Gov. Jim Justice issued a new executive order establishing a statewide indoor face covering requirement effective November 14, 2020. The order requires all West Virginians age 9 and older to wear an adequate face covering when in confined, indoor spaces where others may be present, regardless of one’s perceived…
West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) announced today a new partnership with a Virtual Campus Bookstore, Akademos. WVNCC has selected Akademos to run their full-service online store for course materials and branded merchandise and apparel. WVNCC’s new online bookstore is now live and students can…
Op-EdAnnual ‘Small Business Saturday’ Set for Nov. 28;As much as ever, supporting small businesses is importantBy Mac WarnerWest Virginia Secretary of StateThe pandemic has strained business owners, employees, and customers alike, making “doing business as usual” a challenge. In response, the West Virginia Secretary of…
American Education Week is November 16-20, 2020. In order to recognize the importance of education, New Manchester Elementary has a theme for each day. To kick off the week, the theme was “Decades of Fun in Education” in which we wore clothing from our favorite…
Green Valley Country Store & Specialty Goods is bringing a lot of that good stuff back. Jason Powell and Farin Weltner, owners of Green Valley Dairy, have expanded the business to include the Country Store located at 120 Mill. St., Hookstown, PA. The store will…
Gruppo Fanti, a metal packaging manufacturing company headquartered in Bologna, Italy, will open its first U.S.-based plant in Weirton. Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the new plant will initially create 40 new full-time jobs and Gruppo Fanti plans to invest $30 million into…
**Expressed its appreciation to the Hancock County for a job well done on the recent General Election, especially given the large number of both absentee and early voters;**Expressed thanks to the Hancock County Sheltered Workshop for providing a truck to move election machines. Officials learned…
Members of the Chester Garden gathered to decorate the tree are (L-R) Paige Rayle, Connie Hissam, Susie Wilson, Joann Lang and Donna Stevens. The Veterans’ “Giving Tree” is now on display at Connie’s Corner Family Restaurant in Chester. Decorated by members of the Chester Garden…
The “Community Christmas Card,” sponsored by the GFWC Woman’s Club of New Cumberland for the benefit of Children’s Hospital will not be a club project this year. The Club has dissolved due to lack of new members and the few remaining members being unable to…