CHARLESTON, W.Va. – All three of Hancock County Libraries have been awarded a grant from the West Virginia Dept. of Arts, Culture & History. Lynn Murray Library in Chester received $34,780.38, Swaney Memorial Library, $22,050.20 and Mary Weirt Library $115,213.63. The grants were awarded through…
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 AT 5:30 PM 6th Annual Drool at the Pool Tomlinson Run State Park
The Hancock County Board of Education approved the order of notice to place the School Excess Levy on the Nov. 8th General Election ballot at a Special Meeting on August 17. Finance Director Joe Campinelli told the Board that the Order will now go…
Although the Hancock County Board has yet to formally accept Dr. Alysa Owings’ resignation, the Oak Glen Middle School Principal has submitted her resignation. Owings and the Board settled her grievance at a special Board meeting Monday for undisclosed amount. Owings is reported to have…
….I see them everywhere. Parents with kids buying all the supplies to go to school. Parents helping a kindergarten student pick out that first backpack. Parents tearfully looking at bedspreads and laundry hampers for the college dorm. Yep, it’s that time of the year. Kids…
Hancock County schools would see a reduction in funding if a proposed Constitutional Amendment on the ballot passes in the November 8th General Election. The Board of Education met for a work session Tuesday evening to discuss the impact of the State Constitutional Amendment, reduction…
The Ohio river catfish tournament from this past weekend, Aug 6th. On the left is Dwayne Cooper of Chester, WV. With the winning 23” flathead. On the right is Scott Reed of Pittsburgh, PA with the 2nd place 22” channel cat, lucky draw fish. The…
……Both the Hancock County Board of Education and New Cumberland City Council have work sessions coming up on important issues. Tuesday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m. the Board will have a work session. Among the issues to be discussed are the following issues: student admission…
Winners of New Cumberland’s “Yard of the Month” award are Dale and Diane Matics of Jefferson Street. Since purchasing the old Courier Printing Company building, the Matics have made major renovations both inside and out. Their small yard is filled with rose bushes, hanging…