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MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTISTS ON DISPLAY AT SUMMIT ART GALLEY

    A reception honoring middle school artists from Brooke and Hancock Counties was held October 20 at the Top of WV Summit Art Gallery.    A permanent display at Summit will showcase the talents of the budding artists with featured artists being changed every two months. …

OBITUARY DONNA ALLISON

Donna Mae Allison, 93, of Newell, WV, passed away   October 6, 2021. She was born June 14, 1928, in Newell. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Garnet (Hart) Smith Donna retried after working 20 years for Homer Laughlin China Company. She was an…

OBITUARY DARWIN MERCER

  Derwin Mercer, 89, of New Cumberland, WV passed away Monday, October 11, 2021 at the Orchards in East Liverpool, OH.                 He was born December 6, 1931 in Elk Fork, WV a son of the late Clarence and Zelma (Neff) Mercer. He is also…

OBITUARY BELVA BARNHART

    Belva Barnhart, 79, of Colliers, WV passed away October 12,2021.     She was born September 6,1942 in Rhinehart, WV. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert, son Robert Jr. (Muff) and two brothers and three sisters, her parents Ruby & Brant…

NIKKI LYNN ASHCRAFT

Nikki Rae (Northcraft) Ashcraft of New Cumberland, WV. Born January 7, 1975 to Ed and Sharon (Reese) Northcraft. Nikki gained her Angel Wings on October 15, 2021, at Weirton Medical Center at the age of 46. Nikki was a devoted wife to Jack Ashcraft and…

HARRY EMMERLING

Harry C. Emmerling Sr., 76, of Chester, passed, Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Stone Pear Pavilion following a brief illness. Born, August 24, 1945, in Florence, SC., he was the son of the late Lyman and Margaret Emmerling. He was also preceded in death by…

OBITUARY ISOBEL BELL

Isobel Lee Bell of Weirton passed at the Weirton Medical Center on Sunday, October 17, 2021; she was 92 years old.  She was born in Parkersburg, WV, on May 30, 1929, the daughter of the late Earl W. and Clarice K. Nichols Wigner. Isobel was…

SWANEY LIBRARY CORNER by Kirsten Pierce

I just returned from West Virginia Library Association’s annual fall conference and am so excited to get started on all of the new programs I learned about while there. I can’t wait to tell you all about them! Of course, if you have ideas for…