Letter to the Editor
Be a hero, save a life, wear a mask!Having a taste of illness this year has made me timid and afraid.Never having been afraid of anything before in my life, this is a very different cloak that I wear. It is neither my size nor…
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AND THEN AGAIN BY TAMARA PETTIT
The flags flew half-mast on Friday for Former Del. Sam Love. He served the 1st District from 1983 to 1996 and left his mark on this county in many ways. I first met Sam when I was Vice President of the State Council of college…
Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce
Merry Christmas! Swaney Memorial Library will be closed Thursday, December 24th through January 3rd, 2021. We will reopen at 10 a.m., Monday, January 4th. Until further notice, the library will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; from 3…
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…