It is the winter of 1973. Spurning Mr. Edwards’ social studies class (that’s what they called history then), I fake an early dismissal slip (actually, my wisdom tooth was fine, thank you) from that bastion of higher learning known as Oak Glen. Braving harsh elements, I thumb a ride to Waterford Park. Nearly frostbitten from…

Honor Rolls – 3rd Nine Weeks Grading Period 5th Grade Straight A Honor Roll:   Blake Allison, Laila Behanna, Finn Bellville, Ashley Brown, Amadeo Camacho-Lazo, Brinley Chaffin, Lyla Cole, Adalynn Corbin, Londyn Crummitt, Chelsea Davis, Adalyn Dawson, Raegan Dodd, Harper Dugan, Aubrey Duke, Vance Gregory, Bowen Hardy, Charlene Hurst, Krew Karpinski, Luna Lynch, Koi Martsolf, Destiny…

CHARLESTON – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia on Friday received an application from Monongahela Power Company and The Potomac Edison Company seeking approval to construct and operate a 1,200-MW combined cycle natural gas plant and three 70-MW solar generation facilities. The proposed $2.84 billion gas facility would be built at the existing Fort…

Hancock County Commissioners agreed to participate in an opioid settlement case against Associated Pharmacies, Inc., J.M. Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Morris and Dickinson Co., North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company and United Natural Foods, Inc. at Thursday’s meeting. They failed to come to an agreement with Family Care Excellence on a Memorandum of…

3/2 Mitchell C. Nixon, Newell Obstructing 3/4 Stephanie E. Buckley, Chester Domestic Battery x2/possession 3/6 Randall J. Myers, Jr., Newell Trespassing 3/8 James E. Carnes, Newell Domestic Battery 3/9 Lydia N. Misenhelder, Weirton DUI/Drugs/No Insurance 3/15 Joshua W. Elliott, Weirton Domestic Assault x2/Brandishing x3/Gross Neglect of a child 3/16 Shawn N. Kernen, Mingo Junction Domestic…

….I’ll admit to being focused on the State’s takeover of Hancock County’s school district.  To me, it was like a mystery.  The State knowing that Joe Campinelli wasn’t submitting reports using the state-mandated WVEIS system, not responding to e-mails about financial reports and not communicating to Hancock County officials raised a red flag.  …….As I…

ARRESTS: Scott Ingram, No Address Given- Failure to Appear: Joyriding. CITATIONS: Isaiah Smith, Irondale, OH- Possession of a controlled substance. Gina Deem, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding. Laura McCarthy, New Albany, OH- Speeding. Aaron Cunningham, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding. Daniel Higgins, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding. Stephen Wessel, Canonsburg, PA- Speeding. Daniel Higgins, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding.…

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…