The aptly named Home Brew, owned and bred by Gary and Mary West, is making up for lost time, and his recent efforts have established him as one of the favorites for the $500,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort…
New Cumberland City Council will study the information brought before them Monday night before putting their blessing on the plans for straightening out Route 2 through the town. Travis Long, technical services support director of the Dept of Highways, appeared before Council Monday night…
Simplification, winner of the Grade II Fountain of Youth Stakes, and Skippylongstocking, third in the Grade I Belmont Stakes in his last start, are among the seven 3-year-olds entered in the Grade III $500,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort Aug. 6.…
…….The West Virginia Legislative Special Session is done. It lasted a week. Nothing was accomplished except spending the taxpayers’ money. Take 134 legislators and multiply their per day rate; factor in cost of hotels and a per diem meal rate; and don’t for mileage for…
Hancock County resident Lisa Cox posed questions to the Hancock County Commissioners at their Thursday meeting regarding the validity of the contract with Shenton Enterprises to operate Kennedy Marina. Cox said the original bid was awarded to Shenton in 2013 and should have been rebid…
Competitors from the three Triple Crown stakes—including Grade I Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike—and the top three finishers in the Grade III Indiana Derby are among the 31 nominees for the $500,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby, which will be held Aug. 6 at Mountaineer…
New Cumberland. – Students in Hancock County will have the opportunity to eat breakfast and lunch at school at no cost through a program called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). The CEP was enacted as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and provides…
Christmas in July has been going on at Lynn Murray Memorial Library as of late. We met on July 16 and made ornaments. The kids were able to make 4 or 5 different ornaments for their trees this year. We had wooden wreaths with…
The Hancock County Board of Education took the following action at its July 26th meeting: **Approved the Police Resource Officer (PRO) agreement with the City of Weirton Police Department on a 4-0 vote. Three PRO officers will be supplied by the Department in the upcoming…