Newell’s Fun Day featured the most unique parade which parade goers claimed was the funnest and wetest Saturday. Hometown News editor Shannon Sayre was able to capture each entry before they fired their water guns. As soon as she snapped…
……We have a mystery dear readers! George Hines brought Shannon a print ad he had found from a newspaper of years ago. It was a “Vote for John D. Herron” ad that was unique. It described what he did and…
David Allen Stanak, 61, of New Cumberland, WV passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at home. He was born January 17, 1963 in Weirton, WV a son of the late Brenda Marlene Helmick and Walter George Stanak. …
The winners of five derbies in their most recent starts are among the 38 3-year-olds nominated to the $500,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby, which will be held Aug. 4 at Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Races. The 2024 West Virginia…
The JDRIV Career Center graduated its 2024 class of Practical Nursing which included (front, L-R)Carley DiGiacinto, Kiara Stevens, Alessia Richmond and Aaliyah Mitchell. (Second row, L-R) Lindsey Amberstone, Carlie Buchanan, Bailey Stead, Jordan Bernandini and Maritta Irvin “We are very…
With three members participating via phone, the Hancock County School Board acted on personnel appointments, transfers and resignations going into the 24/25 school year. In attendance were Board members Gerard Spencer and Randy Swartzmiller while members Chris Gillette, Ed Fields…
The recent eleven-hour power outage experience, at least for those of us on Second Avenue, New Cumberland, happened on a 94-degree Sunday afternoon. Groans could be heard coming from everywhere. However, an amazing happening ensued. People came out of the…
The Hancock County Family Support Center invites the public to join in learning more about Medicaid benefits with Aetna, Unicare and The Healthplan in attendance. The event takes place on on August 9th from 12-2pm at the Chester City Building…
……..My daughter has become a city farmer? Well, that seems like an oxymoron, but all the years she spent living “out the highway” as we locals say, she never once had a garden. While she enjoyed the veggies of her…