New Cumberland Mayor Will White is enjoying the tremendous crowd that showed up for Saturday’s Riverfest. The perfect weather allowed for Ohio River breezes and a record number of vendors offered a variety of goods and food options. Fireworks will be featured tonite and Sunday’s program features the community church service and Little Miss New…

A change took place in the County Commission meetings so small that I didn’t take note until I began to miss the supportive details I needed. Under all Commissions I have covered in 13 years a packet was provided the media. It included the agenda and all the supportive documents and usually ranged from 15…

All three Hancock County Commissioners voted to formally adopt Roberts’ Rules of Order at Friday’s meeting. Although Commission President Eron Chek had said they had been previously adopted by the Commission years ago, Chek said no record could be found. They spoke with former Commissioner John Sorrenti, who provided training on Roberts; Rules on a…

Lyndon Graf, 17, is Oak Glen High School’s Lion Scholar for September 2026. Lyndon is the son of Jim and Lora Graf and resides in New Cumberland. Lyndon has maintained a 4.0 GPA and has been a member of the National Honor Society for two years. He has also served on the Prom Committee for…

I’m not sure when I realized I was in love with my hometown; its residents; and the small town values that permeated the actions of its residents. I do know that by the time I was a young mother, I fully embraced the extended sense of family that I felt in this small community where…

WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center Performs First Bariatric Procedure WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center’s operating room reached an exciting milestone this week, performing its first bariatric procedure and marking a new chapter in the hospital’s continued expansion of services for patients throughout the area. Dr. Mustapha Daouadi performed the first procedure Tuesday morning on a…

House of Delegates – District 1 (This opportunity for the House candidates to bring their views to our readers was extended to both candidates, Del. Pat McGeehan (R) and Quincy Wilson (D). Mr. Wilson did not respond despite several reminders while Del. McGeehan’s response follows. Candidate: Pat McGeehan Home Address:  532 River Street Chester, WV…

Governor Patrick Morrisey stopped by New Cumberland City Building to present the City with a check for $1.2 million to pave the City streets. And, with the Dept. of Highways in attendance, Morrisey said the money would be drawn down immediately and the project could get started. Morrisey set a Thanksgiving completion date for the…

CHESTER – The Chester Beautification Committee is pleased to announce that after months of anticipation, a new “Almost Heaven” sign finally has been installed in the City of Chester. Longtime Chester resident Don Chaney had the original sign constructed on the hillside in front of his log cabin home shortly after the opening of the…

The city of New Cumberland will hold its annual Riverfest on Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, along River Avenue in downtown New Cumberland. On Saturday, early birds can enjoy coffee at Prestinn’s Coffee Pop Up from 8 am until noon in the Davis Brothers parking lot while runners begin lining up at the…

Data Centers are creeping our way. Carbon-capture is touted as the answer to storage of carbon or a method of drilling under residents property without their consent. Clean air and water are more a priority than ever. Hey, climate change is real! We are the stewards of the land God has given us. Let’s make…

……The season is upon us for ghosts and goblins, inflammatory political rhetoric and my most hated election tactic of all….push polls. …….What is a push poll? It’s a campaign marketing technique all dressed up in neutral garb intended to provide you with a favorable opinion of the candidate who is footing the bill. I got…

County voters will select their Butler District County Commissioner in November. The incumbent in that district, Eron Chek, was defeated by Ronnie Jones (R) in the primary. Brianne Bates , democrat, and Ronnie Jones, republican, will face off for the seat and we will propose the following questions to them. **The County originally got 2%…

from Tim Reinard Cheating must never pay. When results were not honored in Ukraine or Serbia or Brazil, people had to mass mobilize in the streets to enforce election results. We may have to do that here. That is part of the reason and tactic for not having a mass protest but rather smaller events.…

The Practical Nursing Department at the John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center held its 2026 graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 25th, at Oak Glen High School. First Row left to right: Paydon Conley, Hannah Szczerbinski, Giannah Haushalter, Kaylee Vankirk, Denita Dancy Second Row left to right: Nadine Acantilado, Angela Hunt Third Row left to right:…

The television and I have always had a complicated relationship. I loved to watch it, but hated the way it looked in the room where I watched it. I think it’s genetic. My mother enjoyed the tv, but did not like the way it looked in her carefully curated living room. Me, neither. ……. So…

We’re a short six weeks’ away from casting our ballots for the candidate we feel will do the best job. It’s a General Election and there are not too many decisions to be made since many races were decided in the primary. What races remain, House of Delegates, State Senate, County Commissioner and US Senate,…

While November 3, 2026 is Election Day, there are dates preceeding November 3 that makes voting convenient and accessible: October 13 – Deadline to register to vote by mail or computer October 13 – Deadling to register to vote in person October 21 – Early voting begins during business hours at the Hancock County Election…