As we enter the month of December, 2021, we approach the forty-ninth anniversary of one of the most tragic events ever to befall Hancock County. On December 15, 1972, there was a gigantic explosion at Weirton Steel when the new Coke Plant being built on…
…….We all have Christmas stories which warm our hearts. Some of those stories belong to others and some are only known to us. On Christmas day I always watch “A Christmas Story” because more than any other Christmas movie it makes me laugh and Raphie’s…
Have you noticed the beautiful trees in the library windows? Throughout the month of December, you can visit the library and vote on your favorite Christmas tree for $1 a ticket or six tickets for $5. The trees are decorated by local churches and organizations.…
by Tamara Pettit …….If I were a betting person, I wouldn’t even know where to begin to place odds on the “new Weirton Baseball Field Complex vs Edwin Bowman Baseball Field Complex which the Weirton City Council wants to replace with the new Weirton Police…
Sometimes things, once noticed, or facts, once learned, stick with us, forever. There were quite a few commas in that sentence, and I am not sure that they are in the correct places. Is the following revision better? Sometimes, things once noticed, or, facts once…
With Miss Connie Fall Conference was absolutely AMAZING ! I learned so much and now have a TON of new ideas for the library, and I can’t wait to share them with y’all. But, for now, let’s talk about what’s happened since we were…
With Connie & Shauna Where has the summer gone?! Who can tell me how we are already in September? I love this time of year though, because with it, brings the changing colors of the leaves, the cooler evenings, time to sit around a…
…….I felt an editorial bubbling up within me Sunday. I hear you saying “Does she always have to be a drama queen? Can’t she just say “I was moved to write an editorial” and leave it at that? Nope, it doesn’t work like that. I…
So, who was Edwin McMasters Stanton, born in Jefferson County, Ohio, on December 19, 1814? Well we could say that he was the only person born around these parts who was maybe the Country’s most eminent trial attorney, who also served as the U.S. Attorney…