New Cumberland News

Hancock County commissioners are moving forward with plans to improve security at the Hancock County Courthouse and at local elementary schools.

Incoming New Cumberland Mayor Linda McNeil says she has a list of priorities she wants to pursue over the next four years.

Political newcomer Linda McNeil has won the race for mayor in New Cumberland, beating incumbent Mayor Richard Blackwell and longtime city employee Pat Jones.

Leonard Coursin, of East Liverpool: Pleaded guilty to improper registration. Fined $100 and assessed court costs.

NEW CUMBERLAND Hancock County Sheriff Ralph A. Fletcher plans to continue interacting with local communities as he meets with residents in the Lawrenceville area this week.

If Pat Jones is elected mayor of New Cumberland on Tuesday, he'll have one challenge to face right out of the starting gate - whether he can stay employed as the city's full-time water operator.

In Municipal Court Thursday, Justin D. Johnson, 30, Rear Bradshaw Avenue, was sentenced to 90 days, each, for obstructing official business and theft, fifth offense.

Now that he's had time to process the events of the last few days, Paul Miller can only shake his head in wonder at the fact that neither he nor anyone else was injured in last Friday's flooding incident in New Cumberland.

Brian Webster is running on his record of eight years as a New Cumberland city councilman, while his opponent, Melissa Perkins, thinks City Council could use some new blood.

Troy McAbee, of Weirton: Pleaded guilty to fleeing in a vehicle. Sentence of 30 days in jail suspended.

Three streets in New Cumberland remain closed after a still unexplained sudden flood caused mud, rocks and debris to flow into roads.

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. -- A judge has refused to dismiss Hancock County's tax lawsuit against Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.

KOERNER, Martin "Buster," 39, of Pittsburgh, PA, formerly of New Cumberland, WV, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013, in Pittsburgh, PA.

On the last leg of the "God Answers Prayer" community prayer walk on Saturday, participants arrived at the George Hines Park gazebo to the strains of Leonard Cohen's modern-day hymn "Hallelujah." It was a fitting end to an event that saw New Cumberland Christians of all stripes put aside their differences - under sunny skies, no less - and pray for ... (more)

The three-way mayor's race in this quiet Ohio River town pits an incumbent mayor against a longtime city employee with political aspirations and a political newcomer with an interest in Hancock County history.

He was born on April 25, 1921, in Bloomingdale, a son of the late Earl L. and Myrtle E. Millhorn.

A large American flag hangs between two ladder trucks Tuesday for the funeral of William "Bob" Duncan Jr., 78, a member of the Newell Volunteer Fire Department who died on Friday.

Pat Swiger is praying for good weather and a good turnout for the third annual God Answers Prayer community prayer walk in New Cumberland.