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OAK GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

2nd Nine Weeks – Honor Roll Honor Rolls – 2nd Nine Weeks Grading Period    5th Grade   Straight A Honor Roll:   Layla Adkins, Aziz Alhawshabi, Dylan Allen, Lilly Blake, Laila Brown, Emily Conroy, Corban Devore, Cannin Dittman, Bristol Eckleberry, Laikynn Eckleberry, McKenzie Griffin,…

SCHOOL BOARD EXPRESSES NO CONCERN ABOUT WATER QUALITY

Hancock County school officials are confident that the water the students are drinking is safe.  Concern was expressed at last night’s Board of Education meeting after the train  derailment in East Palestine recently..  Superintendent Dawn Petrovich pointed out that each…

OBITUARY: BILL WALKER

William “Bill” Walker, 72, of Newell, passed away February 24, 2023.Born June 25 1950 in Sewickley, Pa, he was the son of the late George and Frances (Stone) Walker.He served in the US Air Force. He retired from Beaver Power…

OBITUARY: ROBERT “JOE” O’HANLON

Robert Winston (Joe) O’Hanlon, 84, of East Liverpool, Ohio joined his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 after a long illness at his home with his wife, Margaret, at his side.  Joe was born in East Liverpool on…

AND THEN AGAIN…….by Tamara Pettit

……Will we have snow yet? A bunny wreathe sits patiently waiting to be hung, but I’m not convinced. My oldest grandchild, Hillary was born in early March during a snowstorm that closed roads in Charleston, WV. I look at the…

OBITUARY: LEE “HELENE” BUCK

                Helene “lee” Jane Buck passed away unexpectedly on February 23,2023 at Weirton Medical Center.   She was born April 20, 1930 in New Cumberland, WV the daughter of Mary (Zumer) and Joseph Stolarczyk.   She was preceded in death by her mother and…

NEW CUMBERLAND LIONS

President Dorothy Hawkes brought the meeting to order.  Lion Patty Burgess offered the prayer and Lion Jeanne Cox led the Pledge of Allegiance.  The minutes were accepted as read and the treasurer’s report was placed on file for audit.  Correspondence…

LIONS PROVIDE VISION SCREENING

The New Cumberland and Chester Lions Clubs provided vision screenings to about 270 students from Pre-K through 4th grade at New Manchester Elementary School on February 24.  The vision screening identifies unknown issues and allows the student to then follow…

PARKINSON’S REGISTRY RECEIVES PLANNING GRANT

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new West Virginia Parkinson’s disease (PD) registry has taken a big step forward with the announcement of a planning grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), the world’s largest…