts burgh, to Walter Goodboy and Sarah Scholl Goodboy.  Lesli...