BRIAN CUNNINGHAM NAMED OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Local resident Brian Cunningham has been named “Official of the Year” at the Ron Mauck OVAC Wrestling Tournament in Wheeling.
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HANCOCK COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS
Hancock County, WV – Steven E. Dragisich, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, announcesthat the January 2025 Term of the Hancock County Grand Jury met this week and returned thefollowing Indictments: Jordan Lee Pager – 3/3/1992; 3025 Elm Street, Weirton, WV 26062;…
JUST MY OPINION…..by Tamara Pettit
I took exception to the way former Gov. Jim Justice handled many issues, but I admired the way he was smart enough to recognize what he didn’t know and turn to the experts with the knowledge to guide him. During…
OBITUARY: BILLIE JONES
Billie Jo Jones, 71, of Chester, passed peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 16, 2025, following a brief battle with cancer. Billie was born in Chester on June 13, 1953, to the late Edwin and Nellie Knox Smith. Billie’s…
NC LIONS TO OFFER FREE HEALTH CLINIC
The New Cumberland Lions is on the hunt for a healthier community. On Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Club will offer a Diabetes Clinic at Davis Bros. Pharmacy in New Cumberland. Information on diabetes…
OP-ED FROM DEL. PAT McGEEHAN, R-1st
West Virginia has good law enforcement officers. We need more of them. Their pursuit of justice and peace serves the most vulnerable members of our community, forming an indispensable part of our shared project: that our people of West Virginia…
DUNBAR CENTER TO PRESENT “THE BATTLE FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY”
Weirton, W.Va., January 15, 2025— On Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, the Dunbar Recreation Center, located at 300 Kessel Street in Weirton, will present The Battle for MLK Day at 12:30 p.m. Performed in the style of Reader’s Theatre, The Battle…
OBITUARY: ZACHARY CAPPS
Zachary Michael Capps, 32, of New Cumberland, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025. He was born in Nashville TN, on September 4, 1992, the son of Glenn Capps, of New Cumberland and the late Michelle (Ferrell) Capps.Zach was an avid…
OBITUARY: JERRY E. ORR
Jerry E. Orr, 84, of New Manchester, passed away Sunday January 12, 2025. He was born on July 7, 1940, in Steubenville, the son of the late Dale and Madge Orr. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by…
ACLU – WV, AMERICAN HUMANISTS CHALLENGE $5MILLION WATER FUND GRANTS T0 CATHOLIC COLLEGE
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) has filed a lawsuit asking a court to stop the West Virginia Water Development Authority from sending $5 million to an out-of-state Catholic organization. In October, the water authority…