How to navigate conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events
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March 9, 2026

How to navigate conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events

By By CHEYANNE MUM-PHREY Associated Press 

Children living through the latest war in the Middle East or seeing images of the conflict may need help making sense of events that many adults find unnerving. Exposure to war, even if it is indirect, can affect how kids think, feel and behave, according to mental health experts.

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April 8, 2026
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Supervisors asked to help stop speeding
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 8, 2026
Residents cited problems in the Craven Hill area and on part of Gearing Road. Speeding drivers barreling through Carroll Township neighborhoods have left residents frustrated and afraid, prompting res...
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Local vendors on display as home show opens Friday
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 8, 2026
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Elizabeth Township home damaged by fire
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
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The residents weren’t home at the time of the blaze, but a dog died of smoke inhalation. A house fire occurred Tuesday morning in the Blythedale section of Elizabeth Township. Elizabeth Township Fire ...
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Bank representative provides update on financial services
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 8, 2026
School board members asked if a Community Bank official could take part in a financial literacy class. Monessen school board heard from one of its bank representatives Tuesday night to discuss the ser...