The Coke Plant explosion on Brown’s Island resulted in tremendous loss of life and on top of the fatalities, another forty to sixty people suffered serious injuries. At the time of the blast, the coke oven battery itself was relatively complete and was in heat-up…
A new website will soon better serve the students and parents and in Hancock County. The Board of Education heard a presentation on the features of the website from Steve McKinney, director of Technology for the County. McKinney said the site is being worked…
Filings on Jan. 24, 4 p.m. House of Delegates -2nd District Ronnie Jones (Democrat) Hancock County Board of Education – non-partisan – Gerard Spencer Hancock County Republican Executive Committee – Male Greg Baldt Marcus Trelaine Ricky Eric Baldt Mark Tetrault Hancock County Republican Executive Committee…
Joyce “Diane” Wells will be inducted into the New Cumberland Hall of Fame on Feb. 6. The ceremony, which honors one living and one deceased resident for their contributions to the community, will be held at 1 p.m. in the New Cumberland Christian Church on…
Makayla Zoellers, 17, is the January recipient of the Lion’s Club Scholar of the Month. She is the daughter of Grover and Julie Zoellers of New Cumberland. A senior at Oak Glen High School, Makayla holds a 4.04 GPA and is a member of the…
Zoellers Named Lions Scholar
Stephen E. Dragisich, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, announces that the January 2022 Term of the Hancock County Grand Jury met this week and returned the following Indictments. Mark Allen Moore 9/21/61, 11897 Ohio River Blvd., Chester – Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, Life…
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Nucor Corporation has selected Mason County, West Virginia, as the location for a state-of-the-art sheet steel mill. The record investment will exceed $2.7 billion, making it the largest in West Virginia history, as well as the largest single…
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that GreenPower Motor Company Inc. has signed an agreement with the state to lease/purchase a 9.5-acre manufacturing facility in South Charleston, including an 80,000-square-foot building, where the company will manufacture zero-emission, all-electric school buses, bringing hundreds of new jobs…