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Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce

But we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. If you’re a procrastinator, we still have both the federal and state tax forms and instruction booklets here for you. Time’s running out, though so you better hurry! We can also find whatever additional forms or…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

Are you ready to be shocked? You’ve been warned. I am about to type something that you never thought a nice, thoughtful pastor would write.Jesus doesn’t want you to help other people.I’ll wait while you read that again and try to figure out what in…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Being somewhat new to this business of writing a newspaper column, I may tend to focus too long on a single subject, or get sidetracked easily. Truthfully, though what I am writing isn’t “news.” I mean it’s not like it happened yesterday. I will leave…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

…..Not sure if my gullibility (or my knowledge that no idea is too ridiculous to turn into a bill and introduce in the WV Legislature) resulted in me thinking for a moment a bill introduced last week was for real. It was April 1 so…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

….Apologies to the 2020 Teacher of the Year, Jessica LITTLE. I melded the names of two great teachers together, Jessica Little and Megan White, and identified her as Jessica White in the photo ID. I promise to do better next time, but we all know…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Back to Newell and potteries. As I previously stated the Homer Laughlin Pottery Company (which I may abbreviate here as “HLC”) started out in East Liverpool, Ohio. I have read somewhere that at one time there may have been as many as 300 potteries in…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

I am an aspirational guy. I want to be a part of big things. I am a part of the biggest/most important thing on earth (the Kingdom of God). But sometimes I look around at other pastors and get discouraged as I compare myself, my…

Lynn Murray Memorial Library

Your Imagination Station Hello Friends, and welcome to Your Imagination Station. We’re coming to you, for the first time, from Lynn Murray Memorial Library in Chester, WV. We’re so happy you’ve stopped by to see what all we have to offer.Let’s start with the programs…

AND THEN AGAIN…BY TAMARA PETTIT

……Good news! The new Federal Stimulus Act contains significant funds for local communities. Senator Joe Manchin announced the amounts that will be received in a news release that detailed each community and each county. The legislation states that the funding can be used for infrastructure.…