October is Domestic Violence month. That’s why you see the purple ribbon as well as the pink ribbon. I think the fact that October is breast cancer awareness month often overshadows domestic violence awareness month. But while breast cancer is predominantly a woman’s issue, domestic…
(Abigail Miller won 1st place in the When I Grow Up essay contest sponsored by the 529 Educational Savings Program in State Treasurer Riley Moore’s office. A fifth-grade student at Allison Elementary at the time she won, Abigail was one of 15 regional winners before…
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Eighteen individuals have been indicted for distributing drugs in the Northern Panhandle, including two Chicago men accused of operating a fentanyl trafficking organization in Weirton and Steubenville. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced that a federal grand jury has returned a…
Abigail Miller, a fifth-grade student at Oak Glen Middle School was recognized for being a “Game Changer” at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Abigail was the State winner of the “What Do I Want to be When I Grow Up”, sponsored by the West Virginia…
Over 30 members of the Newell Coalition turned out Saturday to learn how they could further improve their community and ensure its future is on a forward trajectory. The meeting was located at the Hancock County Family Support Center in Chester and was sponsored by…
All of us who live north of Kings Creek Bridge have often lamented we’re the forgotten land for much-needed services. The Brooke-Hancock Family Resource Network recognized the gap and wrote a grant to provide centers in Chester and Wellsburg. The grant was funded and as…
Hancock County Humane Foundation in New Cumberland, West Virginia, Prepares Cats for their Forever Homes with Therapeutic Sounds for Pet Anxiety Backed by Behavioral ResearchAll cats at Hancock County Humane Foundation are being treated with Zoundz science backed and animal behaviorist prescribed therapeutic programs.New Cumberland,…
……October 1st – 7th is National Newspaper Week. While we don’t need a week to tell you what we do (we do that every day), I think we do need to tell our readers how newspapers have changed and adapted to the economy and to…
Anyone who thought the Republican majority in West Virginia was just a passing whim surely don’t know West Virginians. When our voters get disenchanted with a political party, their disenchantment turns to pure venom. It works both ways. It doesn’t matter if the candidate is…