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CANDIDATE TO TRAVEL STATE

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Moore Capito, R-Kanawha, plans to spend the months outside the regular legislative session working with his House colleagues to travel the state and listen. “The Judiciary Committee has historically had the heaviest workload of the entire Legislature,” Capito…

OBITUARY: KATHY JO DANIEL

Kathy Jo Daniel, 59, of East Liverpool, passed, Saturday, June 17, 2023, at her residence, following a lengthy illness. Born, July 2, 1963, in Lisbon, she was the daughter of Robert Cochran of East Liverpool and the late Bonnie Corfee Cochran. Kathy was also preceded…

KIDS COUNT REPORT RELEASED

West Virginia Ranks 42nd in Child Well-Being but Inaccessible, Unaffordable Child Care Will Continue to Push More Families into Poverty  50-State Data Shows Economy Loses $122 Billion a Year as Child Care Challenges Cause Parents to Miss, Quit or Scale Back Work,Annie E. Casey Foundation FindsCharleston, West…

HANCOCK COUNTY MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES

The Hancock County Museum, 1008 Ridge Avenue, New Cumberland, will hold its second lecture in the 2023 Lecture Series at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 18 at the Museum. The lecture topic is the “Magic of Magicians” presented by Nick Gallias, magician and mentalist. Nick began…

KANAWHA CIRCUIT COURT AGREES WITH AG ON CHARTER SCHOOLS

 Release Date: June 8, 2023State Supreme Court: Attorney General Morrisey Prevails in Charter School CaseCHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was right all along: a Kanawha County circuit court had no power to issue an injunction against the Governor in connection with the State’s…

DEP MONITORING AIR QUALITY ISSUES

WVDEP, state agencies actively watching for potential air quality issues due to wildfire smokeCitizens are encouraged to check the AirNow.gov website to see real time air quality data in their areaCharleston, WV – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), Department of Health and Human Resources’ (DHHR)…

OBITUARY: ANTHONY “TONY” BUTTO

Anthony “Tony” Butto, 82, of New Manchester, passed, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born May 30, 1941, in Weirton, he was the son of the late Patsy and Eva Alvaro Butto. He was preceded in death by his…

LIONS NEXT PULLED PORK JULY 1

The New Cumberland Lions Club will have our next Pulled Pork Takeout on Saturday, July 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Swaney Memorial Library in New Cumberland.  A Pulled Pork Sandwich – with the pulled pork provided by Hale’s…

CEOS SET MEETING

The next meeting of the Hancock County Community Educational Outreach Service will be held on Wednesday, June 7, at the Hancock County Senior Center on Gas Valley Road. A light lunch at 11 a.m. will be followed by the lesson at noon. The menu that…