Frances Ann Floyd-Murphy, eighty-four of Chester, passed at Valley Oaks Care Center in East Liverpool following a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Austin G. and Augusta Poole Floyd. Frances was born in East Liverpool on January…
The Newell Community Improvement Coalition will be sponsoring a lecture on the history of Laurel Hollow Park and Newell, WV, at the park in Newell on August 7, 2022 at 7:30pm. Presented by Shannon Giambroni with the research done by…
The aptly named Home Brew, owned and bred by Gary and Mary West, is making up for lost time, and his recent efforts have established him as one of the favorites for the $500,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby at…
New Cumberland City Council will study the information brought before them Monday night before putting their blessing on the plans for straightening out Route 2 through the town. Travis Long, technical services support director of the Dept of Highways,…
Simplification, winner of the Grade II Fountain of Youth Stakes, and Skippylongstocking, third in the Grade I Belmont Stakes in his last start, are among the seven 3-year-olds entered in the Grade III $500,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Casino,…
…….The West Virginia Legislative Special Session is done. It lasted a week. Nothing was accomplished except spending the taxpayers’ money. Take 134 legislators and multiply their per day rate; factor in cost of hotels and a per diem meal rate;…
James Earl Lyons of Weirton, WV, passed away at the Weirton Geriatric Center on Friday, July 29, 2022. He was 82 years old. He was born on February 20, 1940, in Weirton to Earl and Bessie Robinson Lyons. James graduated…
Hancock County resident Lisa Cox posed questions to the Hancock County Commissioners at their Thursday meeting regarding the validity of the contract with Shenton Enterprises to operate Kennedy Marina. Cox said the original bid was awarded to Shenton in 2013…
Alva Charles Webster, 85, of New Cumberland, WV passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022 at home. He was born December 24, 1936 in Weirton, WV a son of the late Merril Raymond & Veronica Rose (Drelick) Webster. He is also…
Competitors from the three Triple Crown stakes—including Grade I Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike—and the top three finishers in the Grade III Indiana Derby are among the 31 nominees for the $500,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby, which will be…