DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend owes me $8,000 and hasn’t been able to pay me back for a year. I have been asking her for so long, and every response I get is her telling me she will have it for me “soon.” ...

Today in history: Today is Wednesday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2026. There are 99 days left in the year. On Sept. 23, 1952, Republican Sen. Richard M. Nixon of California salvaged his vice president...

Monongahela Valley Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, held its Remember 9/11 and Constitution Day meeting on Sept. 12 at Eat ’n Park in Rostraver Township. In attendance w...

• Bellmar High School Class of 1958 dinner meeting, Lock 4 Restaurant at Smitty’s Marina, 119 River Ave., Belle Vernon (Lower Speers), 5 p.m. • Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 meeting, North Bel...

The AHN Center for Inclusion Health is partnering with the Clairton Family Center and Allegheny Intermediate Unit to bring a community vaccine clinic to Clairton from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the...

The following local students were named to the summer 2026 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University: • Feroz Acharya of Clairton • Micah Adams of Venetia • Jada Arnold of Monongahela • Mo...

Happy Birthday: You can rearrange, but don’t do anything that has permanence attached to it. Focus on tidying up loose ends and realigning yourself with people and pastimes you love but lost touch wit...

DEAR ABBY: My mom died of extreme old age recently. She was a sweet woman everyone loved. I sent invitations to her memorial, and I’m getting a lot of excuses for why my friends can’t attend. I am ups...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I feel like I wasted my whole life putting my husband’s and children’s needs in front of my own. I didn’t accomplish the things that young me set out to do. I am now 63 years old and d...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2026. There are 100 days left in the year. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, ...

• Bingo, North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall, 545 Broad Ave., North Belle Vernon, doors open at 4:30 p.m., early birds, 6:45 p.m., regular games, 7 p.m. • Food pantry, Peace Luthe...

The opening reception for the Valley Art Club’s 82nd exhibition will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday with judging at 2 p.m. at the Monessen Public Library, 326 Donner Ave., Monessen. The exhibit will ...

Happy Birthday: Put your energy into whatever makes you feel good about your life and your contributions. Find your happy place, and delve into finding and fulfilling your purpose. Don’t let the chang...

DEAR ABBY: You sometimes ask readers to share their pet peeves. I am a public school teacher, and here is mine: Parents wonder why their children misbehave, argue with them and act out with attention-...

• Clothes 4U, First United Methodist Church, 200 State St., Belle Vernon, 9 a.m. to noon. • Mon Valley Paws meeting, Italian Society of Mutual Aid Club, 112 Seventh St., Monessen, 6 p.m. • Pizza/pizza...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of 2026. There are 101 days left in the year. On Sept. 21, 2013, an attack by armed militants in the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya,...

Happy Birthday: Put your emotions aside when dealing with social, financial and medical issues. Clear thinking is necessary if youwant to come out a winner. Fine-tune what you know and do best, and ap...

Happy Birthday: Stay on course. Taking detours to accommodate others will not get you where you want to go. Refuse to let internal discord stand between you and the happiness you deserve. If you put y...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant. He knocks away pieces of earth from the plant’s roots, which ...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2026. There are 103 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 19, 2022, Great Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen...