Kayla Rummell
Kayla M. Burkle Rummell, 32 of East Liverpool, passed in Columbus Ohio on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.Born in East Liverpool on September 13, 1988, Kayla was a daughter of James E. Burkle and Tina Mattern Miller and her husband Tim…
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Violet Chapman
Violet Jane Chapman, 72, of Chester, passed away March 23, 2021.Born August 1, 1948 in Richwood, WV, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Pearl (Wilson) Cunningham.Violet was a member of the Voice of Pentecost Church of Weirton…
Judith Morgan
Judith Morgan, 76, of New Cumberland, passed away March 14 , 2021.Born in East Liverpool, Ohio on January 9, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Tracy and Freda (Williams) Rexroad.Along with her parents, she was preceded in death…
Paul Railing
Paul Rodney Railing, 61, of New Cumberland, passed away March 18, 2021.Born in East Liverpool, Ohio on September 9, 1959, he was the son of the late Paul and Pauline (Wright) Railing.His brother, Rusty Railing preceded him in death.Surviving are…
2020 Teacher of the Year
Teacher of the Year – Jessica White, teacher at Allison Elementary, was presented the Teacher of the Year Award for 2020 at Monday’s Board of Education Meeting.by Board President Dan Kaser and Syperintendent Dawn Petrovich.
Federal Funding Heading to Towns and County
Chester – $990,000.00New Cumberland – $420,000.00Weirton – $10.59 millionHancock County – $5.59 million
Board of Education
In other business, the Board:**Accepted the resignation of Don Young as Weir High Assistant Baseball Coach;**Transferred Constantina Hajionnou from Head Boys’ Tennis to Head Co-Ed Tennis at Weir High;**Accepted the resignation of James Hixenbaugh as Custodian II at Weir High;**Approved…
AND THEN AGAIN…BY TAMARA PETTIT
……Good news! The new Federal Stimulus Act contains significant funds for local communities. Senator Joe Manchin announced the amounts that will be received in a news release that detailed each community and each county. The legislation states that the funding…
Reflections by Jeremy Alger
I am writing this on Thursday (March 18th) so what has happened in the days before you read this in the March Madness College Basketball Tournament is not known to me as I write. But there is some news going…
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
Related to the development of Newell as a pottery center, perhaps even absolutely required was the Newell Bridge. The toll bridge, which is still in use today, connects East Liverpool with West Virginia just north of Newell. The Bridge is…