DATE: July 28, 2026 4:22pm ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ The West Virginia Department of Health (DH) has confirmed a case of measles in an ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ. State health officials are working closely with Barbour County Health Department staff to investigate theโฆ
The following personnel actions were approved by State Superintendent Michele Blatt prior to Monday’s Board of Education meeting: Certified – Rescind Reduction in Force Gregory Geis to teacher special education, Oak Glen High; Haley Maxwell – teacher 3rd grade, Weirtonโฆ
Superintendent Walt Saunders and Board President Jeff Woofter disagreed on whether the name of a certified employee put on suspension should be made public at Monday night’s meeting. The agenda recommended that the suspension placed by Superintendent Saunders be ratified,โฆ
The City of New Cumberland has announced the Yard of the Month winner for July 2026. The winning yard belongs to Deidre Kearns who resides on Second Ave in New Cumberland. is pictured with Luke. She received a check alongโฆ
Barbara Ellen Humbert, 83, of New Cumberland West Virginia passed away July 25, 2026 at Weirton Medical Center. She was born April 9, 1943 in Steubenville, OH, the daughter of the late Durward Stanley Hurst and Esther Rosetta (Allen) Hurst.โฆ
Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Michele L. Blatt will share the stateโs Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Science Framework with educators during professional development sessions at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, Monday through Wednesday, July 27-29, 2026.โฆ
The Fancy Lunch โฆโฆ.Were I too pick out the most memorable moment of the summer of 2026, it would be the launch of the โFancy Lunchโ at our house. The term โfancy lunchโ was coined by my three-year-old great-granddaughter Emiliaโฆ
The 4th Annual Newell Fun Day is slated for Saturday, August 1. A variety of activities will culminate in a water parade better known as the “Splash Parade” at 4 p.m. If past parades are any indication it will beโฆ
The Hancock County Commissioners voted to send a letter to the Brooke-Hancock- Jefferson Planning Commission supporting the Brown’s Island area as the location as the replacement for the Market Street Bridge. Brown’s Island has been vacant for 50 years sinceโฆ
Diversified Property Management to Luke Allen Bash, $45,000.00 Mingo Junction Steel Works to DOT, Division of Highways Cleveland Cliffs Weirton to WV DOT, Division ickie Haddon to Jessica Fisherm $121,450.00, Butler District Joy Lynn Summers to Brandon Joseph Mullins, Kaylaโฆ
