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…
…..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…
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…
San Diego teen Jacob Pettit has had great adventures on family vacations. At age 18, he has been scuba diving, skiing, snowboarding and hiking. Surfing is a frequent activity on the San Diego beaches he calls home. Jacob has hiked to see volcanos,…
The Top of West Virginia Summit Art Gallery artists will be showcasing their work at Martha’s Gallery located at 736 Charles Street, Wellsburg, WV on Thursday, July 29 from 6 – 8pm. Twelve artists will display with a variety of mixed media. The event will…
With Connie & Shauna So, I promised to tell you all about our TALES week. What a week of fun we had, telling TALES. We started our week by learning the difference in “tattling” and telling when something happens. We made tattletale tongues and…
…..The West Virginia Lottery Annual report showed an overall profit for the lottery. Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, however, did not fare so well in the year of the pandemic showing a loss of $9.2 million according to WV Metro News. Mardis Gras Casino in…
In a special meeting, the Hancock County Board of Education took the following personnel action: **Transferred Barb Switzer-Ivey from Assistant Principal to Principal, Weir Middle School; **Assigned Katharine Krafton to teacher (Grade 5) Oak Glen Middle School and Adam Davis to Multi-Categorical/Autism teacher,…
I am getting a little tired of playing who was who in the Revolutionary War, and what was named after them. If you have been reading this you probably are tired of it too. On the other hand there is, or was, a Thaddeus Kosciuszko…