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OBITUARY: GEORGE MERKICH

George W. Merkich, 85, of Weirton, passed, Thursday, September 15, 2022, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born, July 7 1937, in New Cumberland, he was the son of the late George and Sarah Ella Robinson Merkich. He was preceded in…

OBITUARY: KATHLEEN OWEN

Kathleen Owen, 77, of Chester, passed, Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Stone Pear Pavilion, following a lengthy illness. Born, January 7, 1945, in Georgetown, PA., she was the daughter of the late William E. and Dorothy Edmunds Cromer. Kathleen was…

OBITUARY: BETTY ESKEN

Betty Esken, 70, of East Liverpool, Ohio, passed away peacefully, with her loving family around her, on September 8, 2022.Born in Roswell, New Mexico on April 6, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Eldon and Betty (Cochran) Straight.Betty…

OBITUARY: JOHNNY LEE NEFF

Johnny Lee Neff, 76, of New Cumberland, WV, passed away               September 16, 2022. Born Dec 9, 1945 in Middlebourne, WV, Johnny graduated from Oak Glen High School. He was retired from Weirton Steel. He was preceded in death by three…

OBITUARY: PAM “TOO TALL” PARR

:Pam “Too Tall” Paar, 65, passed away September 14, 2022.Born in Weirton, WV on November 27, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Norval and Vonda “Bonnie” (Curtis) Woofter.She graduated in 1974, from Oak Glen High School and was…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

…What do you want to know about the candidates in the races to be decided in the November 8th election?   With all the County races decided, only District 1, State Senate, and District 1 and 2 House of Delegates are…

FALL TURKEY SHOOTS TO BEGIN

The Chester-Newell sportsmen club will start their fall turkey shoots Sunday September 25th. To Dec. ?  Shoot starts at 10am, sign up at 9:30am. Paying 1st and 2nd place. We are located behind Green Valley dairy on Gas Valley Rd.…

OBITUARY: RUTH SMITH

Ruth E. Smith of Newell passed at the Weirton Medical Center on Thursday, September 15, 2022, from complications of Pneumonia. 83 years old, Ruth was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Mary Eldora Torrence Ross. She was born…