Athletics was the focus of Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Does Weir High need a new baseball field or will the Edwin J. Bowman meet the team’s needs? Is Board member Chris Gillette’s discussion of extending baseball to the middle school level appropriate or…
Okay Mr. Kiefer, master digresser let’s get back on topic. We started off with how did some of our local places not named “Washington, Jefferson, Franklin or Adams” get their names, in the sense that they may have been derived from Revolutionary War leaders? In…
Date of Birth Baby’s Gender Parents Names City of Residence State of Residence 6/1/2021 Boy Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Ashley Fuller Newell WV 6/3/2021 Boy Heather Snyder Sisarcick and James Howley Bethany WV 6/8/2021 Boy Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and Madeline King Wintersville OH…
Plans are coming together for the New Cumberland Fall Riverfest Sept. 25 & 26 and the Committee is planning for all the activities festival goers have embraced in past years. Entertainment already booked includes John Edwards, Michelle’s Dance students, the duo of Carlos and…
……Can you or should you wear two hats when you are an elected official? Two elected officials doing so on a county and municipal level have raised concern. When Weirton City Manager Joe Dibartolomeo voiced a variety of concerns to Council prior to his resignation,…
I’m sure that you’ve noticed this trend in the news. Shootings! Shootings every week for the last few months. There has been some American killed by gun violence so frequently lately that you have to scroll down the news websites now to find these things…
The Hancock County PSD will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, August 03, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. This meeting is called to discuss legal matters.
Over the Independence Day Holiday weekend I took the opportunity to sample a number of the shows dealing with the history of the United States. A personal high light was watching the entire 1993 production of Gettysburg, an ambitious project as a result of the…
The New Cumberland Garden Club has begun a new program to recognize beautiful yards within the city. Its Yard of the Month Award will be given from June through October to an outstanding yard that has been chosen by the club members. The first…