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NEW CUMBERLAND LIONS ENJOY BRASS ENSEMBLE

The meeting was brought to order by President Dorothy Hawkes.  Lion Pam Stiles offered the prayer and Lion Tom Stiles led the Pledge of Allegiance.    Dinner was catered by Connie’s Corner of Chester.  As this was the Club’s Christmas Party, no business was discussed.  President…

Longtime leader in the legal community passes

William Ray Kiefer was born December 30, 1949 to George William and Dorothy Solenday Kiefer in Pittsburgh, PA. Bill grew up in Forest Hills PA, and graduated from Churchill Area High School, (1967); Bethany College, (B.A. History 1971) and the University of Pittsburgh School of…

New Cumberland Christmas Parade (with thanks for copy and photos to Maureen Vulgamore) The 2022 New Cumberland Christmas Parade was led by an impressive uniformed Color Guard from the New Cumberland VFW. Councilwoman Judy Bartley was named the Grand Marshall of the parade to honor…

HANCOCK COUNTY INCLUDED IN BROADBAND PROJECT

Tuesday, December 6, 2022Gov. Justice partners with Comcast to connect 2,100+ unserved West Virginia homes and businesses$10 million expansion project to begin construction immediately   CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice today announced he officially signed West Virginia’s Line Extension Advancement and Development (LEAD) program grants for…

CHESTER LIONS DONATE TO SHOP WITH A COP

As part of Chester’s Hometown Christmas festivities on December 3, the Chester Lions Club made a donation to the Hancock County Deputies “Shop with a Cop”. Deputy Pat Hoder accepted the donation from club president, Jodie Juszcza

WVNCC TO HOST WEIRTON CAMPUS HEALTH CARE OPEN HOUSE

College will showcase its numerous healthcare programs, including Nursing, Radiography, Surgical Technology and more.             WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) will host an Open House on its Weirton Campus for any prospective students who may be interested in a degree in…

KOVALCIK BREAKS TWO WLU RECORDS

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The West Liberty University women’s track and field team opened its 2022-23 indoor season yesterday at the YSU Icebreaker. Maggie Kovalcik highlighted the Hilltoppers opening day with two school records. The junior from New Cumberland, W.Va. started the meet with a 100.91 in…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

……What’s in a name?  Well, evidently quite a lot if you’re an aspiring politician in West Virginia.   If children and grandchildren wanting to emulate their grandfather by pursuing the same career goals, specifically a Congressional seat and the Governor’s seat, then the late Governor Arch…

PSC APPROVES INTERIM RATE INCREASE FOR MOUNTAINEER GAS

CHARLESTON, WV – The Public Service Commission today granted much lower interim purchased gas cost (PGC) rates for Mountaineer Gas Company and Hope Gas dba Dominion Energy West Virginia than the companies had requested.  Mountaineer Gas had originally requested a PCG of $9.85 per Mcf…