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2021 New Cumberland Fall Riverfest

The eleventh annual New Cumberland Fall Riverfest will be held on Saturday,September 25 and Sunday, September 26, 2021. It promises to be the best year ever with a full docket of top notched entertainment. Saturday starts out at 9:00 with the Riverfest 5K led by…

CITIZEN COMPLAINS TO COMMISSIONERS ABOUT UNION CEMETERY UPKEEP

      Hancock County resident Mike Gibson spoke to the Hancock County Commission Thursday about the condition of Union Cemetery.  Gibson’s parents are buried in the Cemetery and he said he has been addressing the poor maintenance of the grounds for two years with no results.…

AND THEN AGAIN……. by Tamara Pettit

…….I felt an editorial bubbling up within me Sunday.  I hear you saying “Does she always have to be a drama queen?  Can’t she just say “I was moved to write an editorial” and leave it at that?   Nope, it doesn’t work like that.  I…

LETTER FROM A DEAD MAN

 Three suspicious deaths from 1963 have lingering questions                                                                      by Tamara Pettit        I didn’t expect much when I started researching George Paul’s suicide.  It was the third death listed in the cryptic “Letter from a Dead Man” on the back of the Christmas card.   Dad…

OUR HISTORY & OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer

So, who was Edwin McMasters Stanton, born in Jefferson County, Ohio, on December 19, 1814? Well we could say that he was the only person born around these parts who was maybe the Country’s most eminent trial attorney, who also served as the U.S. Attorney…

New Cumberland Riverfest Art Show

The New Cumberland Riverfest will again host a wonderful Art Show during the Riverfest on September 25 and 26,2021. It is a chance for local artists, young and old to showcase their talents. Friends and neighbors are always surprised at the talent that lies hidden…

HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOLS IMPLEMENT MASK MANDATE

     Beginning September 9, all Hancock County students, employees and visitors will be required to wear face coverings inside school buildings and on school transportation.  The Hancock County School voted to implement the mask mandate at an emergency meeting September 8 after an alarming number…

BOARD OF EDUCATION ACTS ON PERSONNEL DECISIONS

     The Hancock County Board of Education took the following action at Monday’s Special Meeting:      **Approved an unpaid Leave of Absence for Kylee Straight and Breanne Underwood;      **Accepted the resignation of Chloe Pieniazek as Countywide Speech-Language Pathologist;      **Assigned Victoria Sidon as a…