The mask mandate for Hancock County Schools will be lifted effective February 22. The Hancock County School Board approved ending the mask mandate on a 4 to 1 vote at its Feb. 14th Board meeting. Board member Michelle Chappell voted no. Superintendent Dawn Petrovich…
……..Legislation you need to know about: As the Legislature reaches its midpoint, a lot of bills have been introduced that bear watching. What happens in Charleston DOES have an impact on you financially……in the education our kids receive….in public safety…in the judicial system….and in our…
Students in grades 3 – 8 can enjoy “Choose Your Own Adventure” at the Swaney Memorial Library in New Cumberland. Students can choose their own book and be whisked away to a land of adventure the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 4:30 p.m.
“If they’re old enough for bullets…they’re old enough for ballots!” Sen. Jennings Randolph February 11 marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18. West Virginia Senator Jennings Randolph who tenaciously pursued the passage of…
Allen T. Allison Elementary School Honor Roll 2nd nine weeks 1st Grade Finn Bellville, Cayden Bone, Brody Glass, Christian Heath, Zoey Hill, Aspynn Locke, Bryce McIntosh, Tyler Miller, Espyn Ridinger, Justina Shimon, Evelyn Simcox, Addison Swiger, Ryder Thrasher 2nd grade Grant Adams, Matthias Brookes, Avalee Conkle,…
…….The “race is on!” Filings for the 2022 election is over and we’re looking at some pretty interesting races. Saw a local paper do a story about women candidates,) competing for the 3rd District House of Delegates seat and two women vying for the Republican…
Oak Glen High School Counselor Sherrie Garner has been named the Chester, WV Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6450 Educator of the Year for 2021-2022. Sherrie is in in her 12th year as a school counselor. She began her career in school counseling in Marion…
Weirton Fire Department did not let COVID restrictions prevent them from fulfilling a tradition of donating to the Weirton Medical Center BreastCare Center. In the past, the Department sold breast cancer awareness t-shirts with the proceeds going to the BreastCare Center. Despite being unable to…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Former Supreme Court Justice Edwin F. Flowers died Thursday, January 27, in Morgantown. He was 91. Chief Justice John Hutchison said, “I am terribly saddened to hear of the passing of one of our own. His exemplary career stands as a monument…