Ethan Arner, a senior at Oak Glen, was recently presented with a $500 scholarship provided by the Newview chapter of the WVU Community Educational Outreach Service of Hancock County. Ethan is the son of Renee and Alvin “Pete” Arner, of Chester and says he plans…
……..Is the Hancock County Board of Education doing the right thing by using outside legal counsel? Board President Dan Kaser asked Superintendent Dawn Petrovich to explain to those in attendance the duties of the Board at the last meeting. Petrovich addressed the use of an…
Three new members will take their seats at the July 2022 Board of Education. Ed Fields led the ticket in a seven-candidate race that saw Board President Dan Kaser edged out of his seat by 58 votes. Weirton residents Gerard Spencer and Jim Horstman captured…
Incumbent County Commissioner Paul Cowey retained his Clay District seat in a three-way race against Brett Lemley and Ted Arneault, Jr. Cowey received 1,071 votes (36.16%) while Lemley received 974 (32.8%) and Arneault 917(30.96). Seventy five votes separated Karen (Baier)Valenti and incumbent Valerie Truax in…
The Hancock County Board of Education took a moment to hear about a school bus driver who went beyond her assigned duties to help out a student. Superintendent Dawn Petrovich said she had a call from a parent who said that her son’s bus…
The race for County Commission is an important one for voters. Hancock County stands at a critical juncture. We continue to experience a decline in population. Businesses and industry have closed or are struggling. The economic development we have been assured is coming continues…
…….The military banners hung in New Cumberland are awesome. I wasn’t prepared for the emotional reaction I would have when I saw my Dad’s banner hung on the corner of Pearl and Chester Street right where his office used to be. So many thanks go…
The community of New Cumberland is honoring those who served their Country through its military banners program. Eighty-two banners, purchased by the servicemen’s families, were quietly hung by volunteers over the past few days. The project has been orchestrated and painstakingly brought to fruition by…
The Board of Education has been at the forefront of this Primary Election. The attention on the race is unprecedented in Hancock County as is the number of candidates who put their name on the ballot for a job that pays little; carries a…