Hits & Misses
Opinion
August 29, 2026

Hits & Misses

Classrooms opened for many this week. But students have already been practicing and preparing for fall sports, including the start of the new football season. Several area teams kicked off Friday night. Other sports such as soccer, volleyball and golf are also set to start. All sports are special — especially for the student-athletes involved — but it seems fall sports come with so much anticipation and eagerness.

Kickoff Night For High School Football
Latest News, Main
August 29, 2026
South Allegheny cheerleader Miyah Hill flips through the air during pre-game festivities before Friday’s contest against Elizabeth Forward at Gladiator Stadium. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent...
MMVTA seeks change to local match rule
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By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
August 29, 2026
The transit authority is asking state legislators to amend the regulations. Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, faced with increases to required funding to surrounding communities to maintain state oper...
Skyscraper Sunflower
Around The Valley
August 29, 2026
All of the rain this summer still has many Valley folks cutting their grass more than usual for late summer. The rainy summer also didn’t seem to bother this 12-foot sunflower that John Brouzakis grew...
Dismissal of charges upheld in Donora homicide case
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By By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com 
August 29, 2026
An appeals court sided with Jah Zhanee Inifi Sutton, but the charges could be refiled later. A Washington County judge’s decision to dismiss homicide charges against a Homewood woman for her alleged r...
New St. Vincent de Paul store open in West Mifflin
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 29, 2026
Its mission goes far beyond selling donated items. An atypical thrift store has come to West Mifflin. A new Society of St. Vincent de Paul location has opened at 2603 Elizabeth Road at the former Holy...
UPMC operating income dropped more than 30%
Around The Valley
August 29, 2026
The healthcare giant attributed the decline to lower inpatient volumes at hospitals. TribLive UPMC in its latest financial disclosure reported a more than 30% decline in operating income in the first ...