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WILSON NAMED OAK GLEN MIDDLE ASST. PRINCIPAL

The Hancock County Board of Education acted on personnel issues at a special meeting Monday, Sept. 5. and took the following action: ** Amy Wilson was named Asst. Principal of Oak Glen Middle School’ **Patricia Boniti was transferred from countywide…

RIVERFEST TO FEATURE ART FESTIVAL

   The New Cumberland RiverFest will again host a wonderful Art Show during the RiverFest on September 23rd and 24th, 2023. The theme for K-8th grade is “All About Fall” and high school students may submit any art piece. It is a…

OBITUARY: VICKI WEDGEWOOD Vicki L. Wedgewood, 69, of Chester, passed unexpectedly, on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at East Liverpool City Hospital. Born, on June 29, 1954, in East Liverpool, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Joann Wycoff McDevitt. She was a 1972 graduate of Oak Glen High School. Vicki earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from West Liberty University and later earned her master’s degree from Youngstown State University. Vicki retired from Beaver Local School District in 2005, where she taught third grade at West Point Elementary.  She had an incredible passion for public education and enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a professional educator. Vicki was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chester. A devout catholic who led by example, she served at the Gabriel House in New Cumberland and Chester-Newell FISH Foundation.   Family was the most important aspect of her life and she worked tirelessly to provide for those she cared about. She enjoyed hosting family gatherings and most importantly spending time with her grandchildren. She was a kind-hearted and deeply caring individual who devoted her life to helping others. During the 90’s Vicki and her husband Gary organized the Northern Hancock Little League, and she proudly took care of every little detail for the program.She will be deeply missed by her loving husband, Gary Wedgewood; daughter, Deanna Bellville and her husband, Greg; son, Ed Wedgwood; brother, Greg McDevitt; grandchildren, Finn and Ty Bellville and nieces, Kaitlyn Crane, and Faith McDevitt. Father John Neiman will preside over Catholic Funeral Rites at Arner Funeral Chapel, on Friday, September 8, 2023, at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at Locust Hill Cemetery. Friends may visit with her family, on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Arner Funeral Chapel, from 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM. The Rosary will be recited Wednesday, at 7:30 PM. A memorial mass will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Gabriel House, 1016 Ridge Rd. New Cumberland, WV. 26047 and Chester-Newell FISH Foundation. 

WV REVENUE SURPLUS CONTINUES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, September 1, 2023Gov. Justice announces $22.8 million revenue surplus for AugustCHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for August 2023, the second month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $410.8 million,…

CHESTER GARDEN CLUB HOLDS MEETING

CHESTER – President Connie Doughty conducted the monthly meeting of the Chester Garden Club at The Lynn Murray Memorial Library on Wednesday, August 23rd. After members recited The Pledge of Allegiance, Donna Stevens read “A Powerful Prayer” taken from the…

RIVERFEST T-SHIRTS FOR SALE

The New Cumberland Fairs & Festival Committee is selling Riverfest t-shirts as a way to raise funds for the awesome Festival on the banks of the Ohio Riving coming your way soon. Both long sleeve ($45) and short sleeve ($20)…

WANTED…4-H TEEN LEADERS

  Are you 13 to 17 years old, participating in Hancock County 4-H or would you like to join? Don’t miss our first meeting September 3, 2023 at 2:00pm at the Extension Office. We are so excited to start the 4-H…