…..The West Virginia Lottery Annual report showed an overall profit for the lottery. Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, however, did not fare so well in the year of the pandemic showing a loss of $9.2 million according to WV Metro…
In a special meeting, the Hancock County Board of Education took the following personnel action: **Transferred Barb Switzer-Ivey from Assistant Principal to Principal, Weir Middle School; **Assigned Katharine Krafton to teacher (Grade 5) Oak Glen Middle School and…
I am getting a little tired of playing who was who in the Revolutionary War, and what was named after them. If you have been reading this you probably are tired of it too. On the other hand there is,…
Amy Ann France Williams, 34, formerly of New Cumberland, passed away, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Born, May 1, 1987, in Weirton, she is a daughter of Phillip and Margaret “Diane” France both of New Cumberland. Amy was preceded in death…
Kristy L. Martin, 55, lifelong resident of East Liverpool passed with her loving family at her side at the Hospice House in Poland on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, following a difficult battle with cancer. Born in Salem on January 12,…
Chester Native Celebrates 100th Birthday Martha (Mansfield) Hudson Goodrich recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She was born July 6, 1921 in Chester and was raised on Neptune Avenue, one of 7 Mansfield children. She graduated from Chester High School in…
Athletics was the focus of Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Does Weir High need a new baseball field or will the Edwin J. Bowman meet the team’s needs? Is Board member Chris Gillette’s discussion of extending baseball to the…
Okay Mr. Kiefer, master digresser let’s get back on topic. We started off with how did some of our local places not named “Washington, Jefferson, Franklin or Adams” get their names, in the sense that they may have been derived…
We hope you are enjoying the summer as much as we are. It’s so heartwarming to see our young readers bring their reading logs in to be checked off and receive their prizes. The competition ends on August 31st so…
Date of Birth Baby’s Gender Parents Names City of Residence State of Residence 6/1/2021 Boy Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Ashley Fuller Newell WV 6/3/2021 Boy Heather Snyder Sisarcick and James Howley Bethany WV 6/8/2021 Boy Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey…