Steelmaking 101 So, if I am going to write about the Brown’s island explosion of 1972, why am I stuck in the 19th century? My belief is that a design flaw at the new plant, caused the explosion. Perhaps flaw is too strong a word.…
There’s a new business in Chester and a new lease on life for an old manufacturing building. Green Valley Country Store and Feed, conducted a soft opening on December 11 at the old C.A. Smith building on Carolina Ave, Owned and operated by Farin Weltner…
T Hancock County Commissioners announced at Wednesday’s meeting they will meet with the Hancock County Park Board on January 27 to discuss any issues the Board may have. The Commission has seen a frequent turnover in Park Board members they have appointed In recent months…
After 30 years of service, Judy Raveaux, CEO of CHANGE, Inc., will retire December 31. Raveaux was honored by the staff and Board of Directors at the agency’s annual Christmas party Dec. 3 For the last three decades expanding the non-profit’s services to meet the…
The Oak Glen girls volleyball team recently raised money for the WMC BreastCare Center and for a classmate fighting Ewing Sarcoma at their Dig for a Cure event. The Volleyball team, together with their coaches and the Oak Glen Volleyball Boosters, presented a $500 check…
The New Cumberland Christmas Parade is back! After a year’s hiatus due to COVID, even the Grinch couldn’t stop this year’s parade set for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, . Line up is scheduled for 4:00pm, parade at 5:00pm and a “walk through the lights” on River…
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. – The Miller Farm has been recognized as a 2021 Sesquicentennial Farm under the West Virginia Century Farm program, designed to honor families who have been farming the same tract of land for 100 years or more. According to family history, Morgan…
Two Hancock County soccer teams were recognized by the Hancock County Board of Education at Monday’s meeting. Board President Danny Kaser congratulated t the 2021 Oak Glen High’s Girls’ Soccer Team for being 2021 OVAC Champs and Weir High’s Boys’ Soccer Team for being 2021…
Our Gnome class was a hit. We had 5 cute little gnomes being made last Saturday. Check the photos to see just how cute they are. Our crafters are still meeting every Friday from 11-1 and again at 4. Check out some of…