Fri, May 15 at 9:46 AM Danica Holden is committed to Wheeling University for her academic and softball career.  Danica was on the 2025 West Virginia AA State Softball Championship Team, was an All-State Honorable mention, and was student council treasurer and helped obtain the Jennings Randolph Award for Oak Glen High School.  Danica plans…

Averi Martin committed to Fairmont University to continue her academic and volleyball career.  Averi was on the 2025 West Virginia AA State Volleyball Team, 2023 and 2024 OVAC 4A Volleyball Championship Teams, and the 2024 West Virginia AA State Runner-Up volleyball team.  She was also 2024 and 2025 WVSSAC AA All-State First Team.   Pictured Left…

With a contentious budget process behind them, the Hancock County Commission will submit its budget to the Auditor’s Office today. The Commission met Thursday and also approved the Opioid Fund allocations which were critical to the Sheriff’s Department which previously had been told a 15% budget to their department was possible. Opioid awards are contingent…

The Chester-Newell Sportsman begin the Ohio River catfish tournaments May 23 @ 7:30 p.m. The sign up is at Chaney’s Sunoco in Chester, WV. $10 entry per fisherman. Fifty percent payback for longest catfish, 25% payback for lucky draw fish. Participant must have a current fishing license from WV, OH or PA to collect. Fishing…

Haylee Stewart agreed to continue her academic and volleyball career at Bethany College.  Haylee was on the 2025 West Virgina AA State Champion volleyball team, 2024 4A OVAC volleyball championship team, and 2024 West Virginia AA State Runner-Up Volleyball team. She plans on pursuing a degree in pre-veterinary medicine. Pictured Left to Right Front Row:…

The National Junior Honor Society at OGMS held a Breakfast with Santa Fundraiser in December and today was able to present a check to the Chester Newell FISH Foundation who was the beneficiary of the money raised.Pictured left to right are: Mr. & Mrs. Bob Glass, representing FISH, OGMS 8th graders Bristol Eckleberry, Laikynn Eckleberry,…

Incumbent Commissioner Eron Chek experienced a crushing defeat by challenger Ronnie Jones for the Republican nomination for County Commissioner. With 2,268 Republicans voting, Jones received 78.44 % of votes cast (1,779) to Chek’s 21.56% (489). The Commissioner’s budget and Chek’s support of further reducing the Sheriff’s budget by 15% was a major issue in the…

WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) will celebrate the achievements of its graduating class during its 2026 Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 14, at 7 p.m. at WesBanco Arena. The ceremony will feature Dallas Cowboys player CJ Goodwin as the commencement speaker and recognize Kate Nguyen, an accounting student originally from Saigon,…

I would venture to say that every voter has their mind made up by now. The recent controversy that has played out in recent Commission meetings has made most residents even more aware of the upcoming election. The variable that can swing an election will take place tomorrow. Doesn’t matter what you write or how…

…It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for us all   I lost my dear friend, Lynn Swan, unexpectedly and it doesn’t seem like I can stop thinking about her boys, Joe and Mike, who are dealing with the pain of the first Mother’s Day without their Mom and the grandchildren without their Nan. ……Lynn and…

The City of New Cumberland has announced the Yard of the Month winner for April 2026. The winning yard belongs to Esther and Greg Tinz who reside on Second Ave in New Cumberland. Mayor Will White presented the yard of the month award and a check to Esther and Greg along with the yard of…

Education West Virginia–Hancock County acknowledges the seriousness of the ongoing financial and administrative challenges facing Hancock County Schools following the recent intervention by the West Virginia Department of Education. The uncertainty surrounding staffing reductions, transfers, and the future of public education in our county has created significant concern among professional and service personnel, students, parents,…

Students from Oak Glen High and Madonna were honored by Sec. of State Kris Warner at a ceremony in Hancock County Thursday. The students held a registration drive and achieved 100 registration in their respective schools. resulting in the two being named Honorary Sec. of State. Pictured at the awards ceremony are: Del Pat McGeehan,…

As a sixth grader at New Cumberland Elementary I traveled the world;, had exciting, death defying adventures,;even went undercover using the assumed name of Carla Troy ……all inside the walls of my favorite place in the world- the Swaney Memorial Library., As a sixth grader, I was picked by Miss Marlene Parrish, the librarian, as…

ARRESTS: Sarah Jacobs, No Fixed Address- Possession of Controlled Substance and Petit Larceny. CITATIONS: Bert Barker, South Point, OH- Speeding. Michael McDonald, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding. Edmund Halstead, Salineville, OH- Speeding. Christine Lamb, New Cumberland, WV- Expired Registration. Rachael Pritchard, Chester, WV- Expired Registration. Audrey Barnhart, Monroeville, PA- Speeding. Felicity Herrold, Kittanning, PA- Speeding. Ian…

New Cumberland City Council passed the first reading of Ordinance 26-001 -No Parking Zones. The ordinance was necessitated because the placement of the intersections on certain sections of 2nd & 3rd Avenues make it difficult for emergency vehicles such as fire trucks to access homes. It’s a matter of public safety according to Mayor Will…

…….Early voting is but an infant in our long West Virginia history of elections. The first election was in 1863 and elections were held every year. That would be changed to every two years when we established a legislature with two-year terms. The first early voting took place in 2002 when the legislature amended the…

Untie the Hancock Sheriff’s handsI complement former Prosecuting Attorney James Davis on a, recent well written and very informative, Letter to the Editor. I had the honor and privilege of working for the Hancock County Commission for seven years and Jim’s detailed description of the budgeting process was on point.I believe, one of the most…