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March 26, 2026

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March 26, 2026
Find out what happens at the Monessen Council meeting in tomorrow’s Mon Valley Independent.
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EF hopeful cyber charter school funding reform will benefit district
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 26, 2026
The Elizabeth Forward Regional Republican Committee also questioned the board about the high school construction. Elizabeth Forward School Board Director Thomas Sharkey shared a study done by the Penn...
Belle Vernon Boy Scouts burn flags in retirement ceremony
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Belle Vernon Boy Scouts burn flags in retirement ceremony
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 26, 2026
Members of the Fairhope Rod & Gun Club helped scouts from Troop 1543 burn about 100 American flags. Nine young Boy Scouts came together to burn around 100 American flags Wednesday, in a special flag r...
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Pa. House passes bill to raise minimum wage
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 26, 2026
The bill would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $11 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2027, then to $13 in 2028, and $15 in 2029. A proposal to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by...