The Alpha Tau chapter (WV) of Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Organization for Women Educators held its October meeting via Zoom. The meeting was called to order by President Diane Bowers.The Thought for the Day, “A Teacher’s Prayer”, was read by Chaplain Kathy Griffith. A…
The Department of Highways was a “no show” for a meeting with Hancock County Commissioners, New Cumberland Mayor Dick Blackwell, Sen. Wm. Ihlenfeld and Del. Randy Swartzmiller on the alternate route 2 through New Cumberland on October 22. While local residents and officials had expressed…
Linda L. Swiger, 59, of Weirton, passed, Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Weirton Medical Center, following a lengthy illness.Born, March 12, 1961, in Weirton, she is a daughter of the late John and Etta “Lorraine” Saffel Swiger.She was preceded in death by her sister, Judy…
Randy Swartzmiller1) Why are you running for office at a time when public confidence in the system is at an all-time low?I believe people are looking for leadership; they are looking for someone they can trust, someone they can have accessibility to and speak with.…
West Liberty University’s Presidential Search Committee announced the names of its four final candidates. These candidates will visit campus over the next few weeks.“I am pleased to announce the four finalists for the next President of West Liberty University. We look forward to introducing these…
SAFETY IS WHAT MATTERS – A new billboard on Ridge Avenue in New Cumberland points out that school buses carrying children travel Route 2 through New Cumberland along with large trucks. Brothers George and Tim Hines erected the billboard to focus on the need to…
The boys and girls’ cross country teams earned the second spot in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference championships among the 4A schools. St. Clairsville took home the two top trophies, edging Oak Glen’s boys by 38 points and the girls by only 25 points.“Our boys…
Swaney Memorial Library’s 2020 fall story hour “Read Together” has begun. We meet at 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday and post our online story hour immediately after, although it usually takes a while to load. We do still have a couple of craft bags left if…