Raising children is not an easy task, but an ever-growing segment of society is in its second round of doing so. At a time in their life when retirement means taking it easy, grandparents sometimes take on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren. In West…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the ten years since we founded the paper I’ve always written about my experience with breast cancer, October is almost over and Shannon is waiting for the column. She feels a real social responsibility about these things “You…
Ghosts and goblins set your Halloween festivities calendar to include the Lions Club annual Halloween Party at the venerable Community House following trick or treating (about 7:15). Candy will be given out and door prizes will be awarded, The costume competition will take place in…
Avery Joanne Hall, age 17, daughter of Shawn and Natalie Hall of 309 Third Street Chester, WV, has been chosen as Oak Glen High School Lions Club Scholar of the Month for September 2023. During Avery’s time at Oak Glen High School she has been…
The City of New Cumberland must go back to the drawing board on the sale of the old New Cumberland School it had purchased for use as a municipal building. Council had contracted with Kaufman Realty to do an online auction for the property. The…
The Moving Ahead Together Project: Northern Hancock met with community members from Newell on Saturday, October 7th, Present from WVU were two WVU faculty members, 9 WVU graduate students and WVU Extension Agent Zach White. Dr. Margaret Stout led the conversation with residents and then…
October is Domestic Violence month. That’s why you see the purple ribbon as well as the pink ribbon. I think the fact that October is breast cancer awareness month often overshadows domestic violence awareness month. But while breast cancer is predominantly a woman’s issue, domestic…
(Abigail Miller won 1st place in the When I Grow Up essay contest sponsored by the 529 Educational Savings Program in State Treasurer Riley Moore’s office. A fifth-grade student at Allison Elementary at the time she won, Abigail was one of 15 regional winners before…