Monday, March 23 at 5:30 p.m. the Hancock County School Board will meet at the JDRIV Center in New Cumberland. ……..This marks the second meeting the Hancock County Board has had after the State takeover.. Although elected by a vote of the people, local Board…
The John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center’s Coordinator of Vocational Services/Special Education Instructor Jeanne Pellegrino was invited by West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) as a K12 Partner to attend Rural Pathways Project Institute 3 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This conference included community colleges from across…
Amongst many species, males display the more eye-catching exterior. The anole lizard, for instance, goes full fire engine to deter predators, mandrills (a form of primate) display bright colors to signify health, and big boy peacocks could put most rainbows to shame. So why do…
It’s a known fact that it’s imperative to keep the school bus wheels turning for a school to operate. Experienced, CDL licensed school bus drivers are a difficult commodity to come by and districts often take to advertising for them. Recruiting bus drivers to Hancock…
Readers can scroll down to see the 25 bills signed into law by the Governor. The school funding bill which will provide $800,000.00 in a loan to Hancock County Schools is among those listed. Also provided to readers in a separate article is a list…
CHESTER LIONS CLUB BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY – The cooks and the bunny are getting ready for the Chester Lions Club’s upcoming annual “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Easter Egg Hunt”. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 28 at the Chester Municipal…
I remember as a kid secreting our big unwieldy plug-in radio under my Lost in Space blanket and listening far past my Petticoat Junction bedtime to Pittsburgh Pirate games when they visited the west coast. On one glorious occasion, my victory whoop when Willie Stargell…
……..The dust has settled with the reduction in force in Hancock County. Those employed in the system tell us the number of staff RFD far exceeds those 143 we were originally told. That number is said to be over 200. We shouldn’t be relying on…
Hancock County Commission met Thursday prior to its regular meeting to discuss its budget. While the Commission room was packed, no one from the print media had been advised of the workshop. The Commission remains split on a 2 to 1 vote on w.hether the…