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MOUNTAINEER CASINO HELPS WITH ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY

            The Green Team from Mountaineer Casino recently helped out with the Adopt-A-Highway clean-up along a two-mile stretch of Route 2.  The team contacted New Cumberland Community Projects Director George Hines who has worked with the state for the last 15 years in its highway…

MUSIC & ART SLATED APRIL 15

Music and Art at Oak Glen will take place on Saturday, April 15, at Oak Glen High School, with doors to open to the public at 10 a.m. The event will feature a wide array of visual and performing artists, plus artisans, authors, crafters and vendors.…

CHESTER COUNCIL SWEARS-IN NEW PATROLMAN

Chester City Council held a swearing in ceremony for David Polgar at Monday’s meeting. Polgar, a former Hancock County Deputy, was sworn in by City Judge Kurt Parkins. Council also voted to approved Jonathan Creed as a provisional patrolman pending his passage of mandatory tests…

BUNNY BRIGADE GOING STRONG IN 2023

The Bunny Brigade is alive and well this Easter,but I believe only Abbi is coloring eggs.  It’s was 1980 when inspired by Gloria Steinem, I conjured up the wife of the Easter Bunny, Roberta Rabchocolate bunnies and colored eggs while her husband Peter hopped around…

LIONS LEARN ABOUT HEALTH DEPT.

President Dorothy Hawkes brought the meeting to order.  Michelle Berneburg, RN, and Morgan Watson, LPN, with the Hancock County Health Department, presented information on a variety of vaccines as well as other services provided by the Health Department. They can be contacted by calling 304-564-3343.  The minutes…

NEWELL READIES FOR SPRING

The Newell Community Coaltion has had a busy spring.  A new Welcome sign has been erected to replace the original sign which had been damaged. Pictured are Hayden Six and Frank Six, the owner of the Newell Bridge and Rail Company who shared in the cost…

NMES DONATES TO CHESTER PARK

WAY TO GO NEW MANCHESTER! The schooled raised $5,999.64 for the Penny Drive for Chester City Park! This will be used for a new roof on the outside block pavillion, coating for skateboard area and picnic tables according to Susan Hineman who said the committee…

HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOL CALENDAR SURVEY

Hancock County Schools Calendar Survey 2023 – 2024 Hancock County Schools is gathering data for the creation of the 2023-2024 school calendar.  This anonymous survey is intended for students, parents, staff, community members and business leaders. The data from this survey will be reviewed and…