March 5, 2026 City of Weirton Department of Police WC Kush Chief of Police 200 Municipal Plaza Weirton WV 26062 Superintendent Walt Saunders Hancock County Schools 130 Rockefeller Circle New Cumberland WV 26047 Dear Superintendent Saunders: I am writing this letter in response to our conversation about the future of the Hancock County Schools PRO…

Sheriff of Hancock County, West Virginia J.S. Gittings, Sheriff D.T. Murray, Chief Deputy, PO Box 102 N. Court St. New Cumberland, WV 26047 March 5, 2026 Superintendent Walt Saunders Hancock County Schools 130 Rockefeller Circle New Cumberland WV 26047 Superintendent Saunders, After taking the time to process all the information in our meeting when we…

> Music and Art at Oak Glen will be returning, March 21, to the Oak Glen Little Theatre stage and adjacent Commons Area of Oak Glen High School, near New Cumberland, WV. For a number of years, the festival attracted large audiences from throughout the region, drawn not only to quality rosters of diverse professional…

…….Apologies to readers who have been waiting for the property transfers. I hunkered down and did them this weekend. I have been consumed with the school takeover story. What do I know? A lot, but everything has to be verified before it’s printed. (an anonymous letter can lead me down a path, but its contents…

Just recently, a large plane plummeted from directly above me as I froze and desperately considered in which direction to flee the impending crash. But I had just seconds, and the passenger jet fluttered erratically.  As sheer terror for the souls soon to perish took silver medal to self-preservation, I ran blindly from the fateful…

WV State Auditor to Patricia Cotherman Butler WV State Auditor to Plowboy Properties Chester WV State Auditor to Wallace D. McMillin Chester WV State Auditor to Wallace D McMillin Chester WV State Auditor to Wallace D McMillin Chester WV State Auditor to Wallace D McMillin Chester WV State Auditor to Wallace D McMillin Chester WV…

Oak Glen wrestler Noah Schmidt captured the State Championship at the State Wrestling Tournament in Huntington

WEIRTON, WV – Mike Phelps has announced his candidacy for the Hancock County Board of Education, bringing with him 20 years of military service and more than three decades of leadership experience. Phelps served in the United States Air Force from 1981 to 2001, achieving the rank of Master Sergeant. His assignments included North Dakota,…

Larry E. Griffiths, Carole Griffiths to McKenzie Scherer, Jessica Scherer, $165,500.00. Grant Karenann Keupper Duffy to Melanie Ann Duffy Michael Edward Duffy Estate to Jenna Nicole Tate, Mark Paul Guaglione, $130,000.00 Clay Merry Margaret Reckner to Charles Wesley Reckner, Grant David Health to Jason Alexander, Jeri Alexander, $10,500.00 Grant Edith Snodgrass to Rebecca Lash, Weirton…

……….Both Hancock County Sheriff Scott Gittings and Weirton Chief of Police Charles Kush are opposed to the cuts in Police Resource Officers (PR0) being implemented by Superintendent Walter Saunders. While Saunders characterized to me that he had spoken to both Gittings and Kush and they were working on a solution to make do with less…

Weirton, W.VA. – Weir High School and its Weir Student Media program have been recognized for the third year in a row as recipients of the First Amendment Press Freedom Award. Announced on February 26, Student Press Freedom Day of Scholastic Journalism Week, Weir joins 26 other schools from 12 U.S. states and the United Kingdom that…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) is advancing the treatment of high-grade gliomas, one of the most aggressive and challenging forms of brain cancer. A multicenter clinical trial, now published in The Lancet Oncology, demonstrates that microbubble-enhanced transcranial focused ultrasound (MB-FUS) can safely and temporarily open the blood–brain barrier (BBB), allowing standard chemotherapy to reach tumor tissue more effectively.…

Tiffany Gale is the Owner and Director of Miss Tiffany’s School for Young Children, a licensed early childhood education facility she founded in 2019. Since opening, the program has expanded twice and is currently preparing for a third expansion to meet the growing needs of families in the region. What began as a Tier 1…

The Public Service Commission has solved one of the age-old dilemmas facing newcomers in applying for jobs.You have a degree, but how do you get a job without experience?I’m glad you asked.The Public Service Commission wants you, and we are happy to provide you with the opportunity to gain the experience.Are you a newly graduated…

2/5 Logan M. McLaughlin Weirton Felon Possession of Firearm 2/6 Natasha L. Boron Massillon, OH Grand Larceny 2/6 Ryan C. Tuttle Steubenville, OH DUI 1st 2/7 Shayne P. Murphy New Cumberland DUI 2nd / DWLS DUI 2/8 Kyle B. Reckner Weirton Domestic Battery 2/11 Diana L. Parsons Beaver PA DUI 2/12 Floyd G. Stephen Chester…

Cameron Michaud, 18, is Oak Glen High School’s Lion Scholar for March 2026.  Cameron lives in Weirton, WV with her parents, Nick and Lesley Michaud, and her brother, Daniel. Cameron has been an active and dedicated participant in many activities during her high school career.  She was selected to participate in the Weirton Chamber of…

NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV – Fifty teens from Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, and Hancock Counties gathered last weekend at the Wetzel County 4-H Campground for the Northern Panhandle Teen Weekend, a unique, video game–inspired camp focused on Leveling Up into Adulthood.The weekend combined fun with practical learning, giving teens the opportunity to gain skills often not…

I am Melissa Bane, and I am running for Hancock County Board of Education. I am thankful for this opportunity to share my qualifications, education, and experience. Though I have lived in a few different states and held a variety of jobs, most of my life has been spent in Hancock County and has been…