Hometown News

Hometown News

HANCOCK COUNTY MAY PROPERTY TRANSFERS

                                                                                 Doris Cameron to Frank McKibben, Mary McKibben, $189,900.00  Plat of Pughtown Estate of Mildred Vukovich, Estate of Louie Vukovich, Robert Musulin, Executor, to Robert Phillips, Amanda Phillip, $175,000.00, Hindman Estates Paul Molchan, Louanne Molchan to Joseph DeStefano, Courtney Antigo,…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

Have you heard about the history of the stage? Specifically about the theater just after medieval times, in the era of Shakespeare? You may know that women were not allowed to be actors, so men played all of the parts.…

Billy Tustin

Billy ” Joe”  Tustin, 58, of Newell, passed away June 17, 2021. Born in Weirton, WV on September 7, 1962, he was the son of the late Donald and Sharon (Bartley) Tustin Sr. Joe formerly worked as a carpenter for…

James Walker

James “Bill” Walker, 95, the unofficial mayor of Newell Heights, passed away June 14, 2021. Born August 7, 1925 in Middlebourne, WV, he was the son of the late James and Viola (Bellville) Walker. In addition to his parents, he…

Vickie Whitehill

Vickie Wolfgang Whitehill, 63, of East Liverpool, passed, Sunday, June 20, 2021, at Trinity West Hospital in Steubenville, following a brief illness. Born, November 26, 1957, in East Liverpool, she is the oldest child of Patricia Godsey of Maryville, TN.…

Shirley Beagle

Shirley M. Beagle, 85, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away, Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Weirton Medical Center, due to ongoing health issues. Born, January 19, 1936, at home during a blizzard in Little Sancho Middlebourne, WV., she…

Pictured are the top bail raisers from the Newell Community Improvement Coalitions Jail N Bail. L-R are Dave (Flea) Anderson, Ed (Catfish) Coplin, Jack Riley and Liz Hupp. Thank you to all who participated in this fun event.

CHESTER MUNICIPAL COURT ACTIVITY

Ashly Thrasher, Chester, WV- Plead no contest to Possession of Abuse Instrument; assessed $100 fine plus court costs. Plead no contest to Driving while License Suspended; assessed $100 fine plus court costs. Tanea Meadows, Newell, WV- No Motor Vehicle Inspection.…

Sue Fizer

Sue J. Fizer, 87, a lifelong resident of East Liverpool, passed at the Calcutta Health Care Center on Monday, June 21, 2021. A daughter of the late Daniel P. Wilson formerly of Hammondsville, and Helen Mautz Wilson, formerly of East…

Joseph W. Swan

Joseph W. “Swanee” Swan, 68, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021. The youngest of five children of the late Kurt W. and Helen L. Burskey Swan, Joe was born August 29, 1952, in New…