OBITUARY DARWIN MERCER
Derwin Mercer, 89, of New Cumberland, WV passed away Monday, October 11, 2021 at the Orchards in East Liverpool, OH. He was born December 6, 1931 in Elk Fork, WV a son of the late Clarence and Zelma…
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OBITUARY BELVA BARNHART
Belva Barnhart, 79, of Colliers, WV passed away October 12,2021. She was born September 6,1942 in Rhinehart, WV. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert, son Robert Jr. (Muff) and two brothers and three sisters,…
West Virginia Northern Community College is now an accredited testing facility by the American Welding Society
WVNCC is only the third AWS accredited testing location in West Virginia WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is now an American Welding Society (AWS) accredited test facility becoming only the third accredited testing site in the…
NIKKI LYNN ASHCRAFT
Nikki Rae (Northcraft) Ashcraft of New Cumberland, WV. Born January 7, 1975 to Ed and Sharon (Reese) Northcraft. Nikki gained her Angel Wings on October 15, 2021, at Weirton Medical Center at the age of 46. Nikki was a devoted…
HARRY EMMERLING
Harry C. Emmerling Sr., 76, of Chester, passed, Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Stone Pear Pavilion following a brief illness. Born, August 24, 1945, in Florence, SC., he was the son of the late Lyman and Margaret Emmerling. He was…
OBITUARY ISOBEL BELL
Isobel Lee Bell of Weirton passed at the Weirton Medical Center on Sunday, October 17, 2021; she was 92 years old. She was born in Parkersburg, WV, on May 30, 1929, the daughter of the late Earl W. and Clarice…
SWANEY LIBRARY CORNER by Kirsten Pierce
I just returned from West Virginia Library Association’s annual fall conference and am so excited to get started on all of the new programs I learned about while there. I can’t wait to tell you all about them! Of course,…
KONCHAR NAMED LIONS’ SCHOLAR FOR SEPTEMBER.
Mason Konchar has been named Scholar of the month for September 2021. A Senior at Oak Glen High School, he is the second son to George Konchar and Cindy Konchar and a Chester resident. Mason credits becoming an active…
MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI OCT. 24
Co-sponsored by Montani Semper Liberi – Music & Art and Bob Milby VFW Post #6450, Autumn Fest 2021 will arrive in a spectacular way in Chester, WV, Sunday, October 24. To take place in Chester City Park, the event will…
COMMISSIONERS APPROVE 911 CONSOLE SYSTEM
Hancock County is one step closer to improving communications in the County. A bid from Lauttamus Communication for a 911 Radio Console system was approved at the Commission’s October 14 meeting. The system is a next generation 911 CPE…