Barbara J. Barnes, beloved daughter, mother, sister, and lifelong East Liverpool resident, passed gracefully into rest at East Liverpool City Hospital on Monday, January 19, 2026, following a courageous journey through illness. Born on September 12, 1960, to Arthur E.…
The final approval from the National Parks Service for CEMCO Inc. and the Hancock County Commission to enter into the Kennedy Marina Concessionaire Agreement has been received. Commission President Eron Chek noted that the Commission had previously received administrative review…
The January meeting of the Alpha Tau chapter (WV) of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators was held at the Swaney Memorial Library in New Cumberland. The meeting was called to order by President Fran Jones. Chaplain…
HB 4575 and HB 4574, which provides assistance to County School Districts who are in financial distress, encountered a slower pace when they crossed the rotunda to the Senate. While Majority Leader and 1st District Delegate Pat McGeehan was successful…
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The people most affected by the financial crisis in the Hancock County Schools spoke out Tuesday. “The state’s oversight of Hancock County Schools is a step toward ensuring stability, accountability, and continued success for students and staff. With confirmation that…
June Campbell, 85, of New Cumberland, passed away on Monday January 19, 2026. She was born on September 25, 1940, in Newell, the daughter of the late William and Lillian (Blazer) Jackson. Besides her parents she was preceded in death…
House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan who represents the 1st District was successful in getting the Constitutional rule that a bill be read on 3 separate days suspended and HB 4575 and HB4574 passed out of the House of Delegates in…
Iva Alvera Kirkbride, 89, of New Cumberland, WV passed away Saturday January 17, 2026 at Brightwood Center. She was born July 28, 1936 in Weirton, WV. A daughter of the late Arleigh Leroy and Stella (Powell) Reed. She is also preceded…
If living in homes that have skirting had long condemned me to the outskirts of society, constructing 2,000 square feet of community acceptance did not, as the lads from Liverpool famously intoned “come easy.” At all. Gassed up by imagined…