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Hometown News

OBITUARY: FRANK “SHOES” PEARSON

Frank J. “Shoes” Pearson, 71, of Chester, passed unexpectedly, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Born, on March 21, 1951, in East Liverpool, he was the son of the late William J. “Boots” and Betty D. Norman Pearson. He was a graduate…

OBITUARY: Geraldine McCourt Geraldine “Geri” McCourt, 60, of Chester, passed, Monday, March 20, 2023, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, following a sudden illness. Born, January 31, 1963, in East Liverpool, she was the daughter of the late, George “Buster” and Freda Copestick Farnsworth. Geri was preceded in death by her son Timothy McCourt. She was a graduate of Southern Local High School Class of 1981. Geri was employed at Sunrise Homes in Lisbon where she dedicated numerous years as a cook. Geri enjoyed traveling, collecting beach glass, tending to her flower garden, and most importantly spending time with her grandkids. She will be deeply missed by the love of her life Donald Wagoner; daughters, Cheyenne Adkins (Cody Morgan) of Chester, Kayla McCourt (Patrick O’Brien) of New Cumberland, Roxanne Marie, and Vanessa Lawrance of East Liverpool; sisters, Chris Farnsworth of Glenmoor and Cindi Weyand of Wellsville; brother, Johnny Farnsworth of Glenmoor and grandchildren, Jazmine Strohmeyer, Alexandriea Roberts, Elizabeth Butcher, Ilaina Bosworth, Oliveah Roberts, Caidy Pinkerton, Fox Morgan, Emma Morgan and Dakota Morgan. Per Geri’s wishes, no services are planned at this time. She is in the care of the Arner Funeral Chapel

OAK GLEN’S BARR SIGNS WITH WV TECH

Carson Barr signed with West Virginia Tech to play soccer at the next level while attending school as a Biology major with a minor in Pre-Vet Med.   Picture: front (R-L) Dan Barr, Carson Barr, Melissa Barr, Kate Carr (WVT Head…

ELDER CARE ATTORNEY PROVIDES VALUABLE INFORMATION

East Liverpool native Tom Rodfong spoke for nearly two hours recently at a presentation made possible by The Orchards of East Liverpool – but he probably could’ve spoken for days.  Rodfong is a well-known and highly-respected attorney, specializing in long-term…

ENICH APPOINTED HANCOCK SUPERINTENDENT

The Director of the JDRIV Career Center, Dan Enich, was named Hancock County Superintendentt beginning July 1. 2023 at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting.  Enich who brings four decades of service to the Hancock County School system to the position will…

GOV. APPOINTS INTERIM STATE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT

CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that at 9:30 a.m. this morning, Jan Cahill resigned his position as Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police. Gov. Justice announced the appointment of Jack Chambers as Interim Superintendent of the West…

ALPHA TAU CHAPTER MEETS

The Alpha Tau chapter (WV) of Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Organization for Women Educators held its March meeting at the Swaney Memorial Library in New Cumberland. Amy Hannahs, President, called the meeting to order. Fran Jones gave the Thought…