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December 30, 2025

Friend’s comments have fallen short of friendly

DEAR ABBY: I am a very overweight woman, but down 50 pounds from my top weight and continuing at a consistent, but slow, rate to lose. My A1C is now down to pre-diabetic, so I know my efforts are making a difference. I recently had a terrible bout of sciatica and pain in an arthritic knee, which kept me from some anticipated travel.

LEOPARDS AT HOLIDAY HOOPFEST
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LEOPARDS AT HOLIDAY HOOPFEST
December 30, 2025
Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team managers Kenzie Sellew, Gracie Martin, Taylor Bergman and Deaulla Lightfoot smile for a photo before the Leopards took on Allderdice during the Cal U Holiday Ho...
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...
Forward Twp. OKs budget in 2-1 vote
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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...
Charleroi gives final approval to 2026 budget
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Charleroi gives final approval to 2026 budget
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
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...
West Mifflin schools celebrate ‘ARTcember’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
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The district is making an effort to showcase the artistic talents of its students at every grade level. “ARTcember” is one of the many themes that West Mifflin Area School District has been implementi...
Salvation Army gets last-minute chance to meet goal
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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...