NEW CUMBERLAND, WV (March 7, 2025) — The Hancock County Commission is taking proactive steps to ensure the long-term financial stability of our community by making thoughtful adjustments to county budgets in response to a decline in general revenue. These adjustments are part of a…
WVDOH waiting for weather to break to begin annual war on potholes With the end of winter and warm weather just on the horizon, the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) and its partners in the asphalt industry are getting ready to fight the annual springtime…
New Cumberland City Council voted to raise the salaries of the Mayor and City Council members. Tjat will be accomplished by a change in the ordinance setting the pay rate and will require several readings of the ordinance and approval at each stageThe raises will…
With a $500,000.00 grant from the State of West Virginia to develop a Weirton Campus, the Ohio-based St. Joseph the Worker College has spent a total of $492,000.00 on two properties in Weirton. February property transfer records filed in the Hancock County Clerk’s office show…
Commission President Eron Chek pointed out that there is no cost to come to the Courthouse to view documents, just to copy them and take them home. Commission President Eron Chek pointed out that there is no cost to come to the Courthouse to view…
The West Virginia Civics Coalition will present “Civics Education for Everyone” on March 13, from 9:30 AM to 12:20 PM at the Supreme Court, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, and by livestreaming to any location with Internet connectivity. During the second annual National Civics Learning Week…
We discover as we travel through life that some things never change. Those things are the anchor that stabilizes our feeling of stability. That feeling of stability extends to the workings of our government. But, we find much to our dismay that somethings we thought…
The Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy releases a new research report examining how Certificate of Need (CON) laws restrict access to healthcare in the state, limiting patient options and exacerbating care disparities. “With a focus on improving cost, quality and accessibility in healthcare, it didn’t…
Despite an estimated ten percent budget reduction caused by a loss of one percent Racetrack Video Lottery Revenue, the Hancock County Commission continues to receive funding requests from citizen groups. At Monday’s meeting, a letter from Bev Enochs, president of the Newell Community Improvement Coalition,…