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Hometown News

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

President Biden may claim that his hands were tied by Manchin and the Republicans. However, when he agreed to sign their debt deal, the Mountain Valley Pipeline became his. And no one is tying his hands when it comes to an important…

OBITUARY: OLIVE ‘KATHRYN’ BARNHART

Olive “Kathryn” Barnhart, 91, of New Manchester passed peacefully at her home on Friday, June 30, 2023, following a brief, courageous battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth Lester Wise and Dessie Mae (Flaherty) Wise.  Kathryn…

CHESTER GARDEN CLUB MEETS

CHESTER – Members of the Chester Garden Club met at the Lynn Murray Memorial Library on July 5th. President Connie Doughty led the group in The Pledge of Allegiance and conducted the meeting. Donna Stevens read a piece from A Splash…

CHESTER POLICE REPORT

Arrests:Julian Rivera, Newell, WV- Disorderly Conduct & Underage Consumption.Derek Blake, Chester, WV- DUI 1stAndrew Daransky, Chester, WV- Domestic Battery 1st.Shawn Mahon, Chester, WV- Possession of Methamphetamine & Obstructing an Officer.Derek Blake, Chester, WV- DUI 1st (Drugs) & Possession of Methamphetamine.Shawn Maderia,…

AG URGES EPA TO RECONSIDER NEW RULE ON TAILPIPES

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is calling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule on car tailpipes as “unlawful and misguided,” and is urging the agency to reconsider. The draconian proposal aims to boost certain electric vehicle sales…