(While I always emphasize that this editorial is just MY opinion, I would wager that this opinion is shared by many readers) Recent actions and inactions by Senator Ryan Weld (R -1st) in the WV Legislature indicate that the northern…
3/12/2025 In recent weeks there has been a flurry of activity regarding video lottery proceeds from Mountaineer Casino that currently benefit Hancock County, the City of New Cumberland and the City of Chester. Hancock County receives 1% and the two…
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Senate today unanimously passed Senate Bill 500, providing that the West Virginia Legislative Auditor “has the authority and duty to make a regular review of the finances of eachvolunteer fire company” in the state. At…
If either HB 3012 or SB 513 pass as written, the cities of New Cumberland will receive 7% of the funding and Chester will receive 16 % while the City of Weirton would receive 77% of the funding, The bill…
March 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. March 19, 1925: Basketball teams from 11 of West Virginia’s 24…
Board member Gerard Spencer was named countywide Coordinator of Safety Services at Monday’s Board of Education Meeting. Spencer will retire from his position as Sargeant on the Weirton Police Force and resign his seat on the Board of Education when…
Well, it’s been a bit of a quiet winter, here at Lynn Murray Memorial Library. We were closed so many days, because Hancock County Schools were closed, and it’s our Winter Policy to follow the school for closing and…
Sharon L. Crothers of Lisbon passed away at the East Liverpool City Hospital on Sunday, March 9, 2025, following a brief illness. Sherry was born in East Liverpool on January 3, 1952, to the late James E. and Ruth Campbell…
LEGISLATIVE MUSINGS ………When I arrived at the Legislature some years ago as a freshman legislator, my fellow delegate, the late Sam Love, gave me some sage advice. “We can work against each other and nobody wins….not us and not our…
……….It soon will be the 30th anniversary of the Racetrack Video Lottery Act and as one of the sponsors of the legislation, I never dreamed the distribution of the funds locally would result in a North/South war or in a…