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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 17, 2025

Stephen A. Gaydos III is accused of taking more than $30,000 through unauthorized use of a bank account. The former Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 president has been charged with stealing mo...

New superintendent hired after long search

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MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

New superintendent hired after long search

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

January 17, 2025

Donald MacFann is the current superintendent at Bethlehem-Center. After months of searching, McKeesport Area has hired Donald MacFann as the district’s superintendent. In a unanimous vote Thursday, th...

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RINGGOLD WRESTLING FANS

January 17, 2025

Young fans watched Ringgold’s wrestlers take on West Mifflin earlier this week. From left are Gage Parfitt, 9, of Finleyville, Cora Wolinski, 3, of Finleyville, Collena Sabol, 9, of Carroll Township, ...

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Corelle layoff date is extended again

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 17, 2025

The first job cuts are now set to take place Feb. 14. Corelle Brand employees who expected to be laid off by this month received a second extension Thursday. In September, employees at the plant and C...

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BVA superintendent responds to online tuberculosis rumors

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

January 17, 2025

Timothy Glasspool said local and state health departments reported no active cases in the area. The Belle Vernon Area School District released a statement Thursday addressing rumors about a student ha...

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To delay or close schools — how officials decide

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

January 17, 2025

Decisions are made early in the morning, and often after discussion among superintendents. Many Mon Valley school districts were closed Thursday due to inclement weather, but “closing” doesn’t mean th...

High school, Sports

Wade wants to add title to scoring honors

By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com

January 17, 2025

She’s leading the nation at 43 PPG and posted 60 against Monessen earlier this week. Clairton’s Iyanna Wade has continued to dazzle this season, maintaining a 40-point-per-game average to once again r...

NHL, Sports

Penguins turn to Blomqvist, Nedeljkovic in net

By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive

January 17, 2025

Tristan Jarry cleared waivers and is back in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. It seemed like an innocuous comment at the moment. But with the benefit of almost nine years, it proved to be insightful. During the...

NHL, Sports

Malkin’s Cup rings discovered in home

By By MICHAEL DIVITTORIO TribLive

January 17, 2025

Allegheny County Police reported that Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin’s Stanley Cup Championship rings, previously thought to have been stolen in a burglary this month, have been located inside...

Sports

PGA Tour to move Genesis Invitational out of Riviera

By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer

January 17, 2025

The PGA Tour is moving the Genesis Invitational out of Riviera next month out of respect for the deadly wildfires that have decimated parts of Los Angeles, including the Pacific Palisades neighborhood...

Obituaries

Dominick V. Vesio – Rostraver Township

January 17, 2025

Dominick V. Vesio, 91, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at the Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela. He was born on July 8, 1933, in Monessen, the son of the late Michael Ange...

Obituaries

Gladys Hunt-Mason – White Oak

January 16, 2025

Gladys Hunt-Mason, 83, of White Oak, died peacefully on Jan. 13, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born in McKeesport, on July 27, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Hunt, Sr. and Ernestine N...