Fayette County Community Action launches campaign
Around The Valley, Features
April 1, 2026
For the MVI In celebration of six decades of service to Fayette County residents, Fayette County Community Action Agency (FCCAA) recently announced the launch of its “$60,000 for 60 Years” Anniversary...
NEWS FROM PENN HIGHLANDS MON VALLEY
Around The Valley, Features
April 1, 2026
WellSpan Health recently announced a significant expansion of its award-winning Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) with Penn Highlands Healthcare becoming its newest member. ACOs work with m...
MVP APRIL SPONSOR OF THE MONTH
Features
April 1, 2026
The Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners is the Mon Valley Paws April sponsor of the month. Shown with Mon Valley Paws member Elmer Spiker representing the commissioners are Rostraver Township po...
Daughter wrongly blames mom for calling the cops
Features
April 1, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I have a grown daughter who is most likely an alcoholic. I am not a doctor, so I really don’t know. We live in different cities. A few years ago, she was sitting on the sidewalk outside her...
Grandma chooses incense over granddaughter’s health
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
April 1, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: My mom has gotten into burning incense lately, and whenever I bring my 10-year-old daughter over, she has an allergic reaction to it. She starts coughing and sneezing and has even gott...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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April 1, 2026
Stand on guard and be ready to act. Your ability to see situations and solutions simultaneously will help you carry out your plans with ease this year. Sticking to the rules will help you dodge tempta...
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April 1, 2026
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, April 1, the 91st day of 2026. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool’s Day. Today in history: On April 1, 1945, American forces launched the amph...
YESTERYEAR
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April 1, 2026
Gail Sheehy, author of “Passages,” at podium, right, reads during the “First Banned Books Read Out” in New York on April 1, 1982. The rally protested censorship by school and public libraries of certa...
Features
April 1, 2026
• Easter bake sale pickups, St. Mary’s Russian Orthodox Church, 330 Shaw Ave., McKeesport, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Charleroi Area Goldenagers meeting, Riverside Place, 303 Chamber Plaza, Charleroi, noon. •...
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
April 1, 2026
The Valley Garden Club held its monthly meeting March 12 at the Lynnwood Lutheran Church in Belle Vernon with 18 members in attendance. President Roxanne Huss presided and led the members in the flag ...
Long live the typewriter
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A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons
By By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer 
April 1, 2026
The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instruct...
Last fish fry raffle on Good Friday
Around The Valley, Features
March 31, 2026
Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish hosted the first of two basket fish fry raffles on Friday at the St. Michael Campus in Elizabeth. The final fish fry for this year at the Queen of the Rosary Ca...
Features
March 31, 2026
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, March 31, the 90th day of 2026. There are 275 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 31, 1968, at the conclusion of a nationally broadcast address on Viet...
Features
March 31, 2026
PennWest University has been recognized as a 2026–27 Military Friendly School, earning a Silver designation in the large public institution category for its commitment to supporting veterans, active-d...
Around The Valley, Features
March 31, 2026
Catholic Diocese of Greensburg announces Holy Week services Christians around the world began the most significant week of the church year on Sunday with the observance of Palm Sunday. As the week pro...
Woman leaves little to the imagination with comment to son
Features
March 31, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are disgusted by something we (and our grandson) have never before encountered. Our ex-daughter-inlaw of 10 years recently told our 16-year-old grandson she kicked her latest ...
Overwhelmed mom can’t take on wedding duties
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
March 31, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: I was asked to be my friend’s maid of honor, and I said no. For context, I said no because I had a baby five months ago and I’m recovering and getting used to now having three young ch...
ARIES
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March 31, 2026
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Take a moment, breathe deeply, relax your mind and body and rethink your next move. Start with baby steps and adjust as you go. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Whatever you choos...
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March 31, 2026
• Food pantry, Peace Lutheran Church, 641 Zimmer Hill Road, Greenock, 9 a.m. to noon. • Rostraver High School Class of 1959 lunch meeting, By George, Monessen, 1 p.m. • Free community dinner, featurin...
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St. Nicholas church to hold Divine Liturgy/ Great Vespers
March 31, 2026
The Donora Public Library board of directors will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the boardroom of the library, 510 Meldon Ave., Donora. M&R Chocolates and Charmaine’s Jewels to be sold at Penn Highlan...