Look for a repeat of the Oklahoma gold rush of 1800! Today (April 2) starts the signup for a raised bed in the New Cumberland Magic Tree Community Garden. It’s a first come…first claim garden. It’s your piece of earth from April to October and…
A diverse cultural arts offering in an intimate setting will take place Tuesday, April 12, as MSL – Music & Art at the Cafe welcomes nationally renowned folk, bluegrass, Americana artists The Lowest Pair to Chester (WV) City Park’s Badgley Pavilion.Comprised of Kendl Winter, raised in Arkansas and now…
(WEIRTON, WV) –WMC’s Emergency Department has earned recertification for Designation as a West Virginia Trauma Center. WMC has been recertified for a permanent designation as a Level IV WV Trauma Center by the WV Office of Emergency Medical Services. WMC’s is the only Emergency Facility…
Weir Middle School Principal Barbara Switzer refutes the claim that she in any way denied teachers and service personnel at the school the opportunity to participate in the “no confidence” vote held by the Hancock County Education Association recently. The HCEA said that 93.4%…
The controversy over the hiring of Hancock County School’s Personnel Director Sarah Parsons continues to escalate. The Hancock County Education Associate has now issued a vote of “no confidence” in Superintendent Dawn Petrovich and the four Board members who voted to appeal the administrative…
Extending organized sports to students at Oak Glen Middle School was discussed by the Hancock County Board of Education at Monday’s meeting. Former coach and Board member Larry Shaw has advocated for the inclusion noting that Hancock County is the only county out of…
Former WV State Delegate Randy Swartzmiller recently announced that he will be running for the WV State Senate in the First Senatorial District in the upcoming May 10th Primary election. Swartzmiller, who served in the WV House of Delegates for 16-years and rose to the…
The controversy over the hiring of Sarah Parsons as Director of Personnel of Hancock County Schools has escalated. An administrative law judge recently ruled that Superintendent Dawn Petrovich showed favoritism in selecting Parsons, a close friend, for the position and that the position be…
……The controversy over the Director of Personnel position in the Hancock County Schools continues. Rumor is that the Hancock County Education Association (HCEA) will add its voice to those displeased with the decision of the Board to appeal the Administrative Law Judge’s ruling to have…