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CHANGE, Inc. cancels its annual St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser

CHANGE, Inc. has made the difficult decision to cancel its annual St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser. The fundraiser is typically held the Friday before St. Patrick’s Day each year.The fundraiser’s purpose is to raise money and awareness for the organizations programs, including transportation services, weatherization assistance,…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

…..Gov. Justice extended his power beyond the State Code last week when he intervened in the process to select a new delegate to fill a vacancy. The resignation of newly-elected Republican Delegate Derrick Evans after Evans participated in the mob at the Capital, created that…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

As we approach the last game of the NFL season the thirty teams not in that game are starting preparations for next year. One of the first questions is “Who will be their coach?” More than a handful of teams have replaced their head coach…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Last week I struggled a bit with my column, writing it, relating it to the present and just in general as to its meaning to us in Hancock County, West Virginia. I did a good amount of research because I found the topic interesting. As…

New Manchester Elementary News

Mrs. Dober’s third grade class at New Manchester Elementary School is working on becoming fluent on their math facts. To make learning facts fun, they decided to make a game out of it. Students must answer their fact correctly in order to earn points for…

Allison Elementary Honor Rolls

Allen T. Allison Elementary SchoolPrincipals Honor Roll 1st nine weeksGrade 1Grant Adams, Jaelynn Blake, Mattias Brookes, Paisley Cashdollar, Kayler Comm, Avalee Conkle, Olivia Davis, Layne Eckleberry, Brieya Englehart, Owen Fink, Dodge Gamble, Landon Graves, Anna Hultberg, Braelynn Long, Nova Lowers, Zachary Markley, Corey McGuire, Phoenyx…