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Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Related to the development of Newell as a pottery center, perhaps even absolutely required was the Newell Bridge. The toll bridge, which is still in use today, connects East Liverpool with West Virginia just north of Newell. The Bridge is not small. Its total length…

The Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce

Swaney Memorial Library would like to thank Jane, Joyce, and Pam for spending several days organizing our book sale room. They sorted and alphabetized for hours, getting everything set up for the sale. Don’t let all of their hard work go to waste! Everything is…

AND THEN AGAIN BY TAMARA PETTIT, PUBLISHER

……Time is nearing for the arrival of Madilynn Grace, the newest member of our family. The impending event causes me to return to the times when I as a 19-year-old mother tried to navigate a whole new world of motherhood. Thanks to five Webster cousins…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

One of my best friends is looking for a new job (he lives in Minnesota). He is working a job that he has no passion for, and he is constantly looking for job postings and updating his resume. He is doing job interviews on a…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

The John Newell who was born near Burgettstown in 1796 and who moved to Pughtown, and had children with Lydia Edie was a man of many talents. He was an early entrepreneur in a manner of speaking. In addition to being a tanner and a…

AND THEN AGAIN… BY TAMARA PETTIT

….No, the post office is not to blame for your newspaper being a day late last week. We delayed delivery of the paper from the printers until Wednesday afternoon due to the heavy coat of ice on my driveway. I have a healthy respect for…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

My church is a part of a denomination, the Church of the Nazarene. We are a part of the West Virginia North District. The Superintendent of that District is essentially my boss. One of the ways that he gets information to his pastors is through…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

If you read my column on even a semi-regular basis you know that frequently research for one column leads me to something different, yet related, to write about in upcoming issues. Last week, the statement that Nessly Chapel was the “first Methodist Protestant Church in…