Sports
January 9, 2025
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 5 p.m. - CBSSN — UNC-Greensboro at Chattanooga 6 p.m. - BTN — Oregon at Ohio St. 6 p.m. - FS1 — Purdue at Rutgers 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Elon at William & Mary 8 p.m. - BTN — Washin...
Sports
January 9, 2025
2005 • Sunday – no paper. 1995 • The Cal U men’s basketball team opens the PSAC West Division season at Slippery Rock. A few days ago, Cal avenged a 21-point loss at unbeaten Millersville with a convi...
Sports
January 9, 2025
BVA MS boys sweep by Scotties The Belle Vernon Area Middle School basketball team shook off the holiday rust after three weeks without a game and swept by visiting Southmoreland Wednesday. The 8th-gra...
Extra
January 9, 2025
By JAIMIE DING, CHRISTOPHER WEBER AND JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force Wednesday after setting off a desperate escape ...
Politics
January 9, 2025
By BILL BARROW AND DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is the consummate Washington insider. Jimmy Carter was anything but. Yet the 46th and 39th U.S. presidents had a deca...
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January 8, 2025
Norm Baker played in the snow with his grandkids, Anthony Matinko, 12, Tommy Degnan, 8, Anita McGrew, 7, and Violet McGrew, 5, MondaNorm Baker played in the snow with his grandkids, Anthony Matinko, 1...
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By SARAH PELLIS 
January 8, 2025
Both parties had an equal number in the House due to a health issue involving Democrat Matthew Gergely of McKeesport. A new legislative session started Tuesday in Harrisburg, with swearing-in day. Tue...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 8, 2025
Supervisor Dave Magiske has rescinded the resignation that he announced in November. Forward Township has agreed on a spending plan this year — though it’s a bit confusing whether or not there’s a tax...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 8, 2025
Residents had been complaining about the 9 a.m. start time, which was adopted when the pandemic began in 2020. After four years of meeting early in the morning, supervisors in Carroll Township have li...
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Ronald Amati, owner of Spartan Environmental Inc. and president and CEO of the Amati Group, presents a $5,000 donation to Salvation Army Capt. Kara Martin. Submitted
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 8, 2025
Capt. Kara Martin said Mon Valley residents responded to a last-minute request for donations. The Mon Valley Salvation Army started off the new year with some good news — it has met a majority of its ...
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MONESSEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
January 8, 2025
Final decisions on what will be included will be made next month. Monessen school board will narrow down the scope of work for the district’s upcoming project to update its aging infrastructure and mo...
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 8, 2025
This story originally appeared in a previous electronic only edition. Improvements are coming to McKeesport Area High School, including an upgrade to the entrance area and new light fixtures in the au...
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January 8, 2025
On Thursday (Jan. 9), the United States Postal Service will suspend regular mail delivery and retail services to observe a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. Due to the postal...
News
January 8, 2025
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to reject a bid by Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel on national security grounds isn’t the first time friction over trade and investment has irked ...
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 8, 2025
Maggie Spell’s 22 points led a balanced attack for Thomas Jefferson in its win over the Black Hawks. Thomas Jefferson girls basketball coach Matt Gould wants his team to hustle and find open teammates...
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
January 8, 2025
Monessen’s relentless full-court press set the tone early in their matchup against Environmental Charter, paving the way for a commanding 7433 victory for the Greyhounds Tuesday night. From the outset...
Sports, Sports Columns
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 8, 2025
During his career as a basketball player at Ringgold and later the University of Pittsburgh, Scott Nedrow won his share of honors and accolades. But he counts his next award to be among his most cheri...
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
January 8, 2025
Tyler Basic scored 18 points as Elizabeth Forward rebounded from “silly loss” to Belle Vernon. The best recipe after a heartbreaking loss to a rival is as simple as the next game. There was no hangove...
Politics
January 8, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20. For now, his days in Mar-a-Lago are filled with getting ready to be president — meetings with aides, nominees, and world leaders. (The Ital...