Pet day at sunflower festival
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
July 25, 2025
Jake, a golden retriever, takes in the sights and scents among the sunflowers during Pet Day at the Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival in Forward Township on Thursday. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independ...
Charleroi’s Corelle plant may get new life
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2025
There are conflicting reports about a potential reopening that would bring back 250 jobs. The Corelle Brands glass plant in Charleroi, which shut down in April, may reopen with a new owner. A source c...
Pharmacies disappearing across Pennsylvania
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July 25, 2025
Pharmacists claim insurance reimbursements fail to cover their costs and a new law isn’t enough to reverse the trend. By ED MAHON Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Hundreds of pharmacies across Pennsylvania h...
Story time with the Washington County Dairy Princess
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July 25, 2025
Washington County Dairy Princess Grace Hutchin of Bentleyville reads “Right This Very Minute: A Table-to-Farm Book About Food and Farming” to children at Charleroi Area Public Library Thursday afterno...
Monessen road reopens after sinkhole filled
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2025
Mayor Ron Mozer said at Thursday’s council meeting that drivers can use State Road again. Monessen Mayor Ron Mozer had some good news during Thursday’s council meeting, announcing that State Road, whi...
Liberty Borough to update 75-year-old fowl ordinance
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July 25, 2025
Mayor Larry Sikorski said one owner of chickens “isn’t playing by the rules.” By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI Liberty Borough officials are planning an update of their fowl ordinance. The two-page ordi...
Several churches joining forces for VBS
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2025
It will take place beginning Monday at White Oak Park. Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church in White Oak is partnering with several area churches and ministries for its fifth annual Community Vacation ...
Pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan dies at 71
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July 25, 2025
He was one of the biggest stars in the history of the industry and had success in other ventures. CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf- wearing, bicep-busting icon of profess...
Politics
By By MATT O?BRIEN AP Technology Writer 
July 25, 2025
Tech companies looking to sell their artificial intelligence technology to the federal government must now contend with a new regulatory hurdle: prove their chatbots aren’t “woke.” President Donald Tr...
Politics
July 25, 2025
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN. On Wednesday, Saint Vincent College in Unity became the center of the Pittsburgh Steelers universe as players arrived on the scene for their annual training camp. This is wh...
Crusade on comedy is no laughing matter
Politics
July 25, 2025
Humor has always been a central element of any successful political system. Dating back to ancient Rome, jesters and fools have often been the only truth-tellers who could say out loud, “The emperor h...
Oliver the Office Cat raises money once again
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July 24, 2025
California-area celebrity Oliver the Office Cat, often seen at attorney Lisa Buday’s law office, celebrated his 10th birthday Wednesday evening at the borough’s Hollywood Pavilion. His annual party is...
Judge refuses to end lawsuit by U.S. Steel, Nippon against Cleveland-Cliffs
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July 24, 2025
U.S. Steel and Nippon filed a federal lawsuit in March against Cleveland-Cliffs, its president, Lourenco Goncalves, and United Steelworkers President David McCall. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive Despite ...
Project to uncover abandoned wells in the Mon Valley
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 24, 2025
Environmental Defense Fund and Moms Clean Air Force, alongside contractors, will be working in Charleroi and other areas to identify undocumented orphan and abandoned oil and gas wells. Residents in C...
Local legislators take action after pet cremation scandal
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 24, 2025
The Protection Act allows the appropriate licensing board to suspend or revoke licenses for noncompliance. In response to disturbing allegations and criminal charges involving the mishandling of pet r...