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Oak Glen High School Football Team 2021

Back row: Tyler Ossman, Ethan Delekta, Chris Hill, Ted Arneault, Brian Cunningham, Eric Waters , Scott Pryor , TJ Miller, Jason Wiley. 2nd top row : Ramirolee Gudino, Ash  Thorn, Alex Dennis, Gage Groetzinger, Chase Gorrell, Kaiden Hebrock, Mike Barnhart 3rd Row: Jordon Morris, De’Shawn…

RIVERFEST ART SHOW

After a year’s hiatus due to Covid, the Riverfest Art Show will once again be part of New Cumberland’s premier Fall event on September 25-26. Showcasing the work of local ar&sts young and old, the art show will be located in the old city building…

West Liberty University Keeping the Hilltop Safe

West Liberty University returned to wearing masks inside buildings today as a safety precaution due to the uptick in active COVID-19 cases across the state and nation. “We are committed to the safety of our students and employees. Because of this and in response to…

YARD OF THE MONTH SELECTED

            The New Cumberland Garden Club has selected the home of Alan and Peggy Lee as its July Yard of the Month.  The home along Ridge Avenue contains a number of flower gardens along the house and porch as well as small gardens scattered throughout…

Your Imagination Station

With Connie & Shauna       My goodness, where do we even begin to tell you about all that’s been going on at the library since we were last together? Let’s begin with what the kiddos have been up to. They have been busy watching us…

Letter from a Dead Man

By Tamara Pettit     A 1963 “suspicious death”          It wasn’t actually a letter that Dad retrieved from the dead man’s landlady.    The message had been written in Latin on a Christmas card.  The beauty of our digital version is that I can share with…

AND THEN AGAIN… by Tamara Pettit

…..Is 2021 the year of the “kinder..gentler” Tamara.   It may be.  No, not when it comes to issues I believe need changed. I will continue to be fervent and dedicated to the change I think needs to happen.  Inequity always has and always will raise…

NEW CUMBERLAND TO PAY $59,155 IN FINES TO DEP

     The City of New Cumberland will pay $59,155 in fines to the WV Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) for violations that occurred in the operation of its sewage plant in 2018 and 2019.  Mayor Will White  signed the consent order with the West Virginia…