San Diego teen Jacob Pettit has had great adventures on family vacations. At age 18, he has been scuba diving, skiing, snowboarding and hiking. Surfing is a frequent activity on the San Diego beaches he calls home. Jacob has hiked to see volcanos,…
The Top of West Virginia Summit Art Gallery artists will be showcasing their work at Martha’s Gallery located at 736 Charles Street, Wellsburg, WV on Thursday, July 29 from 6 – 8pm. Twelve artists will display with a variety of mixed media. The event will…
With Connie & Shauna So, I promised to tell you all about our TALES week. What a week of fun we had, telling TALES. We started our week by learning the difference in “tattling” and telling when something happens. We made tattletale tongues and…
…..The West Virginia Lottery Annual report showed an overall profit for the lottery. Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, however, did not fare so well in the year of the pandemic showing a loss of $9.2 million according to WV Metro News. Mardis Gras Casino in…
In a special meeting, the Hancock County Board of Education took the following personnel action: **Transferred Barb Switzer-Ivey from Assistant Principal to Principal, Weir Middle School; **Assigned Katharine Krafton to teacher (Grade 5) Oak Glen Middle School and Adam Davis to Multi-Categorical/Autism teacher,…
I am getting a little tired of playing who was who in the Revolutionary War, and what was named after them. If you have been reading this you probably are tired of it too. On the other hand there is, or was, a Thaddeus Kosciuszko…
Athletics was the focus of Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Does Weir High need a new baseball field or will the Edwin J. Bowman meet the team’s needs? Is Board member Chris Gillette’s discussion of extending baseball to the middle school level appropriate or…
Okay Mr. Kiefer, master digresser let’s get back on topic. We started off with how did some of our local places not named “Washington, Jefferson, Franklin or Adams” get their names, in the sense that they may have been derived from Revolutionary War leaders? In…
Date of Birth Baby’s Gender Parents Names City of Residence State of Residence 6/1/2021 Boy Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Ashley Fuller Newell WV 6/3/2021 Boy Heather Snyder Sisarcick and James Howley Bethany WV 6/8/2021 Boy Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and Madeline King Wintersville OH…