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AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

LOVE LETTER TO A SMALL TOWN, ,,,,,,Last year I wrote a “Love Letter to a Small Town” in this column a few days before the Riverfest.  The annual event was my nephew Brian Webster’s favorite event, and he worked hard as a member of the…

BETTY LEISURE WINS YARD OF THE MONTH   

Congratulations to Betty Leisure who was chosen as New Cumberland’s Yard of the Month.Betty’s large yard, which is surrounded by a privet hedge, contains several smaller flower gardens and a larger garden near the house. In the larger garden are a variety of flowers, lawn…

PRACTICAL NURSING DEPT. AT JDR CAREER CENTER HOLDS GRADUATION

The Practical Nursing Department at the John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center held its 2023 Graduation Ceremonies on Thursday, July 29th, at the Career Center. A total of 20 students graduated.First Row left to right: Mia Scallan, Serina Smith, Breanna Leverett, LaNisha Anderson, and Morgan…

BLIND COLOURS TO ENTERTAIN AT 3:00 September 23

The three o’clock hour on Sat, Sept. 23 brings on the band Blind Colours, a three-piece-band, sure to rock the Ohio River. These three young guys play songs from the sixties and early seventies and sound just like the originals. A new band to the…

BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES MILITARY SERVICE OF TEACHER

The Hancock County Board of Education recognized the military service of Weir Middle School teacher Lisa Burk who is also a Sgt. First Class Burk at the beginning of their regular meeting Monday. Superintendent Dan Enich noted that it was especially meaningful that Burk’s service…

AND THEN AGAIN…….by Tamara Pettit

……Things are moving along for the sale of the old New Cumberland  Municipal  Building.  Mayor Will White tells me that the online auction is slated for October 17 and a walk through of the building has been slated before then.  Progress is ongoing on the renovation…

HANCOCK COUNTY AUGUST PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Martin Phillips, Mark Phillips to Christian Thaman M& E Company, Martin Phillips, Mark Phillips, Estate of Edward L. Phillips to Christian Thaman Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle to Richard Soplinski, Patty Soplinski Jeffery Gibbs to Roger Eimers – $12,000.00 Sean Carlos Harding, Rebecaa…