Bill Keifer The Twelfth West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Wheeling on August 30, 1862. Company I was comprised chiefly of soldiers from Hancock County.This Company consisted of approximately 100 soldiers and officers. As part of the Twelfth, it spent the Fall of 1862…
Jeremy Alger My best friend in college was a guy named Mark. He was the best man in my wedding. We used to do this thing where one of us would say, “The world tears us down…” and the other one of us would say…
Members of the Chester Garden gathered to decorate the tree are (L-R) Paige Rayle, Connie Hissam, Susie Wilson, Joann Lang and Donna Stevens. The Veterans’ “Giving Tree” is now on display at Connie’s Corner Family Restaurant in Chester. Decorated by members of the Chester Garden…
The Newell Community Improvement Coalition recently installed memorials for three if its founding members who passed away. at Laurel Park.Floyd Wilson was Chairman of the Board of the Coalition. He was active in our Community and he was well known as the driver of the…
The Alpha Tau chapter (WV) of Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Organization for Women Educators held its November meeting online via Zoom. President Diane Bowers called the meeting to order.The Thought for the Day, a reading from “Devotions for Teachers”, was given by Chaplain Kathy…
Preschool and Kindergarten had their very own visit to the Pumpkin Patch at ATA this year collecting their own pumpkins, and sensory station activities. Thank you to the students from the Hancock County School’s Career Center for creating some decorations and Mr. Stewart for the…
**Approved Ray Six as Assistant Girls’ Basketball Coach at Oak Glen High;**Approved Kenneth McElhaney as Head Boys’ Basketball Coach and Kenneth “Jake” McElhaney as Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach at Oak Glen Middle;**Approved John McGowan as Head Swimming Coach at Weir High;**Approved Paul Buffington, Larry Hood…
New Cumberland City Council learned the City had been awarded a $10,000.00 grant from the Brooke/Hancock/Jefferson Planning Commission for Thrasher Engineering to study the drainage problems which continue to plague Porter Street at its November meeting. A update on Commerce Street also revealed progress continues…
Tamara Pettit ……Thank you to each and every veteran without whom our nation would not be able to enjoy the freedoms we have. While we may or may not agree with the election results, the reality is we would not have the privilege of having…