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EF approves tentative budget with tax increase
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EF approves tentative budget with tax increase
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 21, 2026
Several staffing positions were eliminated and two administrators resigned from their positions. The proposed general fund budget for the 2026-27 school year passed unanimously at Elizabeth Forward, a...
Charleroi Area budget holds the line on taxes
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Charleroi Area budget holds the line on taxes
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 21, 2026
District officials said retiree and replacement staffing changes helped reduce costs. Rising cyber school charter tuition, health care expenses and special education costs continue to pressure the Cha...
McKeesport Area prom royalty
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McKeesport Area prom royalty
May 21, 2026
McKeesport Area High School will celebrate prom tonight. Shown are members of the 2026 prom court, front row, from left, Teagan Gallagher, Kelsey Alesius, Ni’Zhay Jefferson, Rakihya Freeman and Kimia ...
Water main break in McKeesport
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Water main break in McKeesport
May 21, 2026
Drivers are alerted to use caution in downtown McKeesport as crews work to resolve a water main break on Walnut Street. As of press time Wednesday, the road was closed between Lysle Boulevard and Sixt...
Monongahela Main Street project will tell the stories behind historic buildings
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Monongahela Main Street project will tell the stories behind historic buildings
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 21, 2026
MMSP’s Rivers of Steel project will include the development of a series of “storytelling posters” designed to be placed throughout store windows. The Monongahela Main Street Program is in the final st...
Sports
Warriors returning to WPIAL Class 4A title game
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Warriors returning to WPIAL Class 4A title game
By By JACK HVOZDIK MVI Sports 
May 21, 2026
Brayden Kollar’s RBI single in the bottom of the sixth was the deciding run in EF’s semifinal win. Elizabeth Forward erased a tworun deficit with a clutch fifth inning and then leaned on timely defens...
Serra Catholic downed by unbeaten Centurions
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Serra Catholic downed by unbeaten Centurions
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
May 21, 2026
Greensburg Central Catholic’s baseball playoff game was given a noon start Wednesday to accommodate the school’s graduation later in the day. Several Centurions will try to add championship rings to t...
Powerhouses Bentworth, Char-Houston meet in semi
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Powerhouses Bentworth, Char-Houston meet in semi
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 21, 2026
When it comes to high school softball this late in the postseason, a team needs a dependable X-factor. Bentworth doesn’t have to look too far to find its X-factor, as junior hurler Sydney Gonglik can ...
Warriors, Talbots face off again in WPIAL semifinal
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Warriors, Talbots face off again in WPIAL semifinal
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 21, 2026
For the second time in three seasons, the Elizabeth Forward and Hampton softball teams will face off in a big WPIAL Class 4A softball game. This time, the Warriors and Talbots are vying for a spot in ...
Obituaries
Colette (DiBiasi) Bruce – Donora
Obituaries
Colette (DiBiasi) Bruce – Donora
May 21, 2026
Colette (DiBiasi) Bruce, 69, of Donora, passed away on Tuesday May 19, 2026, at home, surrounded by family. She was born Sept. 24, 1956, in Donora, daughter of the late Nunzio A. and Jane (DeRosa) DiB...
James W. Russell Jr. – formerly of Belle Vernon
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James W. Russell Jr. – formerly of Belle Vernon
May 21, 2026
James W. Russell Jr., 73, formerly of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, passed away on May 8, 2026, in Fuquay Varina, N.C. Born Dec. 13, 1952, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James W....