Thursday, October 9, 2025
Features
October 9, 2025
Pay attention to your spending, overhead and investments. Focus on what will benefit you most and head in that direction. Create opportunities, and the rewards will offer greater satisfaction. Draw th...
Features
October 9, 2025
• Monongahela Veterans Council meeting, VFW Post 1409, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela, 7 p.m. • Pizza/pizza burger sale, dine-in or takeout, (salads, sides and wings also) Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co...
Features
VFW Post 1409 to meet Monday
October 9, 2025
The Donora Public Library, 510 Meldon Ave., will host a pig roast fundraiser Saturday from 3 p.m. to sell out. The $15 donation features a half-pound of roasted pork, choice of sides, and cornbread. T...
Features
VALLEY CLUB NOTES
October 9, 2025
The September meeting of the Mon Valley Leathernecks was called to order by Commandant Mike Sowko at VFW Post 1409, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela (Black Diamond). All officers were present, with the ex...
Sister-in-law’s mental health clouds family’s future
Features
October 8, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My brother “Joey” married a woman, “Allie,” who is mentally unstable. Every couple of months, she loses her temper at me or one of my family members. It’s extremely disruptive and upsetting...
Friends shorten trip after being asked not to smoke
Features
SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
October 8, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently, I spent a weekend with friends my husband and I met on the beach a few years ago. We all really liked each other, so it felt natural to invite them to stay with us one weeken...
The Button King’s legacy lives on in quirkySouth Carolinamuseum
Features
By By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press 
October 8, 2025
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — When J.D. Stevens flips on the lights in the shed by his South Carolina home, he feels the presence of his dad, who died nearly a decade ago. He also sees hundreds of thousand...
MATTHEW SMELSER MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING
Features
October 8, 2025
Thanks to the ongoing support of the community, participants, and sponsors, the Fourth Annual Matthew Smelser Memorial Golf Outing, held on Sept. 26 at the Madison Club, was once again a success. The ...
Features
October 8, 2025
• Evening market, final of the season, (food vendors, crafts, entertainment and more) Bloom Brew Tap Room, 123 N. Water St., West Newton, 5 to 9 p.m. • “Top 10 scams against seniors,” program hosted b...
CHARLEROI LEGION AUXILIARY INSTALLS OFFICERS
Features
October 8, 2025
Charleroi American Legion Auxiliary Post 22 held installation of officers with District President Virginia Savage on Sept. 22. Shown, with Savage, from left are President Lorraine Guzur, Vice Presiden...
Features
October 8, 2025
Cathy Moffit, director of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program at Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services Inc. (SPHS), was appointed to serve as a local agency representative on the WIC Sta...
Features
BV VFC to hold drivethrough hoagie sale
October 8, 2025
The Mon Valley Senior Action Council will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Friday at Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services Area Agency on Aging conference room A, Riveside Place, Charleroi. The Belle Vern...
Features, Living
October 7, 2025
Metro Creative Services Turning on the heat may be the furthest thing from homeowners’ minds come the end of summer or early fall. After all, there are plenty more days of comfortable temperatures to ...
Tips for winterizing exterior living areas
Features, Living
October 7, 2025
Metro Creative Services When the summer entertaining season draws to a close, homeowners need to ensure their outdoor living areas can handle weather that’s right around the corner. Although outdoor f...
Features, Living
October 7, 2025
Metro Creative Services As hours of daylight shorten and fall gives way to winter, thoughts shift from fall foliage to spending time cuddling under warm blankets and being cozy indoors. A fireplace ca...
Prep your home for the unexpected
Features, Living
October 7, 2025
Family Features Severe weather events, including hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and more, pose significant risks to property, productivity and well-being. However, taking actionable steps ...
Tips to make a living room a more comfortable, welcoming space
Features, Living
October 7, 2025
Metro Creative Services A kitchen is widely recognized as the most popular room in a home. Though it might be true that the hustle and bustle of home life runs through the kitchen, many a memory is ma...
Signs it might be time for a room addition project
Features, Living
October 7, 2025
Metro Creative Services No one enjoys being in cramped quarters. Whether a person battles a legitimate case of claustrophobia when confined in tight spaces or simply prefers a place to stretch out, th...
A guide to fall lawn care for cool-season grasses
Features, Living
October 7, 2025
Metro Creative Services Spring is the season most often associated with lawn care, and for good reason. Grass starts growing in spring, and the season is a great time to fertilize many grasses in the ...
Wedding invitation comes with an unexpected condition
Features
October 7, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I have a special-needs son and cannot travel with him alone. I have also been in a committed relationship for two years. When my aunt’s youngest daughter got married last year, I clearly st...