October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the ten years since we founded the paper I’ve always written about my experience with breast cancer, October is almost over and Shannon is waiting for the column. She feels a real social responsibility about these things “You…
Avery Joanne Hall, age 17, daughter of Shawn and Natalie Hall of 309 Third Street Chester, WV, has been chosen as Oak Glen High School Lions Club Scholar of the Month for September 2023. During Avery’s time at Oak Glen High School she has been…
The City of New Cumberland must go back to the drawing board on the sale of the old New Cumberland School it had purchased for use as a municipal building. Council had contracted with Kaufman Realty to do an online auction for the property. The…
2023-24 Oak Glen Middle School Archery We are pleased and very excited to bring NASP, National Archery in the Schools Program, to the students of Oak Glen Middle School. The first year was a success due in part to the cooperation & generosity of team…
October is Domestic Violence month. That’s why you see the purple ribbon as well as the pink ribbon. I think the fact that October is breast cancer awareness month often overshadows domestic violence awareness month. But while breast cancer is predominantly a woman’s issue, domestic…
(Abigail Miller won 1st place in the When I Grow Up essay contest sponsored by the 529 Educational Savings Program in State Treasurer Riley Moore’s office. A fifth-grade student at Allison Elementary at the time she won, Abigail was one of 15 regional winners before…
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Eighteen individuals have been indicted for distributing drugs in the Northern Panhandle, including two Chicago men accused of operating a fentanyl trafficking organization in Weirton and Steubenville. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced that a federal grand jury has returned a…
Abigail Miller, a fifth-grade student at Oak Glen Middle School was recognized for being a “Game Changer” at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Abigail was the State winner of the “What Do I Want to be When I Grow Up”, sponsored by the West Virginia…
Over 30 members of the Newell Coalition turned out Saturday to learn how they could further improve their community and ensure its future is on a forward trajectory. The meeting was located at the Hancock County Family Support Center in Chester and was sponsored by…