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Elizabeth Township commissioners, residents respond to data center report
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Elizabeth Township commissioners, residents respond to data center report
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 6, 2026
A town hall meeting to address questions from the community has been scheduled for Oct. 13. After records made public Monday about discussions of a possible data center in Elizabeth Township, commissi...
Donora preparing for Fall Festival & Carnival
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Donora preparing for Fall Festival & Carnival
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 6, 2026
Live music, rides and food will be part of the five-day celebration at Palmer Park, which begins Wednesday. The midway will light up after dark, music will carry across Palmer Park and fire pits will ...
BVA celebrates Pink Out and Youth Night
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BVA celebrates Pink Out and Youth Night
October 6, 2026
Belle Vernon Area held its annual Pink Out and Youth Night at Monday’s girls soccer game. Courtney Martin runs through a tunnel made by the middle school girls soccer team and youth league players. Ph...
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Clock ticking for skill games as lawmakers come up empty on regulations
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Clock ticking for skill games as lawmakers come up empty on regulations
By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
October 6, 2026
The machines will become illegal and could be seized if new legislation isn’t passed by Oct. 13. With a skill game removal deadline looming Oct. 13, state lawmakers are working toward legislation that...
BVA homecoming royalty
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BVA homecoming royalty
October 6, 2026
Belle Vernon Area High School will celebrate homecoming Friday when the Leopards take on the Mount Pleasant Area Vikings at 7 p.m. The homecoming king will be announced at the school’s homecoming asse...
New cfsbank branch opens in California
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New cfsbank branch opens in California
October 6, 2026
The bank opened its doors Friday at 256 Third St. For the MVI A new bank officially opened its doors to the community in California. The newest branch of cfsbank celebrated its opening on Friday at 25...
Sports
Leps, Jags tie despite Belle Vernon’s dominant play
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Leps, Jags tie despite Belle Vernon’s dominant play
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 6, 2026
The Leopards finished with 17 shots on goal and 34 total shots in the game against the Jagaurs. The Belle Vernon girls soccer team dominated just about every facet of Monday’s game against Thomas Jeff...
Pens suffer first loss after Jets score three in third
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Pens suffer first loss after Jets score three in third
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 6, 2026
Even if they’re each from Russia, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Egor Chinakhov is still getting to know his teammate, rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov. But even with limited familiarity, Chinakhov is c...
McCarthy: ‘Need to clean our own house’
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McCarthy: ‘Need to clean our own house’
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 6, 2026
Mike McCarthy spent his weekend watching film from the first four games of the season for the Pittsburgh Steelers team he coaches. The report of what he noticed didn’t necessarily sound like a glowing...
Belle Vernon XC girls wrap up third straight section title
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Belle Vernon XC girls wrap up third straight section title
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 6, 2026
Belle Vernon’s girls cross country team wrapped up its third consecutive section championship with a pair of victories over Steel Valley and GCC. The Leopards defeated Steel Valley, 15-50, and GCC, 22...
Obituaries
Jean M. Ashbaugh – Belle Vernon
Obituaries
Jean M. Ashbaugh – Belle Vernon
October 6, 2026
Jean M. Ashbaugh, 77, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. A daugh ter of the late Charles and Goldie Schultz Kelly, she was born in New Eagle on Feb. 11, 1949. Formerl...
Ronald Edward Croushore – Rostraver Township
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Ronald Edward Croushore – Rostraver Township
October 6, 2026
Ronald Edward Croushore, 87, of Rostraver Township, passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Born June 29, 1939, in Mt. Pleasant, Pa., he was the son of the late Edward F. Croushore and Dorothy Dodson Crou...