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OPEN AIR MARKET SET FOR SATURDAY

   An Open Air Market will be held Saturday, June 13.   Sponsored by the Hancock County Park Board, the Market will take place from noon til 5 p.m. at the Park & Recreation Complex on Gas Valley Road, New Manchester.    Food offerings will include Cousins…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

……We are expanding our online edition each week.    While our  print edition limited us as to how many articles and photos we could fit into twelve pages, the digital edition does not and I’m excited to tell you this digital edition has more news than…

The Sheriff and the K9 Unit from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office received a wonderful gift from Greg Zearfoss and the Little Caesars Corporation. Little Ceasar’s goal was to raise $18,000 but ended up raising $30,000 which 57 companies participated by donating. Little Ceasar company…

JUST MY OPINION

FROM TAMARA PETTIT    The West Virginia Democratic Party has met it worst enemy….it is us!    We West Virginia Democrats have been searching for the dragon to slay since the last general election when the White House went blue and West Virginia remained red.    We…

What is the “the future of West Virginia”?

By Don Smith Executive Director of the West Virginia Press Association Each year government leadership offers a new economic plan in hopes of improving the future of West Virginia. New ideas are good. West Virginians should hope everyone running for elected office thinks they have…

W.Va. state residents get a free ride this West Virginia Day

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s state slogan proudly proclaims: “Mountaineers Are Always Free.” This West Virginia Day Weekend, those words take on a new meaning for riders on the Hatfield-McCoy Trails. West Virginia state residents can ride for free during the West Virginia Day holiday weekend,…

Congratulations to our Boys WV Region 1AA champs! Also congratulations to our girls who were runners-up at the meet! Couldn’t be prouder of all of our Golden Bears!

2021 West Virginia Rhododendron Girls State participants

2021 West Virginia Rhododendron Girls State participants! Congratulations girls! Auxiliary members Annie May and Holly Adams. Girls- Emma Renfro, Teya Hall, Paige Hooker, Grace Smith, Maddie McKay, Ally Severs, Kennedy McGeehan, and Lauren Johnston. Auxiliary member Shana Adams.