Category newsletter-monday

Rylee Swartzmiller November Lions Scholar

Oak Glen High School Lions Scholar for November 2025 is 17-year-old Rylee Swartzmiller. Rylee lives in New Cumberland, WV, with her parents, Daniel and Stacey Swartzmiller, and her brother Reid. Rylee has distinguished herself through a wide range of academic, extracurricular, and community achievements. Rylee was…

County Commission Considers Use of Parks & Rec. Building

With an office no longer in use by the Hancock County Parks & Recreation Board, the Hancock County Commission is examining other ways to make use of the county-owned space. Commission President Eron Check said she had put the item on the Commission’s agenda Thursday…

Patterson’s Perspective

by Mark Patterson Legendary tight-rope walker Karl Wallenda, who took that deadly fall in 1978, once said: “Life is on the wire. Everything else is just waiting.” Had the then- septuagenarian been born a few decades later, he probably would have performed while wielding both…

And Then Again……….by Tamara

……Mark your calendars for Nov. 18.  From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  the Department of Environmental Protection will talk to residents about the presence of “Forever Chemicals” in Chester’s water.  Also known as PFA, the chemical is found in non-stick cookware like Teflon and other…

CVB to Feature High School Art Exhibition

Weirton, WV – The Sixth Annual High School Student Art Exhibition will be presented and hosted by the Top of West Virginia Arts Council. The council is a committee of the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau. Brooke High, Madonna High, and Oak…

Hancock County Sheriffs’ Office October Report

10/2 Robert A Jacob Newell Disorderly Conduct 10/4 William T Cottrill New Cumberland Capias- Failure to Appear 10/8 Cody W Cott New Cumberland Obstruction 10/8 Eric R Hardy Newell Petit Larceny/ Capias Failure to Appear10/14 Zachery M George Weirton Breaking and Entering 10/15 Willia, T…

Chester City Council

With the holidays approaching, Chester City Council announced this year’s Christmas parade is “Hometown Christmas”. The parade will start at 1st St. and wooden gingerbread houses are a new feature of the community celebration. The wood has been donated by Builder’s Wholesale. Chestnut Hill has…