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White Oak officially a ‘Bird Town’
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White Oak officially a ‘Bird Town’
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 19, 2026
The honor was bestowed Monday by the state Audubon Council. White Oak was officially designated a “Bird Town” by the Pennsylvania Audubon Council during Monday’s meeting. Bird Town Pennsylvania works ...
California students experience France, Spain
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California students experience France, Spain
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 19, 2026
Members of the district’s travel club got to spend time with families in both countries. For nearly two weeks, California Area School District students traded classrooms for cathedrals, textbooks for ...
Jefferson Hills students explore creek life
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Jefferson Hills students explore creek life
May 19, 2026
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School third-graders from the West Jefferson Hills School District search for invertebrates in a creek during a field trip Monday to Mingo Creek Park. Photo by Jeff Helsel...
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Rostraver to seek grant for DiVirgilio complex work
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Rostraver to seek grant for DiVirgilio complex work
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 19, 2026
Repairs are needed to the facility’s press box and concession stand. Rostraver Township commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Monday to apply for a grant through the Commonwealth Financing A...
Mon-Yough River Valley Rotary honors students of the month
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Mon-Yough River Valley Rotary honors students of the month
May 19, 2026
For the MVI Members of the Mon-Yough River Valley Rotary Club recently honored Charleroi Area High School’s Interact Club students of the month during a breakfast celebration at the school district’s ...
Porter Scholarship Foundation fundraiser donation
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Porter Scholarship Foundation fundraiser donation
May 19, 2026
From left, Jenn Bailey, Marsh Tire owner Chip Bailey and Eric and Laurie Porter pose for a photo at Marsh Tire in Charleroi. The business held a May 2 fundraiser to benefit the Glenn Edward Porter III...
Sports
Crovak dominates Titans as Warriors advance
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Crovak dominates Titans as Warriors advance
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 19, 2026
For the third time this season, Elizabeth Forward and West Mifflin found themselves in a tightly-contested battle Monday afternoon at Norwin. With EF’s JB Crovak and WMs Jackson Fite dialed in, both s...
Steel City summer basketball season begins tonight
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Steel City summer basketball season begins tonight
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 19, 2026
The Steel City Summer Basketball League is bringing together one of its deepest and most diverse fields yet this summer, with 69 players from 27 different school districts set to compete across six te...
Eagles, Bearcats advance to semis; Frazier, Serra ousted
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Eagles, Bearcats advance to semis; Frazier, Serra ousted
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 19, 2026
Serra Catholic continued its late-season surge Monday, rolling past Aquinas Academy 13-3 in five innings in the WPIAL Class 1A quarterfinals for its fifth straight victory. The Eagles (13-6) erupted f...
Cougars ready for quarterfinal with ’Lopes
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Cougars ready for quarterfinal with ’Lopes
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 19, 2026
Last week, Charleroi snapped a playoff drought that stretched more than three decades with a 4-2 victory over Mt. Pleasant in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. Now, the Cougars will tr...
Obituaries
Richard D. Mandarino – Rostraver Township
Obituaries
Richard D. Mandarino – Rostraver Township
May 19, 2026
Richard D. Mandarino, 78, of Rostraver Township, died on May 14, 2026. He was born on May 27, 1947, to the late Richard and Mary Stofcik Mandar ino. Richard was an industrial arts teacher and taught a...