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SEC. OF STATES DEBUTS NEW PORTAL

 The modernization of the WV Secretary of State’s Office continues to take place with the announcement today of the newly completed online State Register Portal. According to WV Secretary of State Mac Warner, the State Register Portal is used to submit public information and other filings…

AND THEN AGAIN ……………. By Tamara Pettit

……Don’t tell anyone, but I watched a Hallmark Christmas movie Saturday night. Ever the cynic, I have always held those made-for tv movies as the antithesis to the reality of the holidays…..heck to life as I know it. Create a fantasy of how life is…

HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS SLATED DEC 4 IN CHESTER

Chester’s Hometown Christmas will return on December 4 after a hiatus due to the COVID pandemic. The theme for this year’s celebration will once again be based on the Grinch movie with the theme being….”Christmas perhaps…..Means a Little Bit More in Chester. The parade will…

SOCCER TEAMS RECOGNIZED BY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Two Hancock County soccer teams were recognized by the Hancock County Board of Education at Monday’s meeting.   Board President Danny Kaser  congratulated t the 2021 Oak Glen High’s Girls’ Soccer Team for being  2021 OVAC Champs  and Weir High’s Boys’ Soccer Team for being 2021…

JOBS & HOPE PROGRAM

CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the Jobs & Hope West Virginia program now has a new and improved website, making it easier for people to learn about the program and start their journey to land a great job.jobsandhope.wv.govJobs & Hope operates within the…

OUR HISTORY…OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer

“In a quiet corner of the stately little city of Wheeling, West Va., stands a monument on which is inscribed: ‘By authority of the State of West Virginia to commemorate the siege of Fort Henry, Sept 11, 1782, the last battle of the American Revolution,…

IMAGINATIONSTATION by Miss Connie

   Our Gnome class was a hit. We had 5 cute little gnomes being made last Saturday. Check the photos to see just how cute they are.    Our crafters are still meeting every Friday from 11-1 and again at 4. Check out some of…

GOVERNOR URGES WEST VIRGINIANS TO GET BOOSTER

Gov. Jim Justice and members of the West Virginia COVID-19 pandemic response leadership team held another news briefing today to update the public on the State’s latest pandemic response efforts.GOV. JUSTICE URGES ALL RESIDENTS TO GET BOOSTER SHOTDuring Wednesday’s briefing, Gov. Justice encouraged all previously vaccinated West…