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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the EditorWhile I do not live in New Cumberland anymore, I care very much about the town and its people. When I learned that Will White had registered to run for Mayor I was delighted because I know this man’s dedication to the…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit, Publisher

……The infusion of funds from the American Rescue Act into our county and communities provides great opportunity. Seldom do you see funds that come from the Federal government go directly to local government without a stopping off point in Charleston where they often get diverted.…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Are we religious? I think most people in Hancock and Brooke Counties, as well as the corresponding border counties in Ohio and Pennsylvania would call themselves Christians. When it comes to Hancock and Brooke the number of our residents who profess to being adherents of…

Board Honors Health Care Providers

“It truly took a village to make it happen,” said Dray who said Superintendent Dawn Petrovich worked closely with Jackie Huff of the Hancock County Health Department. She cited the volunteer efforts of the school nurses, 14 LPN students and Health Occupation instructors LaDonna Smith…

Your Imagination Station by Connie & Shauna

Your Imagination StationHello Friends, welcome back to Your Imagination Station. We’re so glad you decided to stop back in to see what we’ve been up to since we were last together, and to see what we have planned now.A quick look back…we were thrilled to…

Smith February Lions Scholar for January

Jadyn Smith is the February 2021 Oak Glen High School’s Lion Club Scholar of the month.  Jadyn is a member of Oak Glen High School Class of 2021.  Jadyn is 18, she is the daughter of Todd and Lisa Smith of Chester.  Jadyn has participated in…

Baskets Donated

Members of the Paris Presbyterian Church made a special delivery at WMC just in time for Easter. Karen Cowan and Joel Peterson, Director of Church Outreach, delivered Easter baskets to nursing departments as a token of appreciation for the work they do each day. Accepting…

Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce

But we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. If you’re a procrastinator, we still have both the federal and state tax forms and instruction booklets here for you. Time’s running out, though so you better hurry! We can also find whatever additional forms or…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

Are you ready to be shocked? You’ve been warned. I am about to type something that you never thought a nice, thoughtful pastor would write.Jesus doesn’t want you to help other people.I’ll wait while you read that again and try to figure out what in…