Category Community

Chester Employees Receive
Year-End Salary Adjustment

Chester City employees will receive a year-end salary adjustment. The $500 for full-time and $250 for part-time employee payment was approved by Chester City Council at Monday’s meeting. Appointees and elected officials are ineligible.Council discussed the City’s financial condition due to COVID, but noted that…

OGMS 7th Grade Volleyball has Perfect Season!

Oak Glen Middle School 7th grade BMC CHAMPIONS Perfect Season 13-0!Front Brooklyn Barnhart, Jael McNutt, Bailey Ash, Macy HartungBack Coach Amy Sherwood, Kendra Lacey, Averi Martin, Haylee Stewart, Jersey Smith, Ella Stewart, Brooklyn Six

Middle School Volleyball finishes Strong

Oak Glen Middle School 8th Grade BMC Runner UpFront: Kayla Wright, Alexis Cline, Maddie Murray, Riley Bruce, Kensington McConnachie, Addie SmithBack: Coach Michelle McHaffie, Layne Smith, Georgia Woolley, McKenzi Martin, Elle Monaco, Tia Vick, Reecelyn Craig

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

….The online version of HOMETOWN NEWS is now available. Going digital is a major step for us and Shannon has worked hard to make it happen. We will continue to make changes as the site evolves, so be sure to give us your input. It…

TZielinsky Publishing
Makes Donation to WAMCC

The Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center (WAMCC) recently received a generous donation from TZielinsky Publishing LLC and is very grateful for the support of the WAMCC mission.Pictured here (from left to right) are Weirton-based historian and author Tom Zielinsky, WAMCC Executive Director Savannah Schroll…

Board of Education

The Hancock County Board of Education learned that tax collections for the first three months of the 20/21 fiscal years are up 50 % at Monday’s meeting. Chief Financial Officer Joe Campinelli told the Board that collections for the first three months are at the…

Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce

We are currently collecting donations of canned goods for the New Cumberland Food Closet. They can be placed in the tote on the library’s front porch. The Yellow Ribbon Girls also have a box at the library for donations of plastic bags they use to…

Commissioners Opt to Divide Duties Among Staff

The Hancock County Commissions bid farewell to Bob Vidas, executive director of technology & communications, and lauded the contributions he had made during his time with the County noting that he had shepherded many large projects during his years along with writing grants that provided…