October was Bullying Prevention Month. Mr. Taylor, NMES School Counselor, and Deputy Barnhart, NMES PRO, visited classrooms throughout the month of October to discuss bullying.Mary Lyons, NMES School Nurse, visited each classroom discussing the importance of hand washing, social distancing, and staying safe.Students at New…
On this Sunday November 29th, 2020, The Oak Glen Football team will have an opportunity to host the WVSSAC AA State Semi-Finals at home at 5:00pm. The ability to host the game will be dependent on the WVHHR and WVDE map having a color indicator…
**Approved Eric Hayden, Leah Crow, Emily Rutz, McClay Moore, Mallory Markowitz and Casey Stone as countywide substitute;**Approved Bob Babinchak as unpaid volunteer Bowling Assistant;**Accepted the resignation of Richard Myers as Custodian II, Weirton Elementary School;**Transferred Patrick Speer from county substitute Custodian to Custodian II, Allison,…
“J.S.D. Mercer, sheriff of Hancock County, occupies his present position because of his fearlessness as an officer, his executive talents, and his courteousness and pleasing personality.” According to an entry in the History of the Panhandle. His first public post was Clerk of Chester, Mayor…
…..It’s time to deck the halls with boughs of holly. No fa…la….la….la…..la here. I’m not a bit jolly when it comes time to put up my decorations.…. My Christmas tree and I have always had a tumultuous relationship. Throughout the years I have not so…
Chester Hometown Christmas will be held on December 5, 2020Open air Vendors will be along 4th Street from 9am-3pm. They will be following all social distancing guidelines.The American Legion will be offering soup and sandwiches for carry out only throughout the day.Starting at 10am, also…
Weirton, WV—On Saturday, November 28 at 4:15 pm, the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center will unveil the fully restored Weirton Floor Coverings wreath, donated in August 2020 by the family of Eleanor Schumacher Davis. The event will be livestreamed on the Weirton Area Museum…
Some people dig into Scripture voraciously. They are finding the definitions of words and looking at the Greek text and the Hebrew text that the original authors wrote. They are chasing down every footnote. They are learning to recognize patterns and they are gaining a…
As I wrote last week, the Twelfth West Virginia Infantry Regiment was a Civil War Unit largely composed of troops enlisted from the Northern Panhandle. A Civil War Infantry Regiment typically had approximately 1,000 officers and men across ten Companies, when at full strength. However,…