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BVA celebrates homecoming with parade, bonfire
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BVA celebrates homecoming with parade, bonfire
October 8, 2026
Belle Vernon Area flag football players Dominic Decicco, 5, Levi Gerthoffer, 5, and Connor Rozik, 6, are shown participating in the Belle Vernon Area homecoming parade Wednesday night on Broad Avenue ...
Lawmakers withdraw request for Supreme Court to extend skill games deadline
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Lawmakers withdraw request for Supreme Court to extend skill games deadline
October 8, 2026
A ruling declaring the slot machine-like gambling devices illegal is set to take effect Oct. 13. By PETER HALL PennsylvaniaCapital-Star Four state lawmakers have withdrawn their emergency request to t...
Frazier High School homecoming royalty
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Frazier High School homecoming royalty
October 8, 2026
Frazier High School in Perryopolis will celebrate homecoming on Friday as the Commodores take on Mapletown. The homecoming queen will be crowned during pregame festivities at Commodore Field. This yea...
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Mon Valley Fall Festival & Carnival opens at Donora’s Palmer Park
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Mon Valley Fall Festival & Carnival opens at Donora’s Palmer Park
October 8, 2026
Siblings ShyLei H., 4, DaLayne D., 7, and DaMari H., 6., of Donora won prizes at Wednesday’s opening night of the Mon Valley Fall Festival and Carnival at Palmer Park in Donora. The festival and carni...
Charleroi moves forward with data center zoning changes
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Charleroi moves forward with data center zoning changes
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 8, 2026
Council unanimously adopted a second resolution formally identifying deficiencies in the borough’s zoning ordinance. With a 180-day moratorium on potential data center development already in place, Ch...
Davanzo bill heads to governor’s desk after clearing legislature
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Davanzo bill heads to governor’s desk after clearing legislature
October 8, 2026
The bill, sought by land surveyors and engineers, passed 48-1 in the Senate with no opposition in the House. For the MVI A bill long sought by land surveyors and engineers has been passed in the Penns...
Sports
Smith’s brace leads Warriors over Leps
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Smith’s brace leads Warriors over Leps
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 8, 2026
Maicee Smith scored a pair of goals and Elizabeth Forward snapped Belle Vernon’s eight-game unbeaten streak with a 3-1 win Wednesday at James Weir Stadium. The loss was the first in section play for t...
Miscues add up again as Pens suffer road loss to Caps
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Miscues add up again as Pens suffer road loss to Caps
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 8, 2026
Having failed to successfully defend a third-period lead in their previous two games, the Pittsburgh Penguins found a pretty effective formula for avoiding that predicament. Never take the lead. That ...
Fantasy managers have a lot of work after Week 4
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Fantasy managers have a lot of work after Week 4
By By WES DIGIORGIO MVI Sports 
October 8, 2026
Week 4 of the NFL season gave fantasy managers a little bit of everything — massive performances, shocking upsets and a brutal list of injuries to some of the league’s biggest stars. Scoring remains k...
Springdale forfeits to Clairton due to low numbers
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Springdale forfeits to Clairton due to low numbers
By By MICHAEL LOVE TribLive 
October 8, 2026
Low roster numbers have plagued the Springdale football team this season, and with that, the program decided to forfeit this week’s scheduled Eastern Conference game with Clairton. The Allegheny Valle...
Obituaries
Sandra Noschese Lorenzon- Rostraver Township
Obituaries
Sandra Noschese Lorenzon- Rostraver Township
October 8, 2026
Sandra Noschese Lorenzo, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Jefferson Hospital. Born in Brownsville on July 8, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Gene rose “Geno” and Evelyn Kara...
Michael Semkiw – Monessen
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Michael Semkiw – Monessen
October 8, 2026
Michael Semkiw, 78, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 5, 2026, at home. He was born on Nov. 5, 1947, to the late Lew and Julia Sikora Semkiw. Michael was a steelworker and retired from Uni...