Cumberland News

Nov. 29 was the first Sunday of Advent. This day marks the beginning of the year on most church calendars.

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CUMBERLAND -- The winter is a wonderful time to see and experience the Wilds at work.

The Cumberland Christmas Parade will take place Dec. 12. Line-up begins at 1:30 p.m. on Mill Street and the parade begins at 3 p.m. Registration will be in the Cumberland Village building and a reception for Santa Claus will be after the parade at the Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department.

Thanks Offering Sunday was celebrated at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Sunday, Nov.

The Byesville Scenic Railway achieved a milestone Monday as the train journeyed past the crossing on Route 821 near Pleasant City on its way toward the Route 146 crossing.

On Nov. 9, members of Cumberland Grange 2187, met at Theo's in Cambridge for the annual Thanksgiving lunch.

Daniel J. Merced-Rivera, 36, of Washington Street in Newell - DUI, expired operator's license, and speeding.

The Annual Election Day Lunch will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Norwich Presbyterian Church, 10245 Norwich Drive, Norwich.

Trick or Treat in the village of Cumberland will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday.

A registered sex offender who had sex with a 15-year-old girl in Ohio while he was supposed to be reporting to Fond du Lac County Circuit Court is back in Wisconsin.

CUMBERLAND: Sandra 'Sandy May' Burchett, age 54, of Cumberland, passed away Friday, October 9, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her family following a brief illness.

The Tulsa Zoo welcomed the first of two new female giraffes this week. The 9-year-old female from the Santa Barbara Zoo in California arrived Wednesday afternoon.

CUMBERLAND - With the goal of introducing and sharing the Methodist faith with what is now the Southwestern tip of Guernsey County, several circuit rider preachers made their way to Cumberland in 1809.

After organizers announced in March that they were discontinuing the effort, participating venues and eateries raised concerns.

Today is World Wide Communion Sunday. Many area churches are planning special services.

Coll Materials, based in Zanesville, Ohio, has begun production on its new wash line, allowing the company to recycle post consumer plastics.

The Spencer Township Board of Trustees met Sept. 21. Bills totaling $3960.81 were presented and authorized for payment.

Register by Sept. 23 for Chalk on the Walk NEW CONCORD -- The East Muskingum Student Endowment Fund will host the 22nd annual Chalk on the Walk at the Larry W. Miller Intermediate School on Saturday, Sept.

At the September meetings of the Cumberland Village Council, all six council members were present.