HCM TO FEATURE MCCAW
Join us at the Hancock County Museum, 1008 Ridge Avenue, New Cumberland, WV on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 2:00 pm with presenter Jean E. Czernek! Bring your camera and take your photo with a Manhattan model. Vito, a blue…
Hometown News
OBITUARY: DOROTHY MARY “DOT” BURDA
Dorothy Mary “Dot” Burda passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at East Liverpool City Hospital. She was 101 years old. Born on April 1, 1922, in Sturgeon, PA, she was the daughter of Jules and Valentine Blancheon Samuel.…
N C LIONS PULLED PORK
The New Cumberland Lions Club will have our next Pulled Pork Takeout on Saturday, August 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., or as long as the food lasts, in the parking lot of the Swaney Memorial Library in New…
BOARD OF EDUCATION HANDLES PERSONNEL ISSUES
The Hancock County Board of Education met in regular session Monday, August 14 to deal with personnel issues prior to the start of school. The Board accepted the resignation of former superintendent Dawn Petrovich who has opted to retire. With…
TOURNAMENT WINNERS
Chester-Newell Sportsmen club: The August 5th Ohio river catfish tournament was won by, on the left, Bryson Walls of Chester, WV. with a 33 1/2″ Flathead catfish. On the right was 2nd place lucky draw winner Scott Reed of Pittsburgh,…
HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOLS PROVIDE MEALS TO STUDENTS AT NO COST
New Cumberland, W.Va. – Students in Hancock County will have the opportunity to eat breakfast and lunch at school at no cost through a program called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). The CEP was enacted as a result of the…
OBITUARY: PETE SMITH
Lester (Pete) Smith, 89 of New Cumberland, WV, formerly of Chester, WV, and Douds, Iowa, passed on Monday, August 14, 2023. Pete was born in Newell, WV, on April 5, 1934, to the late William Pearl and Gladys (DeBee) Smith.…
OBITUARY: Dr. Michael Carl West
Dr. Michael Carl West passed away peacefully at the Hospice Valley Center in Steubenville, OH on Saturday, August 12th, 2023. He had been battling a two-year fight with cancer. Born in East Liverpool on September 24th, 1957, he was the…
NEW CUMBERLAND CITY COUNCIL TO SEEK NEW COUNCIL MEMBER
New Cumberland City Council is once again IN need of a Council member. At Monday’s Council meeting, Mayor Will White said that he had received a resignation from Nick Nolder via phone. Nolder held the 2nd ward Council position and…
OBITUARY: SHERYL ANN METZ
Sheryl Ann Metz, 63, of East Liverpool, passed away August 5, 2023.She was born June 30, 1960 in East Liverpool, Ohio, the daughter of the late Ernest and Alice (Millbaugh) Montgomery. Sheryl was a former finisher at Homer Laughlin China Co…