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OBITUARY: HELEN WRIGHT

Helen Wright,85, of New Cumberland, peacefully on February 15, went home to be with the lord. She was born in Hundred WV the daughter of the late Michael and Laura (Sapp) Stewart. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death…

OBITUARY: SANDI EMLER

Sandra L. “Sandy” Emler, 76, of New Cumberland, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at the Weirton Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Sandy was born in Monaca, Pennsylvania, on October 17, 1948, to the late Clyde and Mildred…

OBITUARY: GARY LINN EVANS

Gary Linn Evans, 80, of New Manchester, WV passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Valley Hospice Steubenville, OH.He was born December 15, 1944 in Hundred, WV a son of the late Rexford Claude & Elizabeth (Cole) Evans. He is…

THIS WEEK IN WV HISTORY

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Feb. 26, 1869: The legislature approved a bill moving the state capital to Charleston.…

CHESTER/NEWELL SPORTSMAN CLUB EVENTS

The club has started their winter/spring turkey shoots at the club on 131 Gas Valley Rd. behind Green Valley Dairy, of Georgetown, PA. The cost is $30 for nine shoots including the money shoot. All shoots paying 1st and 2nd…

AND THEN AGAIN…………..by Tamara Pettit

………The clock is ticking!   The West Virginia Legislature gaveled in on its 2065  60-day session on Wed., Feb. 12.  While in days past  the first few weeks legislation moved at a snail’s pace, as committees sat through budget and department…

ALPHA TAU CHAPTER ASSISTS IN CLEANING SWANEY

The February 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…