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Consolidation addressed at BVA town hall

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

April 21, 2026

The session with school district leaders attracted roughly 50 people in person and another 114 online. Around 50 residents and parents in the Belle Vernon Area School District attended a town hall Mon...

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Death of Haitian immigrant still an unsettling mystery 7 weeks later

April 21, 2026

By Sophia Lucente Pittsburgh's Public Source Heather Wasler is surrounded by the sound of hymns sung in Haitian Creole when she attends weekly Presbyterian service at the Hope New Worshiping Community...

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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

April 21, 2026

Theo Lodge, center, holds a sign Monday while surrounded by fellow participants during PennWest California’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. Students and campus organizations joined the annual awarene...

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White Oak, South Versailles combine for joint venture

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

April 21, 2026

The boroughs will work together in developing projects for the future. White Oak announced a joint project with South Versailles during Monday’s council meeting. The project, which has been in the wor...

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MMVTA to offer expanded NFL Draft service

April 21, 2026

Trips to the draft site in Pittsburgh are scheduled for Thursday and Friday with a $4 one-way fee. By the MVI The Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority will operate expanded service Thursday and Friday dur...

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Golf tournament to support service dogs for veterans

April 21, 2026

The fourth annual golf tournament to support service dogs for veterans is set for May 16 at Quicksilver Golf Club, 2000 Quicksilver Rd., Midway. Life Changing Service Dogs For Veterans (LCSDFV), a Pit...

High school, Sports

Eagles pound Jayhawks again

By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com

April 21, 2026

Kelly Morrissey allowed two hits and fanned 15 Jayhawks as the Eagles get closer to section title. Two of the top pitchers in Class 1A went head-to-head Monday in Port Vue, as Serra Catholic’s Kelly M...

High school, Sports

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Bearcats stay unbeaten in Section 4

By JEREMY SELLEW

April 21, 2026

Elizabeth Forward clinched the Section 2-4A championship outright Mondayh with a 13-5 win over Belle Vernon, powered by a big offensive night and three home runs. The Warriors (12-1, 11-0) jumped on t...

NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports

Flyers shut out Penguins to take 2-0 series lead

April 21, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots, rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game and the Philadelphia Flyers shut out Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Monday ni...

Sports, Sports Columns

SPORTLIGHT

Missing my friend Randy Giannini

By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports

April 21, 2026

One of my favorite stories about Randy Giannini? Sure. It goes this way … Randy would often stop in at my desk at The Valley Independent to say ‘hi’ or talk local sports because there was no bigger lo...

Obituaries

Karen L. Greenwood – Rostraver Township

April 18, 2026

Karen L. Greenwood, 85, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Born in Charleroi on April 9, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Yvonne Griffith Hoffman. Karen was a regis...

Obituaries

Elizabeth ‘Betty’ McFall Canigiani – Belle Vernon

April 18, 2026

Elizabeth “Betty” McFall Canigiani, 82, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Born Sept. 1, 1942, in Seld o m Seen, Belle Vernon, Betty’s first job was as an ush...