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Rotary club honors Parzynski for half a century of service
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Rotary club honors Parzynski for half a century of service
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 23, 2026
He played a significant role in the expansion of the Belle Vernon Area club. For 50 years, Leonard Parzynski has quietly shown up for his community, whether it meant leading Rotary projects, unloading...
Local attorney was killed days before German surrender
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Local attorney was killed days before German surrender
May 23, 2026
This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during the war. By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI At 4 feet, 11 inches tall a...
Head Start building named for Donora legend
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Head Start building named for Donora legend
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 23, 2026
Arthur “Skins” Coleman was a basketball star at Ringgold and guided young people in the community for decades. The Head Start building in Donora’s Highland Terrace area was named Friday evening in hon...
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Salvation Army thanks community for ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ donations
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Salvation Army thanks community for ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ donations
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 23, 2026
The food was collected and dropped off by postal workers from Charleroi and Monessen. The Mon Valley Salvation Army recently received a major food donation through the National Association of Letter C...
Memorial Day services set in the Mon Valley
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Memorial Day services set in the Mon Valley
May 23, 2026
By the MVI Memorial Day is a national day of mourning created to honor those in the United States military who died in defense of our country. Traditionally, communities commemorate the day with parad...
Ringgold crowns prom king and queen
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Ringgold crowns prom king and queen
May 23, 2026
Mason Colich and Celina Portal are this year’s prom king and queen at Ringgold High School. Submitted
Sports
Warnick crushing it for Pioneers
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Warnick crushing it for Pioneers
Frazier grad Delaney Warnick and Glenville St. are heading to the D2 College Softball World Series
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 23, 2026
In the NCAA Atlantic Super Regional, the Pioneers (50-19) beat host Kutztown 10-6 in the opening game. Warnick was 1 for 4, but that one hit was a two-run homer that got her team on the board after th...
Signing Day
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Signing Day
May 23, 2026
Elizabeth Forward outfielder Aubri Cimba, center, was joined by the Warriors coaching staff after signing her national letter of intent to continue her softball career at St. Francis University. Submi...
Local fighter reaches Golden Gloves semifinals
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Local fighter reaches Golden Gloves semifinals
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 23, 2026
This story originally ran in Monday’s e-edition. We’re running it again in print for those who don’t have access. After winning the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves, both Dragan Radusewicz and his trainer, ...
Kent finishes 5th in shot put
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PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kent finishes 5th in shot put
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 23, 2026
Belle Vernon’s Ryan Kent turned in the top local finish Friday while Charleroi’s Braedin Lunger advanced to the state finals during the opening day of the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Seth Gr...
Obituaries
Ethel Burger – Monessen
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Ethel Burger – Monessen
May 23, 2026
Ethel Burger, 89, of Monessen, died on May 20, 2026, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on Feb. 3, 1937, to the late Steven and Helen (Ilko) Kovach. She was a member of Epiphany of Ou...
Sandra R. Davis Mauer – Monongahela
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Sandra R. Davis Mauer – Monongahela
May 23, 2026
Sandra R. Davis Mauer, 84, of Monongahela, passed away on May 21, 2026, in Allegheny General Hosp ital, Pittsburgh. She was born in Imperial on Oct. 6, 1941, a daughter of the late William Davis and L...