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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.…