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Green Valley Country Store to Open

Green Valley Country Store & Specialty Goods is bringing a lot of that good stuff back. Jason Powell and Farin Weltner, owners of Green Valley Dairy, have expanded the business to include the Country Store located at 120 Mill. St., Hookstown, PA. The store will…

New Plant to Open in Weirton

   Gruppo Fanti, a metal packaging manufacturing company headquartered in Bologna, Italy, will open its first U.S.-based plant in Weirton.  Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the new plant will initially create 40 new full-time jobs and Gruppo Fanti plans to invest $30 million into…

Commission Welcome Newly Elected Officials

**Expressed its appreciation to the Hancock County for a job well done on the recent General Election, especially given the large number of both absentee and early voters;**Expressed thanks to the Hancock County Sheltered Workshop for providing a truck to move election machines. Officials learned…

Chester’s Garden Club Giving Tree

Members of the Chester Garden gathered to decorate the tree are (L-R) Paige Rayle, Connie Hissam, Susie Wilson, Joann Lang and Donna Stevens. The Veterans’ “Giving Tree” is now on display at Connie’s Corner Family Restaurant in Chester. Decorated by members of the Chester Garden…

Project Discontinued

The “Community Christmas Card,” sponsored by the GFWC Woman’s Club of New Cumberland for the benefit of Children’s Hospital will not be a club project this year. The Club has dissolved due to lack of new members and the few remaining members being unable to…

Hancock County Magistrate Court

MagistrateMichael White11/10/20Philip Prescott White, Parkersburg, WV – DWLS & Exp. Instruction – Stated filed motion to dismiss defendant now has a valid drivers’ license and inspection.Randy Allison Martin, Wellsville – DWLS & Obstructing an Officer. State filed motion to dismiss. No objection. Case is dismissed,Dina…

Alpha tau

The Alpha Tau chapter (WV) of Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Organization for Women Educators held its November meeting online via Zoom. President Diane Bowers called the meeting to order.The Thought for the Day, a reading from “Devotions for Teachers”, was given by Chaplain Kathy…

Weirton Parade cancelled

   The Weirton Christmas Parade has   been cancelled due to increased  COVID 19 numbers  in Hancock County.  The parade had been slated for  November 28.     “Under the guidance of the Hancock County Health Department and out of concern for the health and safety of…