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2021 Personnel and Committee Appointments

Gerard Walsh Director of Information & Security TechnologyKaren LaScola Finance AdministratorAnne Blankenship Office AdministratorDennis McAbee MaintenanceArles Graham Maintenance/MechanicAlbert Bucci JanitorOPEN Janitor/MaintenanceOPEN Maintenance/JanitorGary Jenkins MechanicNichole Felouzis Director of Humane OperationsFloyd Schulte Dog Warden/Humane OfficerDonna Skolrud Dog Warden/Humane Officer PTJennifer Walker Kennel FTCarisa Adkins Animal Shelter PTRayna…

Elementary Students to Return to School

**Learned that Petrovich had began meeting with newly-elected County officials;**Accepted the resignation of Phil Rujak, teacher at Weir High School;**Approved Michael Gurskey as a county-wide substitute teacher;**Accepted coaching resignations for Kip Shenton, Head Girls’ Tennis, Oak Glen High; Michael Moran, Head Cross Country, Oak Glen…

And Then Again by Tamara Pettit

…… Like many of you I was shaking my head in disbelief last week as I watched rioters surge into Congress and telling myself, “No, this can’t happen here. This is America. We don’t do that here.” Turned out we do and any idea that…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Last week was pretty exciting. I don’t know that the counting of electoral votes has been so contentious since Bush-Gore in 2000, and before that Hayes-Tilden in 1876. In the 1876 election President Ulysses S. Grant was expected to seek a third term. He defied…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

I recently read “Didn’t See It Coming” by Carey Neiuwhof. It is about his experience with burnout as the pastor of a large church and how to overcome and/or avoid that common pastoral problem. Of course none or at least almost none of you are…

Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce

This just in: NYPD Red 6 by James Patterson; Neighbors, the latest by Danielle Steel; and Hush, Hush, the newest Stone Barrington novel by Stuart Woods. Stop in today and check out one of these hot, new reads. It’s the perfect time of year to…

Governor Provides Vaccine Updates

COVID-19 vaccines are now available to any West Virginian 80 years of age or older, Gov. Jim Justice announced at his Wednesday news briefing.Distribution of these vaccines started Wednesday, Justice said, and will continue through different avenues throughout the next few weeks.“The faster that we…

November Property transfers

Sher E. Punjab to Kim Phillip, $20,000.00Philip Yoklic, Diandra Yoklic to Philip Yoklic, Diandra Yoklic, Stephen Wakefield Yoklic TOD, Jeffrey Nicholas Yoklic, TODScott A. Recht, Jodie Recht Krasnick, Steven M. Recht, Elisa Recht Marlin to Jeffey Ryan Yoder, Christina Lynn Yoder – $86,000.00Kenneth Uselton, Jr.,…