Category Government

Just My Opinion…………………by Tamara Pettit

…..What is government without order?  Anarchy by some definitions.   A hot mess from my perspective.   ……I  speak of the Hancock County Commission meeting of April 21, 2025  where the meeting ignored the agenda that permitted the audience to speak only under the Public Comment section.   …..The subject on the…

Arneaults Awarded Bid for Kennedy Marina

Cemco, Inc., a company which list Edson “Ted” Arneault as President and Patrick Arneault as Vice-President, was awarded the bid to operate Kennedy Marina in Newell by the Hancock County Commissioners. Cemco won the bid on a 2 to 1 vote with Commission President Eron…

Town Hall Planned

 The Public is invited to a Town Hall that the County Democratic Executive Committees of the Northern Panhandle will host at the Ironworkers Hall 2350 Main Street, Wheeling, WV on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM to address your concerns about…

WV Humanities Council Sounds Alarm on Funding Cuts

The Board of Directors of the West Virginia Humanities Council [the Council], a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, was recently notified by the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), that support to our Council from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) was being terminated.This abrupt termination…

Governor Morrisey Cuts Budget with 29 Line Item Vetoes.

Governor Patrick Morrisey line-item vetoed 29 items in the budget presented to him by the Legislature.  It appeared no department was safe from his veto pen as he took money away from both higher and public education.  The WVU College of Law lost $250,000.00 bringing…

CHESTER COUNCIL SEEKS REMEDIES FOR PARK PROBLEM

Problems with vandalism, drinking and drug use continue to plague Chester City Park.   The problems were brought before Chester City Park at its monthly meeting April 7.  The pavilion in the Park is rented out for the summer, but it is off limits to all…