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VALENTI CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY CLERK

      Karan (Baier) Valenti has filed as Republican candidate for Hancock County Clerk.   Valenti has twelve years of experience in the County Clerk’s office.  She began working in the election office in 2009 and together with the late Jeanne Gibson…

OBITUARY: Don Greathouse

    Donald “Don” Greathouse, 75, of New Cumberland, WV, went home to his heavenly father on January 15, 2022. Born October 17, 1946 in New Cumberland, WV, he was the son of the late Clarence and Rosabell (Jones) Greathouse. He graduated in…

OBITUARY: Bertha Ginier

    Bertha Ruth Jean (Donley) Ginier, 88, of Weirton, WV passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Weirton Medical Center.    She was born April 24, 1933 in Langeloth, PA a daughter of the late George O. Donley & Margaret (Lane)…

AND THEN AGAIN….. by Tamara Pettit

………As candidates file for the upcoming election one might wonder…..where have all the Democrats gone?  Did the strong showing by the Republican party discourage potential candidates with a D after their name from throwing their hats into the fray.  Perhaps,…

KARATE OFFERED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS

Pictured Left to Right: Jennifer Pierce, COO; Haeley Shaffer; Lisa Mowry, CEO; Marissa Collett, Domestic Violence Assistance Program Manager. When Haeley Shaffer, a senior at Brooke High School, began working on her Senior Honors’ project she came up with an…

OUR HISTORY….OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer

National Steel Corporation as developed by E.T. Weir, J.C. Williams, Tom Millsop and other executives, was a little different in scope than some of the other major steel producers. Oh, it was pretty big in the early 1970’s. It was…

HOMETOWN COLLECTIONS EXHIBIT

Hometown Collections Exhibit to Open at Summit Art Gallery Weirton, WV – From January 28 through March 10, 2022, the Summit Art Gallery will present an exhibition of works by six artists. Hometown Collections features the paintings, illustrations, sports art,…

ZOELLERS NAMED LIONS SCHOLAR

Makayla Zoellers, 17, is the January recipient of the Lion’s Club Scholar of the Month. She is the daughter of Grover and Julie Zoellers of New Cumberland. A senior at Oak Glen High School, Makayla holds a 4.04 GPA and…