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Deputy Chief Appointed

A City Cleanup is planned to coincide West Virginia Make it Shine Day on May 15. Dustin Lang, chair of the Beautification Committee, has submitted a list of areas to be addressed and is asking for volunteers to assist in the cleanup. Permission has been…

Commissioners Seek Input

In other business, the Commissioners:**Approved the donation of a 2011 Ford Crown Vic Sheriff’s Cruiser to the Lumberport Police Department;**Approved a Memorandum of Agreement for FY 21/22 for the Hancock County Extension Office;**Appointed Jeremiah Jay Squires to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Reserves;**Approved Prosecutor Stephen Dragisich’s…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

….Apologies to the 2020 Teacher of the Year, Jessica LITTLE. I melded the names of two great teachers together, Jessica Little and Megan White, and identified her as Jessica White in the photo ID. I promise to do better next time, but we all know…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Back to Newell and potteries. As I previously stated the Homer Laughlin Pottery Company (which I may abbreviate here as “HLC”) started out in East Liverpool, Ohio. I have read somewhere that at one time there may have been as many as 300 potteries in…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

I am an aspirational guy. I want to be a part of big things. I am a part of the biggest/most important thing on earth (the Kingdom of God). But sometimes I look around at other pastors and get discouraged as I compare myself, my…

Patterson Lions Club Scholar of the Month

Gage Patterson, is a senior at Oak Glen High School. Gage is the son of Tracy Bone and Ted Patterson.He has been selected as the Oak Glen Lions Club Scholar of the Month for January 2021. Gage is a 4-year letterman and captain of the…

Lynn Murray Memorial Library

Your Imagination Station Hello Friends, and welcome to Your Imagination Station. We’re coming to you, for the first time, from Lynn Murray Memorial Library in Chester, WV. We’re so happy you’ve stopped by to see what all we have to offer.Let’s start with the programs…

2020 Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year – Jessica White, teacher at Allison Elementary, was presented the Teacher of the Year Award for 2020 at Monday’s Board of Education Meeting.by Board President Dan Kaser and Syperintendent Dawn Petrovich.