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Hometown News

Chester Police Report

+Derek Dempsey, Venetia, PA- Distracted Driving. Plead guilty. Assessed $100 fine. Melissa Lasure, Chester, WV- No Proof of Insurance and Expired Registration. Plead no contest to both. Assessed a total of $200 in fines plus court costs .Chase Roush, East…

WV DERBY Attracts 37 Nominations

The winners of prominent stakes in their most recent starts are among the 37 3-year-olds nominated to the $400,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby, which will be held Sunday, Aug. 3, at Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Races. The 2025 West…

NC Magic Garden Flourishing

  The  Garden is a “free” entity for New Cumberland citizens. There are twenty raised beds that are available to anyone who signs up at the garden in March, simply by signing the sheet posted in the garden. The “farmer”…

NC Lions Selling Pulled Pork Sat.

New Cumberland Lions Pulled Pork Takeout The event is this Saturday, July 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It will be held in the parking lot of the Swaney Memorial Library in New Cumberland. ·      A Pulled Pork Sandwich will be $8.00. ·      Sides…

OBITUARY: Michael Burnham

Michael “Mike” S. Burnham, 58, of New Cumberland, passed away unexpectedly while traveling with his beloved wife on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Greece.  Born on February 22, 1967, in New York, Mike was the son of the late Lawrence…

OBITUARY: Betty Jean Sims

Betty Jean Sims, 89, of Weirton, WV passed away Monday July 21, 2025 at Weirton Geriatric Center in Weirton, WV. She was born March 22, 1936 in Weirton, WV a daughter of the late Theodore & Marie (Gindea) Pavel. She…