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Veterans Day services around the Valley
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Veterans Day services around the Valley
November 7, 2026
Numerous events are planned to mark Veterans Day around the Mon Valley and Pittsburgh area. Here is a look at some events scheduled to commemorate Veterans Day: Chess Park to be renamed at Monongahela...
Charleroi Area School District honors local veterans
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Charleroi Area School District honors local veterans
November 7, 2026
Charleroi Area School District hosted a veterans breakfast Friday morning in the alumni room. Charleroi Elementary Center fifth-graders made signs to welcome the veterans. Displaying their signs are L...
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AP Delsandro committee donates to Mon Valley Youth and Teen Association
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AP Delsandro committee donates to Mon Valley Youth and Teen Association
November 7, 2026
Thanks to the generosity of donors and fundraiser participants, The AP Delsandro Veterans Memorial Committee donated $2,500 to the Mon Valley Youth and Teen Association. Mary Anne Bandalo, executive d...
Dinner fundraiser launches Mon Valley Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign
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Dinner fundraiser launches Mon Valley Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign
By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
November 7, 2026
The organization has increased this year’s goal to $60,000. The Mon Valley Salvation Army received a lot of community support at its second annual Red Kettle kickoff dinner Thursday night. The event l...
Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services instructor honored for EMS education
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Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services instructor honored for EMS education
November 7, 2026
RWNES President Jan Merlino received the Dr. Walt Stoy Excellence in Education Award. By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com Jan Merlino has spent more than four decades teaching emergency...
Sports
BVA shakes off early error, routs SSA
High school, Sports
BVA shakes off early error, routs SSA
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 7, 2026
Chace Petrosky’s three TD runs in the second quarter helped the Leopards pull away. It may have been a slow start for No. 4 seed Belle Vernon in its WPIAL Class 3A first-round game against Shady Side ...
Robinson, Spell run over Blackhawk in 48-16 win
High school, Sports
Robinson, Spell run over Blackhawk in 48-16 win
By By BRENNAN VALLADARES bvalladares@yourmvi.com 
November 7, 2026
The McKeesport running backs each had two TDs. Tyshawn Robinson has been No. 2 behind the nation’s top running back, Kemon Spell, for his first two years of high school football. As a freshman, Robins...
Trojans take over in second half to beat Northgate
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Trojans take over in second half to beat Northgate
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
November 7, 2026
Alan Dennis and Chase Shemansky both found the end zone in the 16-7 victory. Trailing 7-0 at halftime of its WPIAL Class 1A first-round matchup against visiting Northgate, there was no big, cinematic ...
Brown gets first playoff win with Greyhounds
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Brown gets first playoff win with Greyhounds
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD TribLive 
November 7, 2026
Monessen’s defense posted a shutout in the upset of Jeannette. It was a day to celebrate for the Monessen football program. The No. 10 Greyhounds used a big pass late in the first half and a stingy de...
Obituaries
Michael William Skirpan – Monessen
Obituaries
Michael William Skirpan – Monessen
November 7, 2026
Michael William Skirpan, age 73 years, son of the late Michael J and Emma “Betty” Skirpan, passed away on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Michael was a ...
Janis Brenda Komar Galbraith-Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Monessen
Obituaries
Janis Brenda Komar Galbraith-Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Monessen
November 7, 2026
Janis Brenda Komar Galbraith, lovingly known as Jan, passed away on Nov. 4, 2026. Born on Feb. 23, 1940, in Monessen, Pa., Jan gradu ated from Monessen High School, Class of 1958, and Slippery Rock St...