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NEW CUMBERLAND LIONS

President Dorothy Hawkes brought the meeting to order.  Lion Patty Burgess offered the prayer and Lion Jeanne Cox led the Pledge of Allegiance.  The minutes were accepted as read and the treasurer’s report was placed on file for audit.  Correspondence was received from Leader Dogs…

LIONS PROVIDE VISION SCREENING

The New Cumberland and Chester Lions Clubs provided vision screenings to about 270 students from Pre-K through 4th grade at New Manchester Elementary School on February 24.  The vision screening identifies unknown issues and allows the student to then follow up with an optometrist. Lions…

PARKINSON’S REGISTRY RECEIVES PLANNING GRANT

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new West Virginia Parkinson’s disease (PD) registry has taken a big step forward with the announcement of a planning grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), the world’s largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease…

OBITUARY; FLORENCE LAUGHLIN

Florence M. Laughlin, 94, of Chester, passed, Monday, February 20, 2023, at East Liverpool City Hospital. Born, on April 10, 1928, in Latrobe, PA., she was the daughter of the late Aristida and Anna DiVittis. Florence was also preceded in death by her loving husband,…

CLOAK & DAGGER HOLMES & WATSON RETURN IN SATURDAY MATINEE

 Weirton, WV—Holmes & Watson return to the Top of WV Convention & Visitors Bureau at 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2023, with Cloak & Dagger On the Air presents Holmes & Watson in “Beryl Coronets & Copper Beeches.” Admission is free, although donations are greatly appreciated. Doors open…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR – CHARLOTTE LANE

West Virginia ratepayers are not paying for the FirstEnergy bribery scandal in Ohio By Charlotte Lane, chair West Virginia Public Service Commission You may have heard about the FirstEnergy bribery scandal in Ohio.  Federal prosecutors have accused the former speaker of the Ohio House of…

OBITUARY: Dennis Simms

Dennis Simms, 55, of Irondale, died January 30, 2023.Born July 28, 1967 in East Liverpool, Ohio, he was the son of the late Lemoyne and Ethel (Sprout) Simms.He served in the U.S. Army and he worked for Langeloth Metals.He was preceded in death by a…