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EF extends food service deal for another year
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EF extends food service deal for another year
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 20, 2026
Kelly Patterson of The Nutrition Group provided a financial update for school board members. Kelly Patterson, regional manager with The Nutrition Group, provided an update to the Elizabeth Forward sch...
Some summer projects at BVA are already underway
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Some summer projects at BVA are already underway
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 20, 2026
There’s been a slight cost increase for renovations at the high school. Belle Vernon Area Superintendent Dr. Timothy Glasspool updated school board members last week about some of the upcoming renovat...
Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging cuts back as budget falls short
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Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging cuts back as budget falls short
April 20, 2026
The agency is facing a 10% budget reduction. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Allegheny County’s Area Agency on Aging is facing a projected shortfall of more than $5 million in its roughly $50 million budget...
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Congressional incumbents hold big cash edge
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Congressional incumbents hold big cash edge
April 20, 2026
Financial filings with the Federal Election Commission had to be submitted last Wednesday. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Congressional incumbents seeking reelection in Western Pennsylvania have significant...
Freeze watch, frost advisory are issued for Western Pa.
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Freeze watch, frost advisory are issued for Western Pa.
April 20, 2026
Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 degrees are coming tonight. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive Get your winter coats back out, Western Pennsylvania. A freeze watch and frost advisory have been issued by t...
Westmoreland transit unveils expanded NFL draft service
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Westmoreland transit unveils expanded NFL draft service
April 20, 2026
Fares are $6 per trip from New Stanton and Greensburg and $4 for riders who board buses in North Huntingdon. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland County Transit will operate expanded service next...
Sports
Ringgold grad running in Boston Marathon
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Ringgold grad running in Boston Marathon
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 20, 2026
It will be Weston Homa’s first trip to the prestigious event after taking up running five years ago. After finishing college, Ringgold Class of 2015 graduate Weston Homa wanted to take up a hobby that...
Cal (Pa.) inducts eight into hall of fame
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Cal (Pa.) inducts eight into hall of fame
April 20, 2026
Local honorees include Bill Cleary and Ed Alford. By the Mon Valley Independent California (Pa.) inducted eight members into its Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday morning during a banquet in the Convocat...
Steelers’ draft brings excitement
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Steelers’ draft brings excitement
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
April 20, 2026
If you are like me (and I think many of you reading this are) then this is akin to Christmas Week with the NFL Draft coming up in a few days. I always look forward to the draft and I don’t mind saying...
Penguins aim to better handle Flyers’ physicality
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Penguins aim to better handle Flyers’ physicality
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 20, 2026
The cross-state rivals were involved in numerous after-thewhistle scrums in the opener. The tone for the remainder of the first-round showdown between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers h...
Obituaries
Karen L. Greenwood – Rostraver Township
Obituaries
Karen L. Greenwood – Rostraver Township
April 18, 2026
Karen L. Greenwood, 85, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Born in Charleroi on April 9, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Yvonne Griffith Hoffman. Karen was a regis...
Elizabeth ‘Betty’ McFall Canigiani – Belle Vernon
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Elizabeth ‘Betty’ McFall Canigiani – Belle Vernon
April 18, 2026
Elizabeth “Betty” McFall Canigiani, 82, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Born Sept. 1, 1942, in Seld o m Seen, Belle Vernon, Betty’s first job was as an ush...