As a sixth grader at New Cumberland Elementary I traveled the world;, had exciting, death defying adventures,;even went undercover using the assumed name of Carla Troy ……all inside the walls of my favorite place in the world- the Swaney Memorial Library., As a sixth grader,…
ARRESTS: Sarah Jacobs, No Fixed Address- Possession of Controlled Substance and Petit Larceny. CITATIONS: Bert Barker, South Point, OH- Speeding. Michael McDonald, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding. Edmund Halstead, Salineville, OH- Speeding. Christine Lamb, New Cumberland, WV- Expired Registration. Rachael Pritchard, Chester, WV- Expired Registration. Audrey…
New Cumberland City Council passed the first reading of Ordinance 26-001 -No Parking Zones. The ordinance was necessitated because the placement of the intersections on certain sections of 2nd & 3rd Avenues make it difficult for emergency vehicles such as fire trucks to access homes.…
…….Early voting is but an infant in our long West Virginia history of elections. The first election was in 1863 and elections were held every year. That would be changed to every two years when we established a legislature with two-year terms. The first early…
Untie the Hancock Sheriff’s hands I complement former Prosecuting Attorney James Davis on a, recent well written and very informative, Letter to the Editor. I had the honor and privilege of working for the Hancock County Commission for seven years and Jim’s detailed description of…
(WEIRTON, WV) April 29, 2026–WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center President and CEO David Artman today announced a significant investment in children’s healthcare services in Weirton, marking the official start of construction on a new WVU Medicine Pediatrics office. Artman emphasized that the decision to relocate…
Residents of New Cumberland have the opportunity to see the progress the alternative route to Route 2 is making on a daily basis. No longer a picture in our mind’s eye, we now can see the path the road will take. According to Brian Kucish,…
A contingent of Oak Glen Middle School teachers addressed the Hancock County Board of Education Monday night. Reading a statement that exceeded the five minute speaker allowance, the teachers each read a portion of the statement to have the entire statement read and on the…
The Hancock County Board of Education heard from Melanie Donofe, past president of the Hancock County Education Association, and retired lifetime member of Education West Virginia, at Monday’s meeting. Donofe spoke on behalf of the organization’s members. One-third of Hancock County school’s workforce has been…