Relative isn’t picking up on the message being sent
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January 8, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My husband is battling cancer. He has good days and bad days. He is not at the end, but he can no longer do a lot of things for himself. At this point, we are very busy with doctors and tre...
Promoted employee now outranks former mentors
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
January 8, 2026
DEAR READERS: I have worked at the same company for 12 years now, and I was recently promoted into a role that places me above several people who have mentored me in my career. These are colleagues wh...
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January 8, 2026
• Monongahela Veterans Council meeting, VFW Post 1409, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela, 7 p.m. • Deb’s Designs, (unique tabletop designs, pins, centerpieces and more) Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 116...
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Westmoreland Drug and
January 8, 2026
The Mon Valley Youth & Teen Association Inc. food bank will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the association, 160 Thompson Ave., Donora. There will be a few changes to the 2026 distributions. Ve...
YESTERYEAR
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January 8, 2026
The Washington Monument is shown on Jan. 8, 1942. It was begun by a committee formed in 1833 under the chairmanship of Chief Justice John Marshall. The monument was completed in 1884 after 22 years of...
Couple’s long relationship reaches tipping point
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January 7, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for 18 years. Everyone we know thinks we are married, but we never got it on paper. He has always been less empathetic than I would like, and there’s a...
Colleague doesn’t want to train new employee
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
January 7, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: My company recently hired a new entry-level colleague to our team, and I am annoyed that I am the one who has to train her. She graduated from college last May, and this is her first j...
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January 7, 2026
Musician Kenny Loggins is 78. Actor David Caruso is 70. TV journalist Katie Couric is 69. Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is 65. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is 63. Actor Nicolas C...
MVP JANUARY SPONSOR OF THE MONTH
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January 7, 2026
The Mon Valley Paws January sponsor of the month is the Dairy Queen Grill & Chill restaurant, located at 5110 state Route 51, Rostraver Township. Madison Schmeltz and Leah Yuhas are shown. The mission...
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January 7, 2026
Moments of Joy by D&K Creations will be at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday. Homemade and hand painted wooden decorations ...
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January 7, 2026
• M&R Chocolates sale, Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • American Legion Post 28 meeting, Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 fire stat...
St. Mary’s Ladies Guild
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
January 7, 2026
Members of the St. Mary’s Ladies Guild of St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Monessen attended the annual volunteer Christmas party Dec. 9 at the Trinity Center at Mt. St. Macrina in Uniontown. S...
Family still chooses a side amid amicable divorce
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January 6, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My wife’s nephew is getting divorced. The process seems to be amicable; there was no cheating or abuse. They have two children. Even though the soon-to-be-ex, “Michelle,” has always been we...
Teenage daughter lacks self-confidence
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
January 6, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: My 19-year-old daughter is insecure about how she looks. She cries all the time and blames me for her appearance. I have no clue how to help her because every time I say that she is be...
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January 6, 2026
• Free community dinner, California United Methodist Church, 227 Third St., (across from Dairy Queen) 6 p.m. • Bingo, Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Co., 409 Oxford Ave., Elizabeth, doors open at 5:30 p.m...
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January 6, 2026
The National Alliance on Mental Illness McKeesport Family Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Penn State Greater Allegheny in Frable Building, Room 122. The group meets the first Wednesday ...
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January 5, 2026
Take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way. Consider options, and take pleasure in spending more time doing what brings you joy. Explore the possibilities and put yourself first. Communic...
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January 5, 2026
• Anything Goes Book Club, Monongahela Area Library, 813 W. Main St., Monongahela, 6 p.m. • Bingo, Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department, 316 Railroad St., doors open at 5 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m. • ...
Son-in-law won’t allow gay couple to stay the night
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January 5, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I (we’re both male) have been together since 2007. We moved to Arizona in 2010. Most of our family lives in the Midwest. We have been visiting our families as often as possib...
Chocolate-dipped orange palmiers are a delicious treat
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OUT OF THE FRYING PAN
January 3, 2026
By CHRISTINE HAINES For the MVI Not everything that is homemade needs to be made from scratch. I’m starting this new year with a recipe that is sweet, easy and looks like you spent hours on it while t...