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Pa. leaders use NFL Draft to promote region
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Pa. leaders use NFL Draft to promote region
By By AMELIA BENAVIDES-COLÓN TribLive 
April 25, 2026
“The draft has been a catalyst,” the state’s development chief said. A delegation of investors and business leaders got a glimpse of Western Pennsylvania’s development potential ahead of the NFL Draft...
Ringgold students urged to focus on character at Senior Girls’ Luncheon
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Ringgold students urged to focus on character at Senior Girls’ Luncheon
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 25, 2026
Monongahela Women’s Club VP Olivia DeRose Behanna was the event’s keynote speaker. The most important part of life isn’t the beginning or the end — it’s the dash in between, a lesson Ringgold seniors ...
Charleroi students go outside for Earth Day celebration
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Charleroi students go outside for Earth Day celebration
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 25, 2026
This is the fourth straight year that Komatsu has partnered with the school district for an activity. Students traded desks for dirt this week as Charleroi Area eighth-graders rolled up their sleeves ...
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Liberty council to review regulations for short-term rentals
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Liberty council to review regulations for short-term rentals
By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
April 25, 2026
Council wants to tighten Airbnb activity in the borough. Liberty Borough council is contemplating regulating short-term rentals like those through Airbnb and Vrbo. Council members Linda Surgeon and Ch...
Southwest Medical Centers celebrate NFL Draft with community spirit, events
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Southwest Medical Centers celebrate NFL Draft with community spirit, events
April 25, 2026
Staff and patients got into the spirit this week at Southwest Medical Centers in Bentleyville and Charleroi. For the MVI In a spirited nod to one of football’s biggest annual events, Southwest Medical...
Local mechanic to serve prison time for bilking clients
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Local mechanic to serve prison time for bilking clients
By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
April 25, 2026
John Jeffries Jr. pleaded guilty in January to more than 20 counts of theft and deceptive business practices. A North Belle Vernon mechanic was sentenced Friday to serve up to eight years in prison an...
Sports
Rams overpower Trojans in non-section win
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Rams overpower Trojans in non-section win
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
April 25, 2026
Kennedy Nash tossed a two-hit shutout in Ringgold’s five-inning win. Sometimes, looks can be deceiving. At first glance, Ringgold’s 6-9 record entering its nonsection matchup at California on Friday m...
Bergman goes 4 for 4 in Leps’ senior day win
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Bergman goes 4 for 4 in Leps’ senior day win
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 25, 2026
It was fitting on Belle Vernon baseball’s senior night that its fourth-year players led the way. Connor Bergman went 4 for 4 with three RBIs and three runs scored to pace the Leopards offensively, whi...
Hillers knock off Jaguars; Eagles fall at Hopewell
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Hillers knock off Jaguars; Eagles fall at Hopewell
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 25, 2026
Trinity erupted for seven runs in the first inning and held off a late push to earn a 10-8 nonsection victory over Thomas Jefferson. The Hillers wasted no time taking control. Derek Falvo delivered a ...
Birthday boy Griffin hits first homer as Skenes dazzles
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Birthday boy Griffin hits first homer as Skenes dazzles
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 25, 2026
Paul Skenes took a perfect game into the 7th inning before allowing one hit. It was a night of almost perfect performances for Konnor Griffin and Paul Skenes, with the former throwing himself a birthd...
Obituaries
Shelby G. Rhodes – Monongahela
Obituaries
Shelby G. Rhodes – Monongahela
April 25, 2026
A celebration of life will be held for Shelby G. Rhodes, 26, of Monongahela, who passed away unexpect-edly in March. Shelby was born on Oct. 13, 1999, in Hemet, Calif., a son of the late Gerald D. and...
Patricia Ann ‘Pat’ Triscik – Houston, Pa.
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Patricia Ann ‘Pat’ Triscik – Houston, Pa.
April 25, 2026
Patricia Ann “Pat” Triscik, age 90, of Houston, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Paramount Senior Living, Pittsburgh. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio, on April 30, 1935, a daughter o...