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Board of Education Recognizes Rising Leader

Kayla Violet, teacher at Weir High, has been recognized as a Rising Leader in the school system. She was nominated for the honor by then Weir High Principal Ted Arneault. Kayla, who works with special needs students, was praised for working with the students in…

School Funding Bill has committee amendment pending

HB 4575, the $8 million dollar bill to aid Hancock County is currently on 2nd reading in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Del. Pat McGeehan (R-1st), was fast tracked through the House of Delegates, along with HB 4574 which outlines criteria for receiving the…

Commission to hold workshops

The Commission is having the following workshops this Friday, February 20, 2026. Hancock County Park Board from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Commission only budget workshop from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The workshops will be located in the Commission Office

Fields, Crow drop out of Board of Education race

Two incumbent Board of Education candidates have decided not to seek re-election. Three incumbent Board members had filed: Ed Fields, Jack Crow and James Horstman. Fields, who served as vice-president of the Board, was a long-time Board member serving in two separate terms years apart.…

OBITUARY: William Robb

William (Bill) C. Robb, age 91, departed this world gently, enveloped by the warmth and love of his devoted wife, cherished daughters, and his loving family on February 12, 2026, as the winter sun set softly, marking the close of a life richly lived.Bill was…

Soup for the Soul Provides Lunch for WVU Chemo Patients

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Over her two-decade battle with cancer, Judy McNair has maintained a positive outlook and cheerful disposition, relying on her faith and those around her to help her on her journey.  As she receives infusions at the WVU Cancer Institute’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center in Morgantown, she is…