Over 30 members of the Newell Coalition turned out Saturday to learn how they could further improve their community and ensure its future is on a forward trajectory. The meeting was located at the Hancock County Family Support Center in Chester and was sponsored by…
All of us who live north of Kings Creek Bridge have often lamented we’re the forgotten land for much-needed services. The Brooke-Hancock Family Resource Network recognized the gap and wrote a grant to provide centers in Chester and Wellsburg. The grant was funded and as…
Work is progressing on New Cumberland’s new city building on River Avenue. Work on the new roof is taking place and the next step is the interior demolition and the framing and drywall of the interior. Estimates for those projects respectively are $5,500 and $23,000.00…
……October 1st – 7th is National Newspaper Week. While we don’t need a week to tell you what we do (we do that every day), I think we do need to tell our readers how newspapers have changed and adapted to the economy and to…
CHANGE, Inc. once again is bringing awareness to breast cancer by ‘Painting It Pink” during the month of October. We’ve had an overwhelming response in the past with our local Paint the Valley Pink contest, so we would like to once again welcome local businesses…
By Maureen Vulgamore Another New Cumberland Riverfest is in the books and its success is the result of a community pulling together. Yes there is a Riverfest Committee and yes, there are very few members on that committee but it takes the entire community…
The Hancock County Board of Education learned about the State Proficiency scores from Director of Curricu;um Kiristen Bissett. A report on test scores indicate that Hancock County’s scores have remained above the average State Scores.. She noted that during the pandemic students weren’t tested, but…
What a week we had at the Lynn Murray Memorial Library last week. The most exciting thing, is having the kiddos back in here with us. We’ve started our weekly evening events again now that everyone is settling in with their school schedules. So…
“The Pumpkin War” Autumn has just begun, yet I have seen no leaf in flight, but I have seen a multitude of pumpkins. I’m not sure what the fascination with the round orange vegetable is but make no mistake we all embrace it. People love…