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Allison Elementary Honor Rolls

Allen T. Allison Elementary School Principals Honor Roll  1st nine weeks  Grade 1 Jaelynn Blake, Mattias Brookes, Paisley Cashdollar, Kayler Comm, Avalee Conkle, Olivia Davis, Shane Davis,  Layne Eckleberry, Brieya Englehart, Owen Fink, Dodge Gamble, Esmeralda Garrison, Landon Graves, Anna Hultberg, Turner Humes, Maddox Johnston,…

New Manchester Honor rolls

NEW MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL1ST 9-WEEKS – 2020-2021 1ST GRADEJaxson Alleman, Cassie Argent, Jackson Baird, Noah Barron, Hadley Beagle, Crosbie Beal, Skylar Blankenship, Avery Boatright, Elizabeth Brokaw, Mia Budney, Warren Crago, Alex Criswell, Naomi Davis, Mya Dulaney, Logan Dunlevy, Makayla Fletcher, Wesley Gibson, Lillian…

Chaffin Luhana Give Back to the Community

 Free turkeys will be provided to Hancock County residents in need at 2 p.m. , November 20.  The Chaffin Luhana Foundation will provide the turkeys for distribution  at Tomlinson Run’s pool parking lot.  A drive through distribution will be conducted due to the COVID pandemic.  Those wishing to pick up a turkey…

Excited to help-The New Cumberland Church of the Nazarene had the opportunity to go to the Hancock County Animal Shelter and volunteer for an afternoon. The volunteers assisted with projects with which the Shelter needed help. There were more than 70 years of age difference…

Chaffin Luhana to Distribute Turkeys

Given COVID-19’s effect on many households and the food insecurity experienced by many across the region, the Chaffin Luhana Foundation plans to give away more than 800 turkeys between Hancock County and a Pittsburgh distribution on Nov. 19.Due to the COVID, contactless delivery with a…

Chester Employees Receive
Year-End Salary Adjustment

Chester City employees will receive a year-end salary adjustment. The $500 for full-time and $250 for part-time employee payment was approved by Chester City Council at Monday’s meeting. Appointees and elected officials are ineligible.Council discussed the City’s financial condition due to COVID, but noted that…

And Then Again

Tamara Pettit ……While we won’t have the election returns in this week’s print edition, they will be posted on the digital edition of HOMETOWN NEWS. Remember, we are offering seven days of sampling free content. You can access the online edition at hometownnewswv.com. I post…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

I did a little research this morning. I was going to write that we are in the information age. I don’t know where that idea came from, or if it had a specific distinction or definition, so I asked google. While there is no official…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

The first time that I ever walked into the Hancock County Courthouse was the fall of 1968. I was amazed. I felt like I was walking back into another era. The stone exterior; the balcony in the courtroom; the smallness of the building made me…