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Hometown News

New Cumberland Honors Its Veterans

The community of New Cumberland is honoring those who served their Country through its military banners program. Eighty-two banners, purchased by the servicemen’s families, were quietly hung by volunteers over the past few days. The project has been orchestrated and…

JUST MY OPINION….by Tamara Pettit

       The Board of Education has been at the forefront of this Primary Election.  The attention on the race is unprecedented in Hancock County as is the number of candidates who put their name on the ballot for a job…

NEWELL BRIDGE SOLD TO LOCAL COMPANY

BY Jo Ann Bobby-Gilbert Newell, W.Va. – After 116 years of ownership by HLC Holdings Inc., parent company of The Fiesta Tableware Company, the Newell Bridge and Railway Company changed hands at midnight Wednesday. Officials of The Fiesta Tableware Company,…

OBITUARY: JANIS SCHMID

    Janis Marie Schmid, 67, of Wooster, OH passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital Weirton Medical Center.    She was born June 14, 1954 in Las Vegas, NV a daughter of the late Richard Albert & Vera…

NEW CUMBERLAND LIONS TACKLE ROADSIDE CLEAN-UP

Several members of the New Cumberland Lions Club participated in the spring road clean-up.  The Club cleans about 3 miles of Veteran’s Blvd from the edge of New Cumberland towards the State Road Barn.  About 8-10 bags of trash were collected.  PHOTO: from…

OBITUARY: LARRY SHEPARD

    Claude Larry Shepard II, 57, of Weirton, WV passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022 at UPMC Presbyterian.    He was born April 17, 1065 in Weirton, WV a son of Charlene Kaye Shepard and the late Claude Larry Shepard.    He…

KIDS DAY AT MAGIC TREE GARDEN

The magic of butterflies will be explored at the Magic Tree Garden in New Cumberland on May 21st. The New Cumberland Volunteers (NC Garden Club) in cooperation with the Magic Tree Garden will have a “Kids Day in the Garden”…