Laura Wakim Chapman is a constitutional lawyer and a mother of two young children.  During her first term as state senator for District 1 (Hancock, Brooke, Ohio and the eastern part of Marshall counties), she has passed several measures to help with children’s issues, expand access to affordable healthcare, and lowering costs for the Northern Panhandle.She…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – More than 100,000 people nationally are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, according to the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE). More than 90,000 of these patients are awaiting a kidney transplant, the organ in greatest need, followed by liver, heart, and lung transplants.  The WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance is celebrating  National Donate Life Month by encouraging everyone to give the gift…

  FIDELIS GAMMA APRIL 2, 2026 MEETING      The Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators met at Eat ‘n Park in Weirton, WV, on April 2, 2026, with 13 members present.      President Susan Cullinan welcomed the members.  Elaine McClung led the group in the pledge…

When a school district faces controversy, financial strain, or difficult decisions, the first question many in the community ask is, “What is the Board of Education doing about it?” It is a fair question. But it is also one that often reflects a misunderstanding of what a county Board of Education in West Virginia is…

(Two Republican candidates will face each other in the May 12 primary. Businessman Joe Eddy and incumbent Laura Wakim Chapman. The victor in the primary race will then face Democrat Shawn Fluharty who is running unopposed in the Primary.) The first district has two senators who run in alternating two-year elections. Previously the District consisted…

New Cumberland City Council discussed   the problem of a business on North Chestnut Street that is collecting appliances in the ravine behind the store and around the store.   The large number of appliances are sitting outside in the weather and are creating an eyesore on the main road.  Bradley & Son is listed as appliance…

Hancock County Commission should do its due diligence before awarding opioid funds to Family Care Excellence and exercise extreme caution before handing out large sums of money. Commissioner Tommy Ogden exhibited common sense when he urged the Commission to take a closer look  at the Opioid Fund request from Family Care Excellence a few weeks…

The Cleavers, we were not. For starters, mom never owned a pearl necklace and didn’t serve cold, frothy pitchers of milk. She drank. And not anything that came from a cow. I do think my dad had a cardigan sweater (no pipe), but the women he chased might better remember his taste in fashion. My…

By Julie Gomez As we recognize National Public Health Week, much of the conversation will focus on access to care, prevention and the systems that shape our communities. That matters, but there is a quieter and more personal dimension of public health that often goes unspoken. It lives within each of us. Before we make…

A notice of litigation has been delivered to the State Board of Education by Attorney Eric Frankovitch on behalf of his client, former Hancock County Superintendent Dan Enich. A civil complaint outlining the claims is attached in the communique to the Board. The complaint has yet to be filed, but is formal notice of the…

Quincy Wilson is a devoted father, son, educator, coach, and community leader, deeply committed to serving the people of West Virginia. A native son of Weirton, he proudly graduated from Weirton’s Weir High School in 1999 and West Virginia University in 2003. Following his academic tenure, Quincy was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the…

(Today we begin to feature the 1st District House of Delegates race. We now have single delegate districts and the General Election in November will find incumbent Pat McGeehan, a Republican, challenged by newcomer Quincy Wilson, a Democrat.) Pat McGeehan is the Majority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates. He is a graduate…

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the WV Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, WV Tax Division, Hancock/Brooke/Weirton Drug Task Force and the Weirton Police Dept. performed a two-day operation in Hancock County, WV business. This included compliance checks, underage and undercover purchases of hemp products. These checks revealed violations at multiple locations prompting search…

On 03/30/2026 the Hancock County Sheriffs Office conducted a search warrant at 60 Doberman Drive, Chester, WV 26047. The search warrant stems from a joint investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police where Industrial Development Advantage LLC (Former First Energy) reported multiple thefts of copper wire and other items valuing a excess of $50,000 dollars. Upon…

Following the signing of Governor Patrick Morrissey’s legislation repealing the state’s transfer rule, the WVSSAC Board of Control has announced a new transfer rule to govern high school athletics in West Virginia. The repeal cleared the way for the WVSSAC to promulgate transfer guidelines through its established rule-making process. The Board of Control voted 147-0…

Every time I drive down Station Hill, the changing landscape makes me realize progress has come to our small town.  When Station Hill was but a brick road traversed by Model T’s, the landscape was pretty and the safety issue didn’t exist. That changed and Station Hill turned into a dangerous road for bigger and wider…

A second meeting with Hancock Superintendent of Schools Walter Saunders with Hancock County Sheriff Scott Gittings and Weirton Police Chief Charlie Kush resulted in the Police Resource Officers being returned to the original number of one police resource officer per school. The only change is that there will no longer be a roving police officer.…

RONNIE JONES This concludes the County Commission series on Know the Candidate. One Democrat – Brianne Bates, and two Republicans, Eron Chek and Ronnie Jones, will vie for the single Butler District County Commission. With no opposition in the Democratic primary, Bates will progress to the General Election in November. Chek and Jones will face…