Around The Valley
December 30, 2025

Charleroi gives final approval to 2026 budget

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 

Charleroi Council unanimously approved the borough’s 2026 spending plan Monday, adopting a $3.87 million budget that holds the real estate tax rate steady at 9.85 mills and avoids any cuts to services.

High winds leave path of destruction
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High winds leave path of destruction
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
Thousands were left without power in the Mon Valley and surrounding areas. High winds moving through southwestern Pennsylvania on Monday knocked out power to thousands of customers across the Mon Vall...
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Forward Twp. OKs budget in 2-1 vote
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
Dave Levdansky, who crafted an alternate version, voted against it. Forward Township supervisors approved the township’s 2026 budget Monday in a 2-1 vote, despite the existence of two competing spendi...
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Salvation Army gets last-minute chance to meet goal
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 30, 2025
An anonymous donor is willing to contribute $6,000 if the organization can raise an additional $5,000 by Jan. 10. The Mon Valley Salvation Army got good news over the weekend when an anonymous donor p...
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WEDNESDAY
December 30, 2025
Don’t miss the latest from Monongahela and White Oak in Wednesday’s Mon Valley Independent.
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Elizabeth Township
December 30, 2025
• Ted Pascaline Honorat, 22, of Charleroi was charged with strangulation, disorderly conduct – engaging in fighting and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Saturday, court records state. • Ch...