More controversy has erupted in the Hancock County School system. Board candidate Christina Fair sent a campaign letter asking for school employees’ votes and outlining her qualifications through the employees’ work e-mails. Fair’s access to the work e-mail addresses of Board employees and use…
Danny A. Kaser, 120 Congo Arroyo Road, New Cumberland Why are you running for the Board of Education? I have been a member of the Hancock County Board of Education since July 1, 2018, and have served as the President since July 1, 2020. I…
With less than 24 hours to file as a candidate in the 2022 election, the Hancock County Board of Education candidates expanded to a field of 8 for 3 seats. Ed Fields of New Cumberland, who previously served as a Board member, filed his candidacy…
Karan (Baier) Valenti has filed as Republican candidate for Hancock County Clerk. Valenti has twelve years of experience in the County Clerk’s office. She began working in the election office in 2009 and together with the late Jeanne Gibson successfully executed three Primary elections,…
Two additional candidates have filed for Legislative seats. Laura Wakim Chapman of Wheeling has filed for the 1st District Senate Seat as a Republican. She will face former Delegate Randy Swartzmiller who candidacy papers were received at the Secretary of State’s office today. Republican Delegate…
Former Delegate Randy Swartzmiller has mailed candidacy papers to the WV Sec. of State’s office for the 1st District State Senate. Swartzmiller will file on the Democratic ticket for the seat currently held by Sen. Owens Brown who was appointed recently to fill the unexpired…
Over 50 % of Hancock County voters cast their ballots in the 2020 General Election. With 24,376 registered voters, 13,652 cast their ballots in Hancock County for a 56.01% turnout. Republicans swept all contested seats in Hancock County and elected Republicans to represent them…
By Tamara Pettit PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS……A LOOK BACK AT HOW HANCOCK COUNTY AND WEST VIRGINIA VOTED Early voting has ended and those who have not voted in the 2020 General Election will head to the polls Tuesday. This Presidential Election has been the most heated…
ERON CHEK1) Why are you running for office at a time when public confidence in the system is at an all time low?“Public Confidence”, as you put it, just means “trust” to me. Communication, transparency and accountability are all it takes to have trust between…