MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – More than 100,000 people nationally are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, according to the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE). More than 90,000 of these patients are awaiting a kidney transplant, the organ in greatest need, followed by liver, heart, and lung transplants. The WVU Medicine…
FIDELIS GAMMA APRIL 2, 2026 MEETING The Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators met at Eat ‘n Park in Weirton, WV, on April 2, 2026, with 13 members present. President Susan Cullinan welcomed…
A notice of litigation has been delivered to the State Board of Education by Attorney Eric Frankovitch on behalf of his client, former Hancock County Superintendent Dan Enich. A civil complaint outlining the claims is attached in the communique to the Board. The complaint has…
Quincy Wilson is a devoted father, son, educator, coach, and community leader, deeply committed to serving the people of West Virginia. A native son of Weirton, he proudly graduated from Weirton’s Weir High School in 1999 and West Virginia University in 2003. Following his academic…
Today we begin our coverage on the 3 County Commission Candidates. The County Commissioner is elected every 6 years. One is elected from each of the three magisterial districts, Grant, Clay and Butler. This election Butler District is on the ballot. Brianne Bates
The salary figures for Superintendent Walt Saunders, Jennifer Marchesi and Erin Harvey were provided to Hometown News by Board President Chris Gillette. We regret that they may not have been correct and apologize to Saunders, Marchesi and Harvey. Gillette is filing an FOIA to get…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Hancock, Brooke, and Tucker counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, LUCAS will be at: The lung cancer screenings are billed to private insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare. Uninsured patients…
The John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center’s Coordinator of Vocational Services/Special Education Instructor Jeanne Pellegrino was invited by West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) as a K12 Partner to attend Rural Pathways Project Institute 3 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This conference included community colleges from across…