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AND THEN AGAIN………..by Tamara Pettit

…..The monthly property transfers ran in HOMETOWN NEWS  a few days ago.  I am always anxious to read them because they are a treasure trove of information.   I see that the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle bought Mingo Junction Steelworks for $10,800,000.  I’ve…

HANCOCK COUNTY MAY PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Donald Sisley, Kathleen Silsleh, Pauline Stillwagon to Zachard Maza, Skylar Maza – $154,000.00 Orania Lucas to Cassie Nester, Matthew Nester – $145.000.00 Donald Acors by attorney in fact, Christina Acors, individual and attorney in fact to Sydney Misenhelder –  $87,000.00 Goffioli Family Revocable Trust to…

GRANT RECEIVED FOR AREA

A United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) $500,000 grant was awarded to the BDC for performing Phase I and II assessments on properties in Hancock and Brooke. According to Marvin Six, BDC executive director, the grant funds will focus on the Frontier site.. ” We…

OGMS HONORROLL

Oak Glen Middle School 2022-2023 Honor Roll – 4th Nine Weeks Grading Period 5th Grade Straight A Honor Roll:   Layla Adkins, Tristan Allison, Lilly Blake, Laila Brown, Kane Cashdollar, Brooklynne Cowart, Patrick Curtis, Corban Devore, Cannin Dittman, Bristol Eckleberry, Laikynn Eckleberry, Lillian Frey, McKenzie Griffin, Evalyn Henley, Mason…

ALMOST HEAVEN SWING DEBUTS AT TOMLINSON RUN STATE PARK

NEW CUMBERLAND, WV – Hancock County’s Tomlinson Run State Park is home to a new “Almost Heaven” swing.The swings are part of a program initiated by the West Virginia Department of Tourism in 2022, and are displayed at our state’s most scenic locations. Students at…

AND THEN AGAIN……..by Tamara Pettit

……Together we can accomplish much………apart our energy is diluted and our results sporadic.  That certainly applies in Hancock County and economic development. …..I see where the Top of West Virginia Convention & Visitors Bureau are advocating for a convention and conference center in Weirton in…