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CHERNENKO SEEKS RE-ELECTION TO FAMILY COURT
On January 8, 2024, Joyce Dumbaugh Chernenko filed her Certificate of Candidacy with theWest Virginia Secretary of State, seeking re-election to Division 1 of the Family Court for theFirst Circuit of West Virginia, serving the citizens of Hancock, Brooke, and…
WATER RATE INCREASE ON TAP FOR CHESTER
Chester City Council approved the1st reading of the 2024-02 Water Rate increase at Monday night’s meeting. The rate increase must be approved by the Public Service Commission. The second reading of the ordinance will take place at the next Council…
Jon Phillips files against Fletcher in Division 2, Magistrate Race
STAY UP TO DATE ON CANDIDATES FILING FOR LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICE. HOMETOWN NEWS WILL UPDATE THE FILING DAILY. BE IN THE KNOW ABOUT THE 2024 ELECTION. HANCOCK COUNTY Tony Lascola (R) Grant County Commissioner Tommy Ogden (R) Grant…
LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE TO START TODAY
Beginning today, JANUARY 8, HOMETOWN NEWS begins our coverage of the 2024 Legislative Session which gets underway Wednesday, January 10 The Legislative Interims are ongoing today and we offer you coverage of those. Have a bill you have special interest…
W.Va. lawmakers hear updates from EMS leadership during final interim session
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services (EMS), on Sunday, heard presentations from both WV EMS Coalition Director Chris Hall, and Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) Director Jody Ratliff. First to…
AND THEN AGAIN……..BY TAMARA PETTIT
……I feel like my head is full of random thoughts and questions, so I’m sharing them with you. My good friend, the late Hugh Tate, used to do a column “Things I know, see or hear” full of observations. Hugh…
DOUG PETTIT NAMED “TOP DEFENSE LAWYER” IN SAN DIEGO
Former New Cumberland resident Doug Pettit will be honored January 27, 2024 by the San Diego Defense Lawyers as the “Top Defense Attorney” in San Diego County at the group’s annual gala. The event will be held at the Hyatt…
HANCOCK COUNTY DECEMBER MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION
Troy Gerard Trouterman and Jessie Marie McAbbee Daniel Lee Lovett and Ashley Nicole Lightner Thomas Charles Muller and Jessica Rose Wright Samuel Bruch, Jr. and Alicia Ann Suehr Vitali Sivokhin and Audrey Skubiyev Brandon Edward Tibbs and Rosanna Lee Ham…
CURRENT CITY BUILDING TO GO OUT FOR AUCTION AGAIN; ANOTHER CITY PROPERTY ADDED
The City of New Cumberland put the municipal/city building up for auction at the end of February./1st of March. This marks the second time the property has been placed on online auction. Last time the City failed to get the…