Letter to the Editor
Be a hero, save a life, wear a mask!Having a taste of illness this year has made me timid and afraid.Never having been afraid of anything before in my life, this is a very different cloak that I wear. It…
Hometown News
AND THEN AGAIN BY TAMARA PETTIT
The flags flew half-mast on Friday for Former Del. Sam Love. He served the 1st District from 1983 to 1996 and left his mark on this county in many ways. I first met Sam when I was Vice President of…
Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce
Merry Christmas! Swaney Memorial Library will be closed Thursday, December 24th through January 3rd, 2021. We will reopen at 10 a.m., Monday, January 4th. Until further notice, the library will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays,…
Reflections by Jeremy Alger
I wrote last week about a post-it note that was on my desk. When I came to this church there was a whole stack of those yellow notes in the desk and I have grown a habit of writing thoughts,…
Our History & Heritage by Bill Kiefer
I have previously mentioned my youthful fascination with the original portion of the Hancock County Courthouse. I will be the first to admit that I have no architectural training. In fact, I went to school in Pennsylvania where the academic…
Legal
NOTICECITY OF NEW CUMBERLANDNotice is hereby given that the City of New Cumberland, a municipal corporation, will hold a hearing before the final vote on a proposed ordinance, the principal object of which is the increase of sewer rates for…
Obituary
Janice E. Simmons, 78, of Chester, WV passed away from complications of Covid-19 on December 2, 2020. She was born in western Pennsylvania and lived her entire life in the tri-state area. Instead of recounting life’s accomplishments, Janice will be…
Obituary
MaryRose Cuppy, 76, of New Cumberland, WV, passed away December 8, 2020.Born in Steubenville, Ohio on September 18, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Charles Ragusa and RoseMarie (Sesto) Surgenor.MaryRose was the co- owner and operator of Cuppy…
Obituary
George A. Delligatti, 74, of Weirton, WV passed away Sunday December 6, 2020. He was born on May 13, 1946, in Fairmont, WV. The son of the late Earl and Hapise (Sampson) Delligatti.He was preceded in death by a son…
Obituary
Raymond C. Ewing, 92, of New Cumberland, WV passed away from complications after surgery, on Friday, December 11,2020 at East Liverpool City Hospital.He was born November 3,1928 in New Cumberland,WV a son of the late Robert C. And Lillian (Bloomgren)…