ARRESTS: David Robinson, Newell, WV- Driving While License Revoked 2nd Offense and Improper Registration. Johnathan Montgomery, New Cumberland, WV- Fleeing from an Officer. Diana Parsons, Beaver, PA- DUI. Timothy Ward, Chester, WV- Domestic Battery. CITATIONS: Jacob Cameron, New Cumberland, WV- Underage Consumption. Dante Wells, Chester, WV- Possession of a Controlled Substance and No Operator’s License. Johnathon…

The Hancock County Democratic Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 17th at 5:30 PM and Hancock County Democratic Women will follow at 6:30 PM at the Blue Steel Cafe.            If you haThe Hancock County Democratic Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 17th at 5:30 PM and Hancock County…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Nearly one-in-five West Virginians is living with diabetes, a rate far above the national average. Doctors at WVU Medicine say earlier screening and small lifestyle changes could help slow the trend.    Jessica Perini, M.D. Across the United States, about 11.3 percent of people have diabetes. In West Virginia, the rate is estimated to be closer to 18 percent, meaning roughly 260,000 residents have been diagnosed with…

The Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators met at Eat ‘n Park in Weirton, WV., on March 5, 2026 with 11 members present.     President Susan Cullinan welcomed the members, and Liz Pugh, standing in for Elaine McClung, shared an inspirational reading entitled, “The Poser of Words.”   …

Hometown News submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the State Board of Education on March 3,2026. Below you will find the documents we are seeking. We continue to investigate the timeline, and the many roads the takeover and the 20 years prior to the takeover have taken us down. It’s now clear that…

Earl Edwin Anderson Jr., 79, of Plain City, Ohio (5 ½ yrs), and formerly of Hookstown, PA, passed away peacefully at Mount Carmel Hospital in Dublin, Ohio, on Saturday, March 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born on September 19, 1946, in East Liverpool, Ohio, Earl was the beloved son of the late Earl…

Hi, I’m Zach Adams — a lifelong resident of Newell, West Virginia, proud dad of four, and someone who truly cares about our community and our schools. My wife and I have raised our four children right here in Hancock County, and they’ve all gone through our local school system. I’ve sat in the same…

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…