VALLEY GRAPEVINE

Vendors to sale items at Penn Highlands MV

The 227th annual Washington County Agricultural Fair will begin Saturday and continue through Aug. 22 at the Washington County Fairgrounds, 2151 N. Main St., Washington. Daily attractions include over 2,000 animals, 2,600 agricultural displays, youth and craft exhibits, commercial vendors, and nightly grandstand events, including demolition derbies, rodeos, and entertainment.

Sports

BVA gym renovations wrapping up on time

By JEREMY SELLEW

August 13, 2026

As Belle Vernon athletic director Matt Humbert gets ready to head to Bethel Park in the same position, he can look back proudly at a number of facility upgrades around the district. The final one will...

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Leopards return plenty with move to Class 2A

By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com

August 13, 2026

The Belle Vernon boys return nine starters in head coach Tyler Caterino’s second season. After a trip to the playoffs with a 5-5 section record and a preliminary round win over Ringgold in Class 3A, t...

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SPORTS ON TV

August 13, 2026

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 5:55 a.m. (Friday) - FS2 — AFL: Adelaide at Fremantle CFL FOOTBALL 9 p.m. - CBSSN — BC at Calgary COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN) 8 p.m. - BTN — TCU at Wisconsin GOLF 7 a.m. - G...

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CALENDAR WATCH

FRIDAY

August 13, 2026

• Pizza/pizza burger sale, dine-in or takeout, Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2, 10 Main St., Belle Vernon, 4 to 8 p.m., 724929-5511. • Monongahela Veterans Council meeting, VFW Post 1409, 793 E....

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LIBRARY DONATIONS

Monongahela Area Library

August 13, 2026

The following were shelved at the Monongahela Area Library in July: Memorials Carolyn Peter “Kinship with All Life” by J. Allen Boone, presented by Carolyn’s husband J. Peter. Dr. Thomas E. Richey “Gr...