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Middle School Volleyball finishes Strong

Oak Glen Middle School 8th Grade BMC Runner UpFront: Kayla Wright, Alexis Cline, Maddie Murray, Riley Bruce, Kensington McConnachie, Addie SmithBack: Coach Michelle McHaffie, Layne Smith, Georgia Woolley, McKenzi Martin, Elle Monaco, Tia Vick, Reecelyn Craig

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

….The online version of HOMETOWN NEWS is now available. Going digital is a major step for us and Shannon has worked hard to make it happen. We will continue to make changes as the site evolves, so be sure to give us your input. It…

TZielinsky Publishing
Makes Donation to WAMCC

The Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center (WAMCC) recently received a generous donation from TZielinsky Publishing LLC and is very grateful for the support of the WAMCC mission.Pictured here (from left to right) are Weirton-based historian and author Tom Zielinsky, WAMCC Executive Director Savannah Schroll…

Board of Education

The Hancock County Board of Education learned that tax collections for the first three months of the 20/21 fiscal years are up 50 % at Monday’s meeting. Chief Financial Officer Joe Campinelli told the Board that collections for the first three months are at the…

Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce

We are currently collecting donations of canned goods for the New Cumberland Food Closet. They can be placed in the tote on the library’s front porch. The Yellow Ribbon Girls also have a box at the library for donations of plastic bags they use to…

Our History & our Heritage by Bill Kiefer

The passage of the National Labor Relations Act, otherwise known as the “Wagner Act” after its chief sponsor Senator Robert R. Wagner of New York occurred in 1935. FDR signed it into law on July 5 of that year. The Act, which for the most…

Reflections by Jeremey Alger

I had a memory the other day that got me wondering what if? I’d like to tell you the memory and use it to illustrate something that I think is incredibly important.I was not a good student in school. I don’t mean that I had…

Three Cross Country Members Heading to States

Konnor Allison, Sophia Arner and Kennedy McGeehan will represent the Oak Glen Golden Bears cross country team at the State championship race on Saturday in Ona, WV.Konnor’s 6th place finish at the Regional meet last week earned him his second trip to the finals. Sophia’s…