Shoppers find new ways to stretch their holiday dollar

By By SARAH JENKINS For the AP

The 2025 holiday season arrives with a mix of excitement and caution. Approximately 1 in 3 shoppers who used credit cards for holiday shopping in 2024 still haven’t paid off those balances, and 10% are still paying off their previous year’s spending. Many Americans still want to celebrate, but financial stress shapes how they plan to do it.

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Celebrating Juneteenth In Monessen

June 22, 2026

Nehemiah of Monessen hosted a Juneteenth celebration Saturday at the city’s Anthony E. Madison Sr. Veterans Memorial Park. The free event featured food and craft vendors and entertainment. Enjoying c...

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Rockin’ on the Mon RiverFest heats up the aquatorium

June 22, 2026

The third annual Rockin’ on the Mon RiverFest returned to the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium on Saturday featuring headliner Thomas Gabriel (pictured), the grandson of Johnny Cash, along with openers DuShan...

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Election board languishing as Gov. Shapiro fails to appoint new members

June 22, 2026

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‘Toy Story 5’ rakes in biggest box-office debut of the year

June 22, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — “Toy Story” still has a friend in moviegoers. The fifth installment in the Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily...

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Legal issues affect potential sale of White Oak property

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

June 22, 2026

A prospective buyer brought the situation to council’s attention in April. A White Oak resident is hoping to resolve issues with a property that she wants to buy. The resident asked council in April i...

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House Energy Committee advances electric grid bills

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

June 22, 2026

Legislation sponsored by Rep. John Inglis would set strict deadlines for interconnection studies. Last week, the state House Energy Committee advanced two pieces of legislation that would leverage the...