Two businesses in Hancock County were among those expanding to the tune of $4.2 million in private sector energy investment. Ergon in Newell, announced $400 million in expansion. The family-owned energy company created 25 new jobs and retained 240 existing…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that federal fuSSnding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been restored. As of today, every SNAP cardholder in West Virginia should be fully funded and able to purchase food with their…
Oak Glen Middle School verified that Hancock County’s Service Dogs are a kids best friend too. Mrs. Vanderham’s 5th graders recently showed their appreciation for our local heroes by presenting their service dog and the county K-9 unit with donated…
Charlotte ‘Terry’ Shenton, 67, of Chester, WV, passed away on November 10th, 2025, after a 3-year battle with cancer. Terry was an extraordinary wife, mother, and Mimi, and she will be deeply missed. Born on October 26, 1958, in Clearwater, Florida,…
Oak Glen High School Lions Scholar for November 2025 is 17-year-old Rylee Swartzmiller. Rylee lives in New Cumberland, WV, with her parents, Daniel and Stacey Swartzmiller, and her brother Reid. Rylee has distinguished herself through a wide range of academic, extracurricular,…
The Oak Glen Girls’ Volleyball team did it again! For the 9th consecutive year the Bears came home from Charleston with a State title. Team members Brayley Lash and Averi Martin were named to the All Tournament Team.
With an office no longer in use by the Hancock County Parks & Recreation Board, the Hancock County Commission is examining other ways to make use of the county-owned space. Commission President Eron Check said she had put the item…
Gift marks the second largest in the College’s history and honors a founding faculty member’s legacy of education and service WHEELING, W.VA – The West Virginia Northern Community College Foundation is deeply honored to announce a transformational $600,000 gift from…
First in a national network integrating care, research, and commercializationW.VA. and CAMBRIDGE, MA — Cognito Therapeutics and the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI), announced today the launch of the first Brain Health Collaboratory, a new model designed to accelerate the discovery, validation,…
This Week in West Virginia History Contact: Stan Bumgardner [email protected] 304-346-8500 November 12, 2025 Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.…