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At 93, McBride is Presented with Class of 49 Weir High Diploma

The Hancock County Board of Education meeting included a moment of joy as 93-year-old Carmen McBride finally received her high school diploma from the Class of 1949 Monday night. TRAGEDY STRIKES Carmen was only eleven-years-old when tragedy would take her mother from her.  She had three…

OBITUARY: Barbara A. Gum “Auntie Babs”

Barbara A. Gum (Auntie Babs), 86, of New Cumberland, passed, Sunday, July 28, 2024, at East Liverpool City Hospital. Born January 6, 1938, she was the daughter of the late William J. Jennings Sr. and Ethel Maude Stiffler Strope. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, William J. Stope…

CHESTER ACTIVITY

CITATIONS: Richard Dailey, Georgetown, PA- Speeding. William Montangue, Pittsburgh, PA- Driving While License Suspended. Jason Conkle, East Liverpool, OH- Driving While License Suspended. Joann Merriman, East Liverpool, OH- Defective Equipment. Dwain Southerland, Bulger, PA- Speeding. Michelle Price, Chester, WV- Expired Operator’s License. George Matkoskey, New…

AND THEN AGAIN…………by Tamara Pettit

………Why do I write? Because it allows me to express myself in a way is far better than talking. That’s because being a “wordsmith” means I ponder every word…..think about whether there is a better word…..or if it’s the right word to convey what I…

LION’S PULLED PORK IS BACK

The next New Cumberland Lions Club Pulled Pork Takeout event is scheduled for Saturday, June 29, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Swaney Memorial Library in New Cumberland. A Pulled Pork Sandwich – with the pulled pork provided by…