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Santa Claus is Coming to New Cumberland

The City of New Cumberland is all decked out in holiday finery to welcome Santa Claus to town Saturday, December 13. This year, the New Cumberland Fairs and Festivals Committee will continue the tradition of a lighted parade. Lineup is at 4 p.m. on Marshall…

Fire Rages Through New Cumberland

Three homes on 2nd Ave. in New Cumberland were destroyed as fire swept through an apartment owned by Linda Grysko and continued on to destroy two additional homes. Grysko made a call to the New Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department at 11:15 Monday night. The fire…

Wreathes Across America

          A Wreaths Across America ceremony will be held at New Cumberland Cemetery on Saturday, December 13, 2025.  The second Saturday in December is set aside every year for volunteers to gather and honor our veterans at thousands of cemeteries across America and in several…

Chester Hometown Christmas Set for December 6

A daylong schedule of activities culminated by a visit by Santa himself is slated for Chester’s Hometown Christmas. The day’s activities will include the following: 9 a.m. –Jingle Bell Run starts at 812 Carolina Avenue. a.m. until 3 p.m. — Street artists & vendors –…

CHESTER SCHEDULES LIGHT UP NIGHT

The Chester Beautification Committee, Chester Lions Club, Hancock County Family Support, City of Chester and the Chester Garden Committee will bring you Chester Light Up Night December 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. The ceremony will take place at Virginia Gardens. Santa will make…

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

From all of us at Hometown News we wish you a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving. While 2025 has presented many challenges, we hope you take a moment Thursday to reflect on the gifts our family, community and those we love bring to the table.…

WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and Cognito Therapeutics launch Brain Health Collaboratory

First in a national network integrating care, research, and commercializationW.VA. and CAMBRIDGE, MA — Cognito Therapeutics and the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI), announced today the launch of the first Brain Health Collaboratory, a new model designed to accelerate the discovery, validation, and real-world delivery of non-drug…

Weirton Sanitary Board Outage Communication Plan

The purpose is for notification to our customers of any planned orUnexpected disruption of sanitary utilities thru our Mass Notification Texting and Email Systems. In an effort to communicate as quickly and effectively as possible, whenany potential planned or unplanned disruptions occurs. Management andStaff will…