May 6 is the date to set aside for the Chester Spring Craft Fair. The Fair will operate from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. According volunteer organizer Susan Hineman, the Fair will feature craft and food and located in the Park pavilion, Funds raised through…
A multi-faceted report on the JDRIV CareerCenter was provided to the Board of Education by Dan Enich, CTE/Adult Ed Director. Enich introduced the JDR4CC Teacher of the Year Elizabeth Walsh and Service Personnel of the Year Tammy Null. He lauded the accommplishments of the Skills…
Cierra Hale, 18, daughter of John and Beth Hale and sister of Samantha and Caraline Hale of New Manchester, is Oak Glen High School’s Lions Scholar of the Month for March 2022. Cierra was elected Senior Class President. She is a member of the National…
……WHO….WHAT….WHEN…..WHERE? Every fledgling journalism student knows the four points of a new release that you need to include in a story. You would expect then that the Communications Director for Governor Jim Justice would make sure he doesn’t miss a point. That why when I…
Swaney Memorial Library is forming a “Friends of the Library” Group. The group will meet about once a month to discuss, plan, and carry our events for the library as well as helping in the library. After all, the library belongs to you, the community.…
How to best ensure residents know what is happening in New Cumberland was discussed at New Cumberland City Council’s July 5th meeting. Mayor Will White said despite the best efforts of the City to utilize social media and Hometown News, he feels there is…
The City of New Cumberland is seeking to fill the Ward II Council seat vacated by Councilman Don Blankenship who is relocating outside of the City limits. Any resident of Ward II interested in the Council seat should contact City Clerk Tammy Jenkins at 304-564-3383,…
The parade that goes around twice will return to New Manchester in 2022. The parade has always been the delight of children and adults alike as it honors our Nation’s founders and its future by featuring the children in the area. Ice cream will be…