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…
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…
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…
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…
Sectional Semi Final:Oak Glen defeated Fairmont Senior in 3 sets Scores: 25-13, 25-18, 25-3Alayna Kranis: 18 kills, 3 aces, 2 digsJadyn Smith 22 assists, 2 killsRory McNutt 3 kills, 2 aces Sectional Championship:Oak Glen defeated Weirton in 3 sets Scores: 25-7, 25-8, 25- 7Ashlyn Six…
Over 50 % of Hancock County voters cast their ballots in the 2020 General Election. With 24,376 registered voters, 13,652 cast their ballots in Hancock County for a 56.01% turnout. Republicans swept all contested seats in Hancock County and elected Republicans to represent them…
By Tamara Pettit PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS……A LOOK BACK AT HOW HANCOCK COUNTY AND WEST VIRGINIA VOTED Early voting has ended and those who have not voted in the 2020 General Election will head to the polls Tuesday. This Presidential Election has been the most heated…
Oak Glen Middle School 7th grade BMC CHAMPIONS Perfect Season 13-0!Front Brooklyn Barnhart, Jael McNutt, Bailey Ash, Macy HartungBack Coach Amy Sherwood, Kendra Lacey, Averi Martin, Haylee Stewart, Jersey Smith, Ella Stewart, Brooklyn Six