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West Mifflin School Board addresses projected deficit
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West Mifflin School Board addresses projected deficit
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 20, 2026
The budget proposal for 2026-27 contains a $2.8 million shortfall. After rejecting a proposed tax increase last month in its 2026-27 preliminary budget, West Mifflin Area school board still has decisi...
Slight tax hike included in Ringgold’s 2026-27 budget
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Slight tax hike included in Ringgold’s 2026-27 budget
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 20, 2026
The new spending plan contains a $148K reduction in expenditures from the original document. The Ringgold School Board approved a $63 million budget Wednesday that includes a 0.4 mill property tax inc...
Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame welcomes 6 new members
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Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame welcomes 6 new members
June 20, 2026
Honored Friday night during the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame ceremony at St. Spyridon Hellenic Center in Monessen are, back row from left, Frank Bernadowski, Dion Jansante and Doug Dascenzo,...
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‘Don’t tell your mother:’ A life of love and adventures with my Dad
Features, Opinion
‘Don’t tell your mother:’ A life of love and adventures with my Dad
Father's Day Column
June 20, 2026
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Staff Writer tbrown@yourmvi.com If my mother were still alive, she would probably ask why I thought publishing this column was a good idea. Then she would likely not speak to me...
Washington County Commissioners return funding to county food bank
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Washington County Commissioners return funding to county food bank
June 20, 2026
It was redirected to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank during the pandemic. By the MVI Washington County commissioners voted Thursday to return Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture funding ...
Sports
Valley Hall welcomes its Class of 2026
High school, Sports
MID MON VALLEY ALL SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Valley Hall welcomes its Class of 2026
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 20, 2026
The Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame welcomed six new members with Friday’s induction banquet. The Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame held its 2026 induction ceremony Friday night with six n...
Monessen Florist clinches top seed
High school, Sports
STEEL CITY SUMMER BASKETBALL
Monessen Florist clinches top seed
June 20, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Monessen Florist clinched the No. 1 seed for the Steel City Summer Basketball League playoffs with a 62-55 victory over Cedarbrook GC on Night 10, surviving a late challe...
Belle Vernon Sr. Legion moves to 7-1 with rout
High school, Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
Belle Vernon Sr. Legion moves to 7-1 with rout
June 20, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon Post 484 broke open a close game Thursday with a seven-run fifth inning and rolled past Carmichaels, 12-2, in a five-inning Senior Legion contest. Belle Vern...
Monessen Greyhounds
Playing in the Dirt, Sports
Monessen Greyhounds
June 20, 2026
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Obituaries
Obituaries
Joann Belle LaRew Patterson Jones – Concordia Cabot, Pa.
June 20, 2026
Joann Jones, 87, of Concordia Cabot, Pa., passed away on May 13, 2026, in Ukiah, Calif. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Elenore LaRew. She was an educator who enjoyed helping others lear...
Andrew V. ‘Andy’ Hudak – Carroll Township
Obituaries
Andrew V. ‘Andy’ Hudak – Carroll Township
June 18, 2026
Andrew V. “Andy” Hudak, age 88, of Carroll Township, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at his home sur rounded by his loving family. Born in Donora March 30, 1938, he was a son of the late John J...