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Reflections by Jeremy Alger

I wrote last week about a post-it note that was on my desk. When I came to this church there was a whole stack of those yellow notes in the desk and I have grown a habit of writing thoughts, quotes, and reminders down and…

Our History & Heritage by Bill Kiefer

I have previously mentioned my youthful fascination with the original portion of the Hancock County Courthouse. I will be the first to admit that I have no architectural training. In fact, I went to school in Pennsylvania where the academic year in grades 7-9 required…

Samuel A. Love Jr.

Samuel A. Love, Jr., a longtime WV public servant passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. He was 75 years old. Sam was born on July 24, 1945, in Morgantown, WV, the firstborn child to Samuel A. and Bertha Ivill Love, Sr. Sam grew up…

Murray, Gittings Honored

Chester Council Thanks Murray and Gittings: Mayor Kenny Morris and members of Chester City Council expressed their gratitude to Police Chief Todd Murray and Dep. Chief Scott Gittings for their years of service with plaque presentations. Gittings was recently elected Hancock County Sheriff and Murray…

Sunset Dev. Application Denied

Former Hancock County Deputy Chuck Stanley was approved by Council as Chester’s new Police Chief. Stanley replaces Chief Todd Murray who submitted his letter of resignation at Monday’s meeting. Murray was appointed by Sheriff-elect Scott Gittings as Chief Deputy for the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office.…

Sammis Emissions Questioned

Concern over emissions from stacks at Sammis Plant have been conveyed to the EPA by Hometown News and those concerns are being investigated. George Hines provided the newspaper with a sequence of photos and the times the emissions were occurring.The following response was received from…

And Then Again by Tamara Pettit

…..December 7, 1940 was indeed a day of infamy as Pres. Franklin Roosevelt told the nation. Our country went to war and my mind travels back today to what it must have been like for those who faced Christmas that year and those war years…

We Salute the Golden Bears – OUR Champs

Oak Glen Golden Bear Seniors pictured: (top row, l-r) Paxton Shuman, Nick Chaney, Gage Patterson, Hunter Patterson, Evan Geisse and Brayden Mineard (bottom row, l-r) Jeremy Taylor, Kyler O’Connor, Matt Malick, Danny Beatles, Ethan Hooker and William Minnis. While the path to the 2020 WV…

A Direct Line to Santa

The Newell Community Improvement Coalition is excited to announce that the Santa’s Mail Box is up and ready to receive children’s letters to Santa. The mailbox is located at the overlook above Laurel Hollow Park on Washington Street in Newell. Letters received by Dec. 18…