The Hancock County Board of Education met in special session Tuesday night to consider the West Virginia Department of Education Compliance Review suggestions.  All suggestions were approved.  Superintendent Dan Enich said the review was to build in standing agenda options; require documentation and analysis before any board may vote on same; ensure policies and…

Hancock County has received $1.6 million in Opioid Prevention Funding. The money was received after the County joined in a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical companies who had targeted West Virginia as market to distribute opioids while not making physicians and pharmacists fully aware of their addictive potential. At a work session called for 7:30 a.m.…

The City of New Cumberland will the Hancock County Commissioners and Board of Education in negotiating a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement with Current Hydro, LLC. Council passed the first reading of Ordinance 25-006 at Monday’s meeting and will meet again Oct. 20th to pass the second and final reading. The ordinance gives…

…….. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I think the American Cancer Society does the best job of marketing the cause of any in the health care industry.  No-one wants to think of breast cancer, but everyone knows a family member or friend who hashad it.  Research indicates that one in eight women will be…

by Mark Patterson We stopped at one child, and that ranks, hands down, as the biggest regret of my life. I fervently hope that his mother suffers none of the torturous, self-inflicted guilt that faithfully visits me, usually late at night, when personal demons-the ones that know your deepest shame- strut forth, because to her…

The City of New Cumberland has announced the Yard of the Month winner for October 2025. The winning yard belongs to Ed and Leslie Fields who reside on Ridge Avenue in New Cumberland. Mayor Will White presented the yard of the month award and a check to Ed and Leslie along with the yard of…

Sarah Robinson was crowned as Oak Glen High School’s 2025 Homecoming Queen at halftime of the Oak Glen-Steubenville Catholic Central Game. Oak Glen scored a win for Homecoming, defeating Catholic Central 28-0. Congratulations Sarah and Congratulations to the Golden Bears!

by Jeff & Mary Anne Woofter Life with the Parkinheimers Faith in the Struggle By Jeff & Mary Anne Woofter When Mary Anne and I began this journey with Parkinson’s and Early Onset Alzheimer’s, we quickly learned that faith would play a vital role in how we faced the challenges ahead. Our faith doesn’t erase…

Oak Glen High School’s Culture Club held its first event of the year. The group visited Maze Craze Corn Maze on September 20, 2025. Pictured from Top, Left to Right: Abigail Whitehead, Faith Buchanan, Kairi Thornburg, Londyn Stroud, Kellyanne Allison, Hope Buchanan; Bottom Row, Left to Right: Isabella Leasure, Kenzi Hayes, Jackson Neville, Grace Stouffer,…

Lucas Zoellers is the September 2025 Lions Club Scholar of the Month.Lucas is the son of Grover and Julie Zoellers of New Cumberland. He is a 3-year letterman in football and a 3-year letterman in baseball. In 2023 he was awarded Oak Glen football’s Spirit of the Bear award. In 2025, week 1 of the…

We are very proud of the John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center School of Practical Nursing Class of 2025.  They have taken the NCLEX Exam and all (100%) passed on their first attempt.  They are all working as Licensed Practical Nurses.   Chris Enochs is the current Director of Career Technology and Adult Education. The Practical…

WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, will host a Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon on Friday, October 3, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the hospital’s Purewal Rooms.The event will feature distinguished guest speakers who will share messages of encouragement and community support with local breast cancer…

Both Fiesta Tableware Company and Tomlinson Public Service District have reached an agreement on rate through mediation. An evidentiary hearing slated for Sept. 30 in Charleston to determine the appropriate rate has been cancelled. Both Fiesta and Tomlinson have agreed to terms set forth in a mediation agreement reached Sept. 26. The agreement is subject…

Hancock County Savings Bank hosted a complimentary nonprofit seminar in the lobby of their Chester headquarters, as part of its annual seminar series. This one was in collaboration with The EdVenture Group, a nonprofit based in Morgantown that provides many K-12 educational services, including financial literacy. A range of topics related to 501c3 management generated…

The New Cumberland Riverfest welcomed fall to Hancock County. The Oak Glen Band and Boy Scouts were part of the opening ceremonies on Saturday. The weather cooperated as both residents and visitors flocked to enjoy the many vendors and organizations offering food and wares. A car show was held Saturday and constant entertainment set the…

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in launching an investigation into major tech companies regarding their misleading and deceptive claims they are solely powered by renewable energy. In a letter sent this week to Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon executives, the coalition outlined their concerns with false…

By Mark Patterson I hate rain. Who wants to stay indoors or endure getting drenched? And it takes about two droplets to constrict my twitchy bronchial tubes, making every breath an effort, sometimes for up to a week. Bring the heat and I bask. Let winter rage and I’ll go about my business, even scoffing…

…….Last week’s column unleashed pretty vitriolic comments about my thinking on Freedom of the Press as it related to Jimmy Kimmel’s removal from late night television. I expected negative comments, but I expected those comments to be aimed at my words and the content of the column rather than at me personally. The writers accused…