….I know everyone likes the week between Christmas and New Years because it allows “down time.” That’s a time to take a few days off and relax in your Christmas jammies. I’ve always struggled with this period because I don’t do “down time” well. I…
WE HAVE BEEN GRINCHED !!! Not ONCE, not TWICE, but THREE TIMES !!! Y’all know the Grinch was here for our Hometown Christmas party, right? Well, he came back on the last day of Storytime AND again on the last day ATA’s third grade…
……..Merry Christmas! It’s Christmas week and I am ready for Christmas. While my shopping list is short, (the grandchildren being of the age where money is the preferred gift) I discovered last year during COVID that I no longer need trek to the mall to…
To feed the four Blast Furnaces at its Weirton facility, National Steel Corporation had a Coke producing facility in Weirton. But…before I go any further with this column, I have to disclose that I have a personal interest here. I had no family member injured…
…..The New Year will bring significant changes in the 2022 election. As a result of Hancock County’s population loss we will see the shifting of boundary lines for Congressional, House of Delegate, State Senate and perhaps Magisterial Districts. …….What does that mean to you? ……In…
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…