The City of Chester has put the 1% Racetrack Video Lottery funds towards much needed projects since the Legislature reduced Hancock County’s allocation from 2% to 1% in 2023. While the county has dealt with a reduced budget, the financially struggling communities of Chester and…
……..Will the Hancock County Commission and the cities of Chester and New Cumberland be battling each other over racetrack video lottery net terminal income in the 2025 session. Will the City of Weirton get into the mix (two things you never want to see: how…
Racetrack Video Lottery will celebrate 30 years since its passage in 1995. Sponsored by former Del. Tamara Pettit and the late Del. Sam Love, the bill was hard fought in both the House and the Senate. The State Supreme Court had ruled the experiment of…
Hancock County Commissioners agree to provide the local match for a grant received by the New Manchester Volunteer Fire Department. According to correspondence from Roger Stewart, fire chief of NMVFD, a 2023 Assistance to Firefighter Federal Grant in the amount of $150,228.57 has been received…
Newly elected County Commissioner Tommy Ogden provided Hometown News with his thoughts and ideas on issues impacting Hancock County’s future. Ogden will assume his new position as County Commissioner from Grant District in January l l
Three slots on the Parks & Recreation Board were filled by the Hancock County Commission at Thursday’s meeting. The Board has experienced much turmoil and turnover in Board members over the past few years. Appointed to the Board by the Commissioners were Jamie Jones, Nancy…
URGENT NOTICE TO BUSINESS OWNERS: Beware of 2025 Annual Report solicitations from third parties. WV Secretary of State Mac Warner is issuing an important notice to West Virginia business owners regarding third-party solicitations offering to file 2025 Annual Reports on their behalf. According to Secretary…
Bob Reed and Joe Paolo were honored for their service as citizen appointees of the Hancock County Commission on the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle at the Commission’s meeting Thursday. Both Reed and Paolo’s tenure on the Board began when the BDC was…
New Cumberland will lend a helping hand to flood victims by sending much-needed supplies to them in a community wide effort to aid their neighbors in Southern States. A coordinated effort by City Council and organizations in New Cumberland will aid flood victims of the…