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Reflections by Jeremy Alger

As we approach the last game of the NFL season the thirty teams not in that game are starting preparations for next year. One of the first questions is “Who will be their coach?” More than a handful of teams have replaced their head coach…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Last week I struggled a bit with my column, writing it, relating it to the present and just in general as to its meaning to us in Hancock County, West Virginia. I did a good amount of research because I found the topic interesting. As…

And Then Again… by Tamara Pettit

…..New Manchester residents now have access to an ATM close to home. The New Manchester Volunteer Fire Depatment has installed an ATM on the side of its building. Prior to the ATM being installed, residents either had to drive to Chester or New Cumberland to…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

My children are grown. But I remember in 1999 travelling to and from a soccer tournament at Miami University of Ohio with my middle son, Stephen. On Sunday afternoon we stopped at a Cracker Barrel in Zanesville for a late lunch. Where we parked I…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

There is a lot that a Christian is asked to do in the Bible. There is more that church members are often asked to do within their own church and community. Sometimes it is hard to find motivation to do those things.Many Christians have a…

Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce

We will start Spring Story Hour Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021. If we are unable to meet in person, then we will post the videos on Swaney Memorial Library’s Face book page like we have in the past. We will have craft bags available for pickup…

And Then Again by Tamara Pettit

…..West Virginia’s distribution of COVID vaccinations has garnered national attention. While at the beginning of the crisis we were the last state to have a case of COVID, we now are being recognized for our distribution of the vaccine which has been deemed the most…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

We are now almost three weeks into 2021. I, for one, am glad to put 2020 behind me. Personally, the year just passed, like all years, had some high points. But looking back, based on the events which happened both regionally and nationally it is…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

“This is not a salvation issue…” I have said that a number of times in sermons. When I speak about something that scripture seems to be calling us to but it is not something as cut and dry as sin. There is a way of…