AND THEN AGAIN……..by Tamara Pettit
……I couldn’t make the photo I wanted to feature in this article work. The person who took the photo way back in 1946 (my Mom) had my Dad’s head to close to the top and I wanted to make sure…
Hometown News
BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES PLACEMENT OF $10,650,000 LEVY ON BALLOT.
The Hancock County Board of Education unanimously approved a School Bond Levy. The $10,650,000 Levy now goes to the Hancock County Commission Thursday, for placement on the November ballot. Superintendent Dan Enich said that the cost to a homeowner with…
HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD SETS PERSONNEL CHANGES FOR COMING YEAR
Preparing for the new school, the Hancock County Board of Education continued to make personnel changes. **Resignation was accepted from Michelle Wade, countywide substitute teacher; **Mary Dass was transferred from substitute teacher countywide to Multi-Categorical/Autism, Oak Glen High; **Assignments for…
OBITUARY: REBECCA FOSTER
Rebecca A. Foster, 74, of New Cumberland, passed unexpectedly, on Friday, August 9, 2024, at University Hospital in Beechwood, OH. Born September 19, 1949, in Elkins, WV., she was the daughter of the late Russel Isner and Regina See Isner…
OAK GLEN TOUCHDOWN CLUB SETS PACE FOR SEASON
Hancock County Teens at YLA Leadership Summit
YLA Camp Horseshoe – Parsons, WV – Teens from West Virginia and Ohio strengthened their skills of civic leadership during the June 16-22, 2024, Summit at Camp Horseshoe. William Fulmer and Alexa Shaw of Hancock County attended this year’s Summit. …
At 93, McBride is Presented with Class of 49 Weir High Diploma
The Hancock County Board of Education meeting included a moment of joy as 93-year-old Carmen McBride finally received her high school diploma from the Class of 1949 Monday night. TRAGEDY STRIKES Carmen was only eleven-years-old when tragedy would take her…
AUGUST 12-18 CALENDAR
COMMISSION APPROVES BUDGET REVISION
The Hancock County Commission approved another budget revision for the year as the impact of 50 percent of its racetrack video lottery reduction hits home. The Commission transferred $1,370,646.00 of its Rainy Day Fund, an increased amount of $875,000.00 from that previously…
LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD
The first three classes of Oak Glen High School, 1964,1965 and 1966, gathered Saturday night. Actually, it was officially the Class of 64’s Reunion and they graciously invited the next two classes to join them. Can it have been 60…