Kristy Martin
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,…
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Chester Native Celebrates 100th Birthday
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…
BOARD OF EDUCATION: CONTROVERSY OVER ATHLETICS
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…
Our History & Our Heritage by Bill Kiefer
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…
Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce
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…
WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER, JUNE 2021 – BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
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…
WVNCC to hold outdoor registration event for upcoming Fall Semester
WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) will host an outdoor registration event, Registration Roundup, for students who still need to register for classes for the Fall Semester. Events will be held 8 – 11 a.m. and 4…
Weirton Council has Fireworks after July 4th
A regularly scheduled Weirton City Council meeting took a volatile turn when City Manager Joe Dibartolomeo made allegations against Weirton City Council for what he termed an illegal executive session held in November. Dibartolomeo said he had turned the…
WMC Returns to normal Visitation
WMC returns to its normal visitation policies. Now, inpatients on hospital levels 5, 7 and 8 and those in Skilled Care are allowed two visitors between the hours of Noon-6pm daily. Obstetrics and Pediatric patients are permitted to have two…
The New Cumberland Fall Riverfest is back after a year’s hiatus due to COVID
Plans are coming together for the New Cumberland Fall Riverfest Sept. 25 & 26 and the Committee is planning for all the activities festival goers have embraced in past years. Entertainment already booked includes John Edwards, Michelle’s Dance students,…