WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) will offer a 10-week Welding Institute over the summer starting June 2 through August 12, 2022. The course will run Monday – Friday from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily. The Summer Welding Institute is…
Oak Glen High School’s Softball team scored a 10-2 win May 18 over Keyser to attain the WC SSAC Region 1 Championship. The team will return to Charleston to vie for the State Championship.
Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort would like to announce the 52nd Running of the Grade III, $500,000 West Virginia Derby, Saturday, August 6, 2022. Tickets are on sale now, starting at $10. Don’t miss out on the biggest day in West Virginia Racing! WV Derby…
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…