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Budget Workshop Held prior to Commission Meeting

Hancock County Commission met Thursday prior to its regular meeting to discuss its budget. While the Commission room was packed, no one from the print media had been advised of the workshop. The Commission remains split on a 2 to 1 vote on w.hether the…

WV Board of Education Welcome new Board member

The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) welcomed new board member Dr. James Paul during the March meeting in Charleston today. Dr. Paul was recently appointed by Gov. Patrick Morrisey to a full, nine-year term. Dr. Paul is the Director of State Education Policy at…

Trinity Home Health Named Among Nation’s Best

                                                     Steubenville, Ohio—March 9, 2026 – Trinity Health System, a member of CommonSpirit Health, is proud to announce that Trinity Home Health has been recognized as a Top-Performing U.S. Home Health Agency by U.S. News & World Report. In its inaugural “Best Home Health” ratings,…

Chester Police Report

ARRESTS: David Robinson, Newell, WV- Driving While License Revoked 2nd Offense and Improper Registration. Johnathan Montgomery, New Cumberland, WV- Fleeing from an Officer. Diana Parsons, Beaver, PA- DUI. Timothy Ward, Chester, WV- Domestic Battery. CITATIONS: Jacob Cameron, New Cumberland, WV- Underage Consumption. Dante Wells, Chester, WV-…

WVU MEDICINE PROMOTE EARLY SCREENING OF DIABETES

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Nearly one-in-five West Virginians is living with diabetes, a rate far above the national average. Doctors at WVU Medicine say earlier screening and small lifestyle changes could help slow the trend.    Across the United States, about 11.3 percent of people have diabetes. In West Virginia, the rate is estimated to be…

Alpha Delta Kappa chapter meets

The Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators met at Eat ‘n Park in Weirton, WV., on March 5, 2026 with 11 members present.     President Susan Cullinan welcomed the members, and Liz Pugh, standing in for Elaine McClung,…

OBITUARY: Earl Anderson

Earl Edwin Anderson Jr., 79, of Plain City, Ohio (5 ½ yrs), and formerly of Hookstown, PA, passed away peacefully at Mount Carmel Hospital in Dublin, Ohio, on Saturday, March 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born on September 19, 1946, in East Liverpool,…

Know the Candidate: Board of Education – Michael Phelps

WEIRTON, WV – Mike Phelps has announced his candidacy for the Hancock County Board of Education, bringing with him 20 years of military service and more than three decades of leadership experience. Phelps served in the United States Air Force from 1981 to 2001, achieving…