Hometown News

Hometown News

Fire Rages Through New Cumberland

Three homes on 2nd Ave. in New Cumberland were destroyed as fire swept through an apartment owned by Linda Grysko and continued on to destroy two additional homes. Grysko made a call to the New Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department at…

Hancock County Sheriff’s November Report

11/1 Ray D Hess -Chester -DUI 1st11/2 Jeffrey Plunkett-Wellsville OH-DUI11/5 Jeffrey A Adrian -NewellBrandishing11/13 Kavon W McClaino Youngstown OH -DWLS DUI/ Obstructing an Officer11/13 Charlotte J Bailey -Chester – DUI 1st11/18 Austin G Virden New Cumberland -Domestic Battery11/19 Mark Fuller…

Patterson’s Perspective

by Mark Patterson Lifelong misers going charitable overnight, bumbling, big-hearted dads striving for a Norman Rockwell Christmas, department store Santas who are actually the real sleigh-jockey…three short summaries of holiday films pushed by cable tv as “beloved” fixtures in our…

Letters to Santa

Members of the Newell Community Improvement Council have installed a Letters to Santa mailbox with delivery directly to the North Pole. If you put a return address on the envelope and mail the letter by Dec. 20, Santa will respond…

PSC Converts Hearing to Status Conference on

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON           At a session of the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA in the City of Charleston on the 5th day of December 2025. CASE NO.  25-0640-T-E-POLE CITYNET WEST VIRGINIA, LLC, a public…

Hancock County Oct. Property Transfers

Gala Lrr Buchanan to Luther Goodnight $110,000.00 Butler District Danielle Lehman to Skyler Williams, Laine Murphy Orion Development to Goraya Properties $1,350,000 Matthew S. Congo to Macey Jo Roberts, Braydon Roberts, $133,000.00 Wilmington Savings Fund Society to Abes Renewal &…