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HALE LIONS DECEMBER SCHOLAR OF THE MONTH

Caraline Hale, 18, daughter of John and Beth Hale and sister of Samantha and Cierra Hale of New Manchester, is Oak Glen High School’s Lions Scholar of the Month for December 2022. She has an accumulative GPA of 3.958 Caraline…

MOORE NAMED TO PRESIDENT’S LIST

Shawn Moore Named to D&E President’s List ELKINS, WV (December 22, 2022) – Shawn Moore of Chester, West Virginia, a student at Davis & Elkins College, has been named to the president’s list for the fall 2022 semester. The president’s…

OBITUARY: MICHAEL SLOSS

Michael Sloss, 75, of New Cumberland, passed away December 17, 2022. Born April 1, 1947 in Franklin, Pa, he was the son of the late Raymond and Viola (Dolby) Sloss. Mr. Sloss served in the United States Army. He was…

AND THEN AGAIN…..by Tamara Pettit

Death seems especially cruel when it comes calling during Christmas time.  It seems so unfair that the loss of a loved one would intrude into joyous memories and bright lights.   But this Christmas it did.  It was not as if…

JUST MY OPINION…Tamara Pettit

Let’s make Oak Glen’s School-Based Health Site a RealityEstablishing  a School Based Health Center at Oak Glen High and Oak Glen Middle is necessary to provide the optimum scope of care for our students.  First established in 2019 at the…

OBITUARY: SAUNDRA SWEARINGEN

Born, November 20, 1944, in Providence, RI., she was the daughter of the late Kenneth “Bud” and Ellen McGraw Burns. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond V. Swearingen, and her brother, Kenneth Burns Jr. Sandy was…

NEW CUMBERLAND LIONS ENJOY BRASS ENSEMBLE

The meeting was brought to order by President Dorothy Hawkes.  Lion Pam Stiles offered the prayer and Lion Tom Stiles led the Pledge of Allegiance.    Dinner was catered by Connie’s Corner of Chester.  As this was the Club’s Christmas Party,…

HANCOCK COUNTY MUSEUM

   The regular  meeting of the Hancock County Museum Commission held their December meeting recently at the museum.   Report was heard that new electrical panels were installed as well as the outdoor connections updated and sealed.     Marcus Trelaine…