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HANCOCK BOE TAKES PERSONNEL ACTION

 Though Simmer is in full swing, the Hancock County Board of Education is taking action to best prepare for the 24/25 school year.  Personnel changes were made at Monday’s Board of Education meeting with positions abolished and positions consolidated. Chris Enochs, assistant principal at  Oak…

HOMETOWN NEWS IS 10-YEARS-OLD!

Wow! Can it be a whole decade since we started down the path to establish a newspaper? It has been 10 years since we began our journey to create a paper. We put out our first issue in August. We filed for our business license…

FIRE HYDRANT TASK FORCE SUBMITS REPORT

CHARLESTON – A task force created by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to write rules governing the testing and safety of the state’s 50,000 fire hydrants completed its work Monday after holding three public meetings. A total of 27 fire-related groups were invited…

Fred Ludovici Memorial Jam Session 6/23

Chester City Park will be hosting the Fred Ludovici Jam Session on June 23rd. Music will be starting at 1pm. Admission is free and attendants are encouraged to bring their own chair. The Oak Glen Jr. Bears will be running concessions to raise money for…

CHESTER SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

Take a lawn chair or a blanket and head down to enjoy the offerings of the Chester Summer Concert Series at the Davis Brothers Pavilion. All concerts start at 7pm and are free to the public.

HANCOCK COUNTY MAY PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Jonathan S. Reitter to Nancy Walp – $80,000.00 Ricky T. Smith, Pamela Dopp to B Wrett Smith Zachary Collins to Collins Industries Lindsey Sue Ellen, Charles Luthe Stevens to Nicholas Brudowsky, Laura Brudowsky – $646,000.00 Cole Taylor Kidwell, Brittany Shaw Kidwell to M.J. Properties of…

OBITUARY: JOSHUA WATTHEWS

Joshua Michael Watthews, 44, of East Liverpool, passed away May 27, 2024, he was the son of Terry Lynn Renzulli of Florida. Joshua was a self-employed contractor. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Schantelle Watthews and a granddaughter, Evilynn Locke. Surviving are a…

OAK GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

Congratulations to all the Oak Glen Middle School students who made the 4th 9-weeks grading period honor roll. 5th Grade Straight A Honor Roll:  Reed Adams, Gwendolyn Allison, Kaden Allison, Khloe Ball, Leah Benedi,  Dominic Bosworth, Blaire Brown, Declan Brown, Mariah Brown, Presley Chaffin, Timothy…

PSC TO INCREASE TRANSPORTATION PATROLS

Work zone safety patrols increased by PSC CHARLESTON – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is beefing-up patrols and inspections at major construction sites on Interstate-64 beginning this week, Chairman Charlotte R. Lane said Tuesday. Additional PSC inspectors are being added to road patrols…