Chester News

A 17-year-old Chester, W.Va., boy was charged after allegedly striking his stepfather in the jaw while they were at the East Liverpool City Hospital on May 9. A 17-year-old East Liverpool girl was charged with hitting another person in the face, causing him to lose two of his teeth on May 6.

Survivors include his father of East Liverpool; wife, Terri Griffiths McCoy; a brother, Fred "Bud" and Fran McCoy of Seattle; a sister, Debbie Merriman of Chester, W.Va. The family will receive friends and family from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at McClurkin Funeral Home in Girard, where a memorial service will be 7 p.m. Friday.

The Hancock County commissioners are not gambling men, but they're willing to bet they're right when it comes to why hotel occupancy tax revenues are down.

Debra Lynn Williams, 59, of New Cumberland, W.Va., passed away at her home on May 11, 2012 after a longtime battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

More than 60 people have applied for a full-time secretarial position in the city Planning Department, but the job has been changed to part time, according to Director Bill Cowan.

This past Saturday at the Mountaineer Casino and Resort in Chester, West Virginia, rising undefeated lightweight prospect, Joel Diaz Jr.

Last night in Chester, West Virginia at The Harv at Mountaneer Casino, Racetrack & Resort , Roy Jones, Jr.