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FILING FOR CHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTION ENDS MARCH 29

With a week left in the filing period, only five candidates have filed for office in the Chester Municipal election. Those filing to date are: Mayor – Ed Wedgewood; City Clerk – Courtney SanloWard ;Ward 2 – John Woodruff ; Ward 3 – Mike Dotson;…

SOPHIA ARNER NAMED MARCH LIONS SCHOLAR OF THE MONTH

Sophia Arner, 18, is the March recipient of the Lion’s Club Scholar of the month. She is the daughter of Pete and Renee Arner of Chester.  She has a twin brother, Ethan. A senior at Oak Glen High School, Sophia currently holds a 4.1 GPA.…

JUST MY OPINION from Tamara Pettit

……The decision of the Hancock County Board of Education to appeal the Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling requiring the re-bid of the Director of Personnel position has set off a firestorm of public opinion.  The 28-page Judge’s ruling has been widely circulated and I am among…

AND THEN AGAIN…….by Tamara Pettit

…… Shannon lost her best friend Leo Friday. He finally succumbed to congestive heart failure, a medical problem which plagues many Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.    A piece of our hearts went with him, but  a piece of Leo thankfully also remains in our hearts.    Leo came…

PEYTON HALL NAMED ALL-AMERICAN

DETROIT, Mich. – Sophomore Peyton Hall became the 34th All-American in program history to lead the West Virginia University wrestling team on day two of the NCAA Championships inside the Little Caesars Arena, on Friday night. Despite dropping a 6-2 decision to No. 1-seed Evan Wick of Cal Poly in the…

YOUR IMAGINATION STATION with Miss Connie

   We’re still staying busy at the library, even with the snow and ice we’ve had. Have you been tuning in at 4:00 every day for our story? Has anyone seen our special guest reader we’ve been having? Mr Connor has been reading to us…

WOMEN LEADERS AT THE HELM AT CHANGE, INC.

35 years ago, Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month as a time to commemorate the contributions and achievements ofW American women throughout history and today. For over 30 of those years CHANGE, Inc. has proudly been led by hard-working, dedicated women focused on…

WEIRTON ELEMENTARY SENSORY PATH A COLLABORTIVE EFFORT

The John D Rockefeller career Center Graphic Design Students collaborated with Weirton Elementary to develop, design and install a sensory path located in the PreK – wing of Weirton Elementary. The project was a huge undertaking (150ft ) and accomplishment in that high school students…

ALLISON SIGNS WITH DAVIS & ELKINS

,Konner Allison is continuing his educational and athletic career at Davis and Elkins College.  He will be participating in Cross Country and Track while there. Pictured at the signing are Front Row (L-R):  Burgess Allison, Konnor Allison, Jessica Allison, Kaden Allison Back Row (L-R):  Richard Everly,…