Loving husband, dad, pappy, brother, and friend to all, Terry Glenn Riggs, was welcomed into the gates of Heaven on Saturday, April 4, 2026. Terry passed away after a very short illness at his home in East Liverpool, surrounded by his…
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…
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…
(Today we begin to feature the 1st District House of Delegates race. We now have single delegate districts and the General Election in November will find incumbent Pat McGeehan, a Republican, challenged by newcomer Quincy Wilson, a Democrat.) Pat McGeehan…
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the WV Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, WV Tax Division, Hancock/Brooke/Weirton Drug Task Force and the Weirton Police Dept. performed a two-day operation in Hancock County, WV business. This included compliance checks, underage…
On 03/30/2026 the Hancock County Sheriffs Office conducted a search warrant at 60 Doberman Drive, Chester, WV 26047. The search warrant stems from a joint investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police where Industrial Development Advantage LLC (Former First Energy) reported…
Following the signing of Governor Patrick Morrissey’s legislation repealing the state’s transfer rule, the WVSSAC Board of Control has announced a new transfer rule to govern high school athletics in West Virginia. The repeal cleared the way for the WVSSAC…
Every time I drive down Station Hill, the changing landscape makes me realize progress has come to our small town. When Station Hill was but a brick road traversed by Model T’s, the landscape was pretty and the safety issue…
A second meeting with Hancock Superintendent of Schools Walter Saunders with Hancock County Sheriff Scott Gittings and Weirton Police Chief Charlie Kush resulted in the Police Resource Officers being returned to the original number of one police resource officer per…
RONNIE JONES This concludes the County Commission series on Know the Candidate. One Democrat – Brianne Bates, and two Republicans, Eron Chek and Ronnie Jones, will vie for the single Butler District County Commission. With no opposition in the Democratic…