Chester City Council heard a complaint from Dan Devore, a resident of 489 Louella, on the problems he encountered when trying to deal with a groundhog in his neighborhood. Devore said he and his neighbor’s property have been plagued by groundhogs. He trapped the…
The Hancock County School Board heard good news about students’ testing results in West Virginia’s General Summative Assessment at Monday’s meeting. Curriculum Director Andrea Dulaney shared the scores of elementary and middle schools in reading/language arts, math and science. Proficiency scores compared the 2020-21…
Accumulative Investments tp Money with Meaning Fund – $30,000.00 Kylee Straight to Seth Barnhart – $100.000.00 Sellitti Family Trust, James J. Sellitti, Trustee, to James J. Sellitti, Terri Grysko, Lisa Mogan, Tony Sellitti, Jr. James Sellitti, Terry Grysko, Lisa Morgan, Tony Sellitti, Jr. to Jeffrey…
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The two associations that represent elected county officials in West Virginia have voted to oppose Amendment 2, the “Property Tax Modernization Amendment placed before the voters this Nov 8.The Boards of the West Virginia Association of Counties (WVACo) and the County Commissioners Association of…
The September 18th lecture in the Hancock County Museum’s 2022 Summer Lecture Series will take place at 2 p.m. and will be given by Paul Zuros, and will be based on his favorite newspaper articles in the series he has written about the history of…
New Cumberland City Council declined to purchase a Certificate of Deposit at Hancock County Savings Bank at Monday’s meeting. Mayor Will White approached Council with the proposal saying that the bank is offering 2 percent interest on a 30-month CD. Council was swift to…
…….Saw a letter from Commissioner Eron Chek on Amendment 2 in a local newspaper. She did a good job of explaining how she will vote yes on the amendment and why. That puts her at odds with the County Commission Association which has come out…
The New Cumberland Volunteers have announced the winners of the club’s “Yard of the Month” for August. The winning yard belongs to Dick and Cookie McSwegin of Third Avenue. Their sloping yard is filled several small gardens, and the large deck around their home…
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice today announced the countdown to Gauley Season has officially begun. In just 9 days, America’s newest national park will begin offering whitewater rafters from around the globe an opportunity to take on some of the world’s top whitewater runs in a picturesque…