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EF approves budget with 4.9% tax hike
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EF approves budget with 4.9% tax hike
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 30, 2026
It passed by a 5-3 margin Monday evening after two previous meetings were continued. Meeting for the third time in the past week, the Elizabeth Forward school board passed its original budget proposal...
Cooling centers open as heat wave hits Mon Valley
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Cooling centers open as heat wave hits Mon Valley
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 30, 2026
There are several places to keep cool with temperatures set to rise well above 90 degrees. The Pittsburgh area, along with much of the eastern United States, will experience scorching temperatures tha...
Escaping the heat at Pine Cove Beach Club
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Escaping the heat at Pine Cove Beach Club
June 30, 2026
Head lifeguard Carli Reisinger, center, cools off Monday afternoon with Aubree George, 8, front left, MaKenna Bonelli, 10, back left, Peyton Bonelli, 8, and Cason Bonelli, 7, of California, Pa., at Pi...
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Elizabeth area soldiers served bravely in the Battle of Gettysburg
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AMERICA AT 250: OUR VALLEY’S STORIES
Elizabeth area soldiers served bravely in the Battle of Gettysburg
June 30, 2026
By LARRY GILBERT For the MVI Late in the afternoon of July 2, 1863, as the Battle of Gettysburg roared into its second day, a group of young men from Elizabeth Township found themselves in the middle ...
Communities around the Valley to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
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Communities around the Valley to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
June 30, 2026
By the MVI Pull up a lawn chair, it’s time to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and watch some fireworks. Many community celebrations are planned around the Mon Valley to not only celebrate the Fo...
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Nine-run 5th leads TJ past Smithfield
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Nine-run 5th leads TJ past Smithfield
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 30, 2026
After losing on a walkoff in the conclusion of June 4’s matchup, Post 935 dominated the nightcap Monday. Thomas Jefferson Post 935 knew that it was facing a strong pitcher in Smithfield-Fairchance’s M...
Lessman, Magicians shut out Mill Run
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LOCAL ROUNDUP
Lessman, Magicians shut out Mill Run
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 30, 2026
Remington Lessman starred on the mound and at the plate Monday, firing a two-hit shutout and belting a solo home run to lead the Charleroi Magicians to a 6-0 Fayette County League victory over Mill Ru...
Upset in Boston: Paraguay stuns Germany in penalty shootout
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Upset in Boston: Paraguay stuns Germany in penalty shootout
June 30, 2026
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — José Canale wasn’t in the starting lineup in either of his previous two appearances for Paraguay in this World Cup. He made his first start a memorable one. Canale scored on t...
Valdez homers again as Pirates rally from 5-0 deficit
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Valdez homers again as Pirates rally from 5-0 deficit
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 30, 2026
Judging by their mid-May sweep at PNC Park, the Philadelphia Phillies undoubtedly got the best of their crossstate rival Pittsburgh Pirates when the two clubs last met. Monday in Philadelphia, as a fo...
Obituaries
Billie Jim Corbin – New Eagle
Obituaries
Billie Jim Corbin – New Eagle
June 30, 2026
Billie Jim Corbin, 74, of New Eagle, died Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Feb. 10, 1952, in New Eagle, a daughter of James and Mild red Fine Miller. Billie ...
Frances ‘Fran’ Hohn – Monongahela
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Frances ‘Fran’ Hohn – Monongahela
June 30, 2026
Frances “Fran” Hohn, 97, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Residence at Hilltop in Monongahela.  Fran was born on June 17, 1929, at Washington Hospital to Joseph and...