Meeting a basketball legend

By Mon Valley Independent

Ben and Brielle Galis of California pose for a photo with former Monessen basketball standout Charel Allen, an assistant coach for the Notre Dame women’s basketball team, following Sunday’s game against Pitt at Petersen Events Center.

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Newcomers, regulars welcome Riverfest

By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com

July 25, 2026

The annual celebration in Elizabeth continues today with a full schedule of events. Elizabeth’s Riverfest got off to a lively start Friday night, with vendors, games and a live music performance from ...

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Smoke may return to Valley next week

By By HALEY MORELAND TribLive

July 25, 2026

Wildfire smoke from the west could turn Mon Valley skies hazy again. The smoke that clouded Pittsburgh’s skies last week may return as wildfire smoke in Oregon and Washington mixes with smoke from the...

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Former Charleroi official seeing the U.S. after retiring

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

July 25, 2026

Roberta Doerfler and her husband, former Mayor Gregg Doerfler, traveled more than 5,000 miles through the Great Plains. Retirement has taken Roberta Doerfler exactly where she hoped it would. Just day...

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Second thoughts about rekindled romance

July 25, 2026

DEAR ABBY: After a fouryear battle with cancer, my husband of 27 years passed away. After his death, I was contacted by a guy I had been involved with 40 years before. He said he wanted me to know tha...

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Many Pa. libraries are evolving into community centers. Why is their funding staying flat?

By By SUSAN SHELLY MCGOVERN For Spotlight PA

July 25, 2026

Libraries have expanded their services to offer game nights, health services and more. But the programming comes with costs they increasingly can’t afford, and funding sources fluctuate. As funding re...

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CARROLL TOWNSHIP

Paving schedule approved

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

July 25, 2026

Several Carroll Township roads are set to receive upgrades this summer as township supervisors move forward with the 2026 paving program. During their July 7 meeting, supervisors awarded the paving co...