Penny Arnott
Penny Lee Hull Arnott, 82, of Newell passed peacefully into the Savior’s presence August 27th, 2021. Penny was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 1st, 1939 during the World’s Fair at which her father was representing the Homer Laughlin…
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Terri Eilers
Terri Lynn (Norris) Eilers of Newark, Ohio, formerly of Newell (Congo) WV, passed much too soon into His kingdom on August 25, 2021, after her 10 year battle with cancer. Terri was born at City Hospital, East Liverpool, Ohio on November 10…
Cynthia Hanlon
Cynthia “Cindy” Hanlon, 64, of East Liverpool, passed away September 7, 2021. Born in East Liverpool, Ohio on July 13, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Helena Morgan. Cindy graduated from East Liverpool High School. She…
Dorothy Ober
Dorothy M. Ober, 96 of Chester passed peacefully at the East Liverpool City Hospital on Wednesday, September 8, 2011. Born in Pittsburgh, PA., on January 7, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Catherine Dohn Trischler.…
WEIR BASEBALL, SOFTBALL FIELDS AND NEW CLASSROOMS PUT OUT FOR BID
Plans to construct both a new baseball and softball field on the Weir High Campus; build two new classrooms at New Manchester Elementary and four new classrooms at Weir Middle will be put out to bid. The Hancock County…
LETTER FROM A DEAD MAN
By Tamara Pettit Three suspicious deaths in Hancock County from 1963 remain unsolved The link between Lawrence Wise and a bizarre murder case in Canton, Ohio is even harder to establish. There has to be a link, however, or…
CHESTER-NEWELL FISH ORGANIZATION MARKS 50 YEARS OF SERVICE
“I was hungry and you gave me to eat” Matt, 25:35 Ed LaNeve remembers back in February 1972 when the seed was planted for local volunteers to start an interdenominational, all volunteer Christian agency to provide emergency help…
FINAL APPROVAL GIVEN TO POLICE RESOURCE OFFICER (PRO) AGREEMENT
Hancock County is the only county in West Virginia to have a PRO officer in every school in the county. Hancock County Commissioners gave final approval to enter into an agreement with the Hancock County Board of Education…
Reflections by Jeremy Alger
One of my favorite Bible stories is found (among other places) in Matthew 14. It is the story of Jesus walking on water. That’s what we all think of it as anyway. So Jesus sends the disciples out onto the…
Our History & Our Heritage by Bill Kiefer
I really enjoyed writing last week’s column about Guilford Lake and the Sandy and Beaver Canal. While I may have made the Canal seem unsuccessful that was not my intent. In fact the states of Ohio and New York have…