A bill to reallocate net terminal income from racetrack video lottery to include municipalities has been introduced by Del. Pat McGeehan (R-1st). Under current statutes if a racetrack is not located within a municipality, two percent of the net terminal income goes to the…
National Steel Corporation as developed by E.T. Weir, J.C. Williams, Tom Millsop and other executives, was a little different in scope than some of the other major steel producers. Oh, it was pretty big in the early 1970’s. It was the number four U.S. producer,…
Residents who have contributed much of their time and effort to their community and fellow humans will be honored this year as the New Cumberland Hall of Fame returns. The COVID pandemic caused the annual celebration to take a hiatus in 2020. This year’s…
Hometown Collections Exhibit to Open at Summit Art Gallery Weirton, WV – From January 28 through March 10, 2022, the Summit Art Gallery will present an exhibition of works by six artists. Hometown Collections features the paintings, illustrations, sports art, and photography of West Virginia…
Hancock County – Stephen E. Dragisich, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, announces that the January 2022 Term of the Hancock County Grand Jury met this week and returned the following Indictments. Mark Allen Moore 9/21/61, 11897 Ohio River Blvd., Chester – Failure to Register as a…
Former Oak Glen Head Football Coach Ted Arneault, Jr. filed Monday on the Republican ticket for Hancock County Commissioner. A resident of 119 Riverside Drive, New Cumberland, Arneault is seeking the Clay District seat. Arneault, 39, who served as Oak Glen’s Head Coach since 2016,…
Citing a dramatic increase in COVID cases in the schools, the Hancock County Board of Education voted to extend its mask mandate until further notice. In making the recommendation to extend the mandate, Superintendent Dawn Petrovich reported on a significant spike in positive tests…
Hancock County Commission Edson “Ted” Arneault, Jr. – Republican Paul Cowey – Republican Brett Lemley – Republican Hancock CounSty County Clerk Valerie Truax – Republican Karan Valenti Baier – Republican Hancock County Circuit Clerk Sandy Casto – Republican Board of Education – Non-partisan Christina Fair…
Former Delegate Randy Swartzmiller has mailed candidacy papers to the WV Sec. of State’s office for the 1st District State Senate. Swartzmiller will file on the Democratic ticket for the seat currently held by Sen. Owens Brown who was appointed recently to fill the unexpired…