High school, Sports
July 8, 2025
BASEBALL RECAP

Mill Run handles Yough Valley

By JEREMY SELLEW 

Mill Run combined early offense with a dominant complete-game performance from Beau Bigam to secure a 5-1 win over the Youghiogheny Valley Bulldogs on Monday.

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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 2, 2026
Steel Strong Community FCU will begin renovations on the Market Street site. The former Rite Aid building at 300 Market St. in Elizabeth Borough has been purchased by Steel Strong Community Federal Cr...
Pennsylvania tries to contain the cost of housing
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By By CHARLOTTE KEITH Spotlight PA 
February 2, 2026
Members of Gov. Shapiro’s administration spent the past year taking feedback from advocates, experts and local officials. HARRISBURG — Rents are soaring, homelessness is rising, and homeownership is o...
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February 2, 2026
We’ll have coverage of the National Day of Racial Healing in Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent.
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February 2, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official played down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying Sunday that the existence of “horrible pho...
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February 2, 2026
EVERYONE KNOWS 2026 is an important election year. It is a midterm, carrying the familiar post-presidential pressure that takes the political temperature of the country. In Pennsylvania, it is also a ...