As families across Hancock County prepare for another school year, members of the Panhandle Pioneers 4-H Club are helping make the transition a little easier for local families through a back-to-school hygiene drive. The 4-H members recently planned and completed a community service project that…
A FREE Hunter education class is scheduled for Saturday Sept. 12th from 1-6pm and Sunday Sept. 13th, from 1 to 6:30pm. You must attend both days unless you took an online course. Online students must attend Sunday and show proof of an online class completion.…
Hancock County 4-H Camp 2026 was a week filled with learning, adventure, friendship and opportunities for young people to discover new interests and challenge themselves.This year’s camp brought together 61 campers, including 25 Cloverbud campers, along with 23 adult staff members who helped make the…
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — Twenty-one kindergarten through second-grade students traded traditional summer school activities for three days of hands-on science, health, and discovery during Hancock County WVU Extension’s Summer School Take-Over, held August 3–5 at A.T. Allison Elementary School. The program was created as an…
The Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators met at Eat ‘n Park Restaurant in Weirton, WV, on August 6, 2026, with Co- Presidents Ruth Fuller and Carolyn Allison officiating. There were 15 members in attendance. Fuller gave the…
Why our power bills are so much is a constant question we face at the Commission. And there are no simple answers nor easy solutions. Time Magazine (JAN 21, 2026 3:28 PM ET) told me earlier this year that from 2021 to 2025, electric rates…
……….When I entered the cramped Hancock County Commission Meeting on Friday, I felt like I was tumbling down the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland. I never know what will transpire. I always feel I’m late to the table to get the information I need,…
Wendy Greve from the law firm of Tucker Arenshine in Charleston will now serve as legal counsel to the Hancock County Commission at a rate of $258.00 Attorney Greve will advise the Commission on the donation to Family Excellence Care out of the Opioid Funds…
• Through the First-Generation Success Network Peer Mentoring Program, approximately 8–10 trained WVNCC student mentors will provide encouragement and guidance to at least 50 first-generation students throughout the academic year. The program will give new students an opportunity to connect with peers who have firsthand…