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NEW CUMBERLAND CITY COUNCIL

      How to best ensure residents know what is happening in New Cumberland was discussed at New Cumberland City Council’s July 5th meeting.   Mayor Will White said despite the best efforts of the City to utilize social media and Hometown…

GILLETTE ELECTED BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT

      The newly-constituted Hancock County Board of Education elected Chris Gillette as its President of the Hancock County Board of Education and Ed Fields as Vice-President.   The action was taken at the Board’s reorganization meeting on Wed., July 5.   New…

NUCOR PURCHASES ACREAGE IN HANCOCK COUNTY

    Nucor Steel has purchased a nearly 20-acre site on Ohio River Blvd. south of Mountaineer Casino & Racetrack for $5 million.    Known as “the old sand & gravel” , the property was most recently owned by Hansen Aggregates of…

OBITUARY: JEANNE GARRISON

Jeanne R. Garrison, 73, born Jeanne Fitch at East Liverpool City Hospital on April 26, 1949 to the late Effie L. Fitch and Robert E. Fitch.She was an only child and a lifelong resident of Newell, WV,Mrs. Garrison went to…

READY TO ROLL

Participants in the New Manchester 4th of July parade are ready to roll (if the dog will just move out of the way) yesterday. The parade, which has the distinction of going around its route twice, was revived this year…

FREE NARCAN TRAINING

The public is invited to attend free Narcan training July 15 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by Dynamic Dyslexia and Speech, the training is one-hour long and will be held at New Manchester Christian Church/