Big game season has arrived
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January 22, 2026
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Big game season has arrived

Fans of high school basketball will be treated to some great games around the Mon Valley over the next couple of weeks. As the season winds down, a number of teams looking to make a push towards a section championship or a playoff spot are well aware that it’s now or never as we hit the second half of the section season.

SOUPS ON!
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SOUPS ON!
January 22, 2026
Chef Larry Beck stirs a pot of soup in the kitchen at the Long Branch Community Grange during its weekly “Souper Tuesdays” fundraiser on Wednesday afternoon. Located at 210 Chestnut St. in Coal Center...
Valley towns face delays in road salt orders
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Valley towns face delays in road salt orders
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2026
Supervisors at road departments around the Mon Valley said it’s a waiting game right now for new salt delivery orders. As Mon Valley communities face frigid temperatures and a possible major snowstorm...
Elizabeth Forward hires new solicitor
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Elizabeth Forward hires new solicitor
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2026
The school board also heard from high school band students who are unhappy with the support they receive from the district. A new solicitor will be joining the Elizabeth Forward School Board meetings ...
Cook farm recognized with bicentennial farm designation
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Cook farm recognized with bicentennial farm designation
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2026
The Washington Township farm was one of four in the state designated a Bicentennial Farm during the Pennsylvania Farm Show. As America prepares to mark its grand bicentennial, a local farm with its ow...
Glassport approves new trash hauler
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Glassport approves new trash hauler
By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
January 22, 2026
Council approved a contract with Fayette Waste to provide trash collection in the borough. Glassport will have a new trash company, as council accepted a bid from Fayette Waste of $17 per month for ho...
Charleroi holds public hearing on abandoning portion of 9th St.
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Charleroi holds public hearing on abandoning portion of 9th St.
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 22, 2026
The hearing focused on Ninth Street between McKean Avenue and Railroad Way. Charleroi Borough Council held a public hearing Wednesday to consider the possible abandonment of a portion of Ninth Street....