New Cumberland News

For about $5, you can save the life of your best friend. That's about what it costs to have your dog or cat innoculated against the deadly rabies virus.

The following citations were issued: Cheryll Hamilton of Butler, Pa. - speeding.

Hancock County health officials are asking the public to report any sick or dead birds they find after a starling tested positive for the West Nile virus.

The property once known as the summer home of the Weir family and more recently as a bed and breakfast which also catered to alternative lifestyle events, will once again be up for sale on Tuesday.

The parish nurse will be available from 10:30 a.m. to noon today in the library at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 110 Maine Blvd., to check blood pressures and answer questions about prescription medications.

The New Cumberland Lions Club held its Installation of Officers for the 2009-10 year on June 9 in the Multipurpose Room of the New Cumberland Municipal Building.

At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, deputies from the Hancock County Sheriff's Office responded to a two-vehicle accident on Route 8 near Rolling Acres Road.

SWIGER, Vincent John, 36, of Morgantown, W.Va., formerly of New Cumberland, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009, in Morgantown, W.Va. He was born November 14, 1972, in Stuttgart, Germany.

The following citations were issued: Collin Cehrs of Newell - no proof of insurance.

When police responded to a call about shots being fired at a New Cumberland apartment on March 22, 2008, they saw Billy Rice walking away from the residence.

Jolene Zuros, registered sanitarian from the Hancock County Health Department has confirmed that a bat from the Hardins Run Road area of New Cumberland has been confirmed to have had Rabies.

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. -- A stone mansion overlooking the Ohio River that once was the summer home of West Virginia steel magnate E.T. Weir is going on the auction block.

"Forting Up" is a chapter title in the latest history retrospective written by local attorney Michael Edward Nogay.

Martin M. Moody, Jr., of state Route 267 in East Liverpool - speeding, fined $10 plus $184.53 in court costs.

WEIRTON a ' Steve and Patty Cox of Weirton announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Marie, to Justin Andrew Swiger, son of Terry and Kelly Swiger of New Cumberland.

The GFWC-WV Woman's Club of New Cumberland held their Installation of Officers for the 2009-2010 year at Dee Jay's Ribs &?Grille in Weirton.

Matthew Michael Geis of McKenna Avenue in Pittsburgh - driving while license suspended third offense, sentenced to one year in jail, sentence suspended and Geis was placed on one year unsupervised probation, fined $300 plus $159.53 in court costs and $360 probation fee.

The Route 8 Sewer Project taking place throughout New Cumberland and New Manchester continues to move forward and into residential areas.

WEIRTON a ' Dale and Dorene Gaston of Weirton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday.

The following citations were given in Hancock County: Olaf Hernandez of Phelps, N.Y. - no motor vehicle inspection.