OBITUARTY: ELMER KELLER
Our family heritage of joy, sharing and love will live on through the memory of our loved one. Elmer (Rick) Keller Jr. 91 of Chester, passed into glory on July 16, 2024. He was born on July 13, 1933, in…
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“PLAY BALL!” GROUNDBREAKING HELD
It was a glorious day for former Hancock County Superintendent Sue Smith as she lifted the shovel and broke ground for improvements to the Suzan L. Smith Field of Dreams. The Board of Education has allocated $3 million to install…
RYAN WELLS ACCEPTS POSITION IN EAST PALESTINE
Ryan Wells has been named Assistant Principal/Athletic Director of East Palestine High School in East Palestine, Ohio. The Assistant Principal of Oak Glen Middle School, Wells’ resignation effective July 31, 2024 from that position and Girls’ Track Coach at Oak…
LIONS PULLED PORK SET FOR JULY 27
The next New Cumberland Lions Club Pulled Pork Takeout event is scheduled for Saturday, July 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Swaney Memorial Library in New Cumberland. A Pulled Pork Sandwich – with…
WVNCC EXPANDS HVACR TO WEIRTON CAMPUS
WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is announcing the expansion of its HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration) program to the Weirton Campus starting this fall semester. Classes will commence on August 26, 2024. WVNCC has…
NEWELL FUN DAY “ALL WET”
Wild and wonderful West Virginia will transform into Wet, Wild & Wonderful West Virginia on August 3 thanks to an idea brought to our State from a resident who relocated from Idaho. Heather Culig who along with her husband ,…
NEWSLETTER TO INCREASE TO MONDAY AND THURSDAY PUBLICATION
HOMETOWN NEWS will now appear in your e-mail twice a week. While readers could catch up on local news and features at the beginning of the week, starting next week, they will also be able to do so on Thursday.…
AND THEN AGAIN…………by Tamara Pettit
………Why do I write? Because it allows me to express myself in a way is far better than talking. That’s because being a “wordsmith” means I ponder every word…..think about whether there is a better word…..or if it’s the right…
HANCOCK COUNTY SEEKS NEW COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
The resignation of Hancock County administrator Paul Zuros has Hancock County Commissions on the hunt for a new professional to fulfill his duties. Commissioners and County Officials had words of praise for Zuros and thanked him for his service. Zuros’…
OBITUARY: Ruth Little
Ruth Ann (Pickens) Little, 96, of New Cumberland, WV passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024 at East Liverpool City Hospital. She was born April 8, 1928 in Saint Marys, WV a daughter of the late Clarence P. &…