Thomas James Lawton, 83 of Chester, passed away at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh on Saturday, April 15, 2023, after suffering a stroke at his home on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Tom was born in Chester on August 9, 1939, he…
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With a new deputy secretary and an updated focus on maintenance, state transportation Cabinet Secretary Jimmy Wriston told members of the Joint Legislative Oversight Commission on Department of Transportation Accountability on…
The City of New Cumberland will hold its annual cleanup beginning April 20 (8 a;.m. to 4 p.m.); April 21 (8 a.m. 4 p.m.); and April 22 (8 a;m. to noon.) at the City Garage. The cleanup accepts trash from…
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s Director of the State Resiliency Office, Bob Martin, delivered his agency’s first quarter report to members of the Joint Legislative Interim Committee on Flooding on Sunday, telling lawmakers he…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s President Gordon Gee and his administration have a vision of the future: WVU will be a small institution with fewer employees and fewer programs. The reduction is a reality and has started; however, the details…
Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Organization for Women Educators held its April meeting the Swaney Memorial Library. Amy Hannahs, President, called the meeting to order. Chaplain Kathy Griffith gave a reading of “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann. Secretary Velda Icard took…
Frederick Bishop Vulgamore passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 after a second courageous battle with leukemia. The son of Welty and Becky Vulgamore, Fred was born on March 30, 1956. He grew up in New Cumberland, WV, where…
Opportunity has finally come to the Northern Panhandle. For a while it seemed that Hancock County had been written off or because of actions of some of our legislators, got us put on the naughty list.. Let’s not blow it…
Oak Glen Senior Nick Gallo will continue his track & field career at Allegheny College.Pictured at the signing ceremony are the following (seated, L-R)) Lindsey Spilecki, Trevor Simmons, Jenn Gallo, Nick Gallo, Jason Kekse, Josh Weltner, Rance Everly and Cindy…
In December of 2022, Form Energy, an American technology company developing a new class of multi-day, iron-air batteries, announced plans to locate its first high volume battery manufacturing facility at the site of the old Weirton Steel plant in Weirton,…