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End of Summer Bash set for today in Donora
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End of Summer Bash set for today in Donora
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 19, 2026
The celebration starts at 2 p.m. today, featuring food, music, fireworks, vendors and a parade. Donora will celebrate 125 years of community today with an expanded version of a longtime tradition. The...
Historical society being revitalized in Charleroi
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Historical society being revitalized in Charleroi
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 19, 2026
Bill Hecklick is leading the effort to preserve the borough’s colorful past. For Bill Hecklick, the effort to breathe new life into the Charleroi Area Historical Society started long before he joined ...
Monessen Midget Football recognition night
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Monessen Midget Football recognition night
September 19, 2026
Members of the Monessen Midget League Division 3 football team wait to take the field to be introduced before Friday night’s high school varsity game against Fort Cherry at Monessen Stadium. Division ...
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Love Your Library Month being celebrated in McKeesport
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Love Your Library Month being celebrated in McKeesport
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 19, 2026
The Carnegie Library of McKeesport is holding events throughout September. For areas like McKeesport, libraries are a space for community camaraderie, not just for books, and the city’s library is cel...
New bat box in place at City Park in Monessen
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New bat box in place at City Park in Monessen
By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
September 19, 2026
It helps keep the bats away from residential areas and gives them a safe place to stay. A bat box recently installed at Monessen’s City Park was provided by CNX Bat Stewardship to address a problem af...
Single-vehicle crash on I-70
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Single-vehicle crash on I-70
September 19, 2026
Emergency crews from Belle Vernon Fire Company, Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company, North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services and the Pennsylvania ...
Sports
Thompson’s TD lifts EF past Waynesburg Central
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Thompson’s TD lifts EF past Waynesburg Central
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 19, 2026
The Warriors survived as the teams combined for 31 points in the game’s final 12 minutes. The early-season matchup between unbeatens in Class 3A’s Interstate Conference lived up to its top billing Fri...
Secrest stars as Frazier grounds Rockets
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Secrest stars as Frazier grounds Rockets
By By PAUL BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
September 19, 2026
He threw for four TDs and ran for three more in the Commodores’ 46-7 win. The start of Friday night’s game between Jefferson- Morgan and host Frazier was delayed nearly half an hour because of the lat...
Hounds get ‘statement win’ over Fort Cherry
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Hounds get ‘statement win’ over Fort Cherry
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 19, 2026
Monessen topped the traditional Class 1A power in its Black Hills Conference opener. When Wade Brown took over Monessen six years ago, he wanted to revive a winning tradition and put the Greyhounds ba...
BVA defense shuts down Burrell in 35-0 victory
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BVA defense shuts down Burrell in 35-0 victory
By By LIAM BELAN MVI Sports 
September 19, 2026
They gave up just 68 yards on the ground to one of the WPIAL’s best rushing teams. Entering Friday night’s battle with Burrell, the Belle Vernon defense knew it would have to deal with a lethal rushin...
Obituaries
Nancy L. Koteles Necciai – New Eagle
Obituaries
Nancy L. Koteles Necciai – New Eagle
September 19, 2026
Nancy L. Koteles Necciai, 84, of New Eagle, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at the Halcyon Nursing Home, in Brid geville. She was born in the Pittsb urgh area on April 28, 1942, a daughter o...
Obituaries
Charles ‘Chuckie’ W. Olkonen Sr. – Charleroi
September 19, 2026
Charles “Chuckie” W. Olkonen Sr., 75, of Charleroi, died unexpectedly on Sept. 15, 2026. He was born Feb. 28, 1951, at Mon Valley Hospital, son of the late Walter W. Olkonen and Josephine Danca Hurst....