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Hometown News

CRESTVIEW GETS NEW SIGN

Although Barbara Patterson Smaltz moved from her hometown early in life, she always stayed up-to-date on what was going on. Smaltz married the late Don Smaltz and moved to Weirton. For 41 years she worked as a transcriber in the…

CHESTER ARTS CLUB DECORATES FOR HOLIDAYS

CHESTER – In preparation for the Christmas season, members of the Chester Garden Club added seasonal decorations to the planters along Carolina Avenue. The club is also selling the club’s third annual fundraiser jigsaw puzzle, featuring the Almost Heaven/Log Cabin…

BOSTON METAL TO BUILD PLANT IN WEIRTON

Department of EnergyBStrengthen Clean Energy Supply Chains and Accelerate Manufacturing in Energy and Industrial Communities Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda will Boost U.S. Manufacturing, Strengthen Domestic Clean Energy Supply Chains, and Revitalize Energy Communities, Creating Nearly 1,500…

SANTA’S MAILBOX IN NEWELL

Santas Mailbox is here!!   Pictured are Colt and Hadley Shaw, children of Dan and Samantha Shaw, who are very excited to mail their letters to Santa! Santas Mailbox is located at the overlook above Laurel Hollow Park in Newell…

OBITUARY: JOHN JORDAN

ohn G. Jordan, 75, passed away at his home in Chester on Saturday, November 25, 2023, while surrounded by his family. He was born in East Liverpool on January 7, 1948, the son of Paul and Estle Newman Jordan. John…

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSION TO DISCONTINUE PAYCOM

An electronic payroll system that was supposed to improve efficiency, accountability and transparency has not done so according to Commissioner Eron Chek. As a result, The Hancock County Commissioners voted Tuesday to discontinue using it and exit the contract with…

WELD WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION TO SENATE

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, has issued the following statement about the Attorney General’s race in 2024: “Since I announced my campaign for Attorney General back in April, my wife Alex and I have…

AND THEN AGAIN…..BY TAMARA PETTIT

…..The beginning of buck season coinciding with Thanksgiving has always perplexed me.  With no hunters in my family, I didn’t encounter deer hunters until I worked at Weirton Steel.  The workers looked forward to deer season with the anticipation of…