New Cumberland native Joe Swan is one of ten WVU employees recognized with an “Outstanding Mountaineer” award. 2026 marks the inaugural recognition of employees deemed to go above and beyond in their service to the University. In 2025, Swan was the recipient of the Mountaineer…
If you’re thinking of throwing your hat into the political ring, it’s time to make up your mind. The deadline for filing for Federal, State and County office is only six days away. Candidates can file up until midnight, January 31st, 2026. Statewide offices including…
……The snow today just keeps coming and the much anticipated January 26 meeting of the Board of Education has been cancelled with a meeting date yet-to-be-determined. The January 26th meeting was when we were promised the big reveal on what really happened with the Hancock…
The final approval from the National Parks Service for CEMCO Inc. and the Hancock County Commission to enter into the Kennedy Marina Concessionaire Agreement has been received. Commission President Eron Chek noted that the Commission had previously received administrative review approval, but this constitutes formal…
HB 4575 and HB 4574, which provides assistance to County School Districts who are in financial distress, encountered a slower pace when they crossed the rotunda to the Senate. While Majority Leader and 1st District Delegate Pat McGeehan was successful in getting the Constitutional rule…
House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan who represents the 1st District was successful in getting the Constitutional rule that a bill be read on 3 separate days suspended and HB 4575 and HB4574 passed out of the House of Delegates in a matter of hours. The…
If living in homes that have skirting had long condemned me to the outskirts of society, constructing 2,000 square feet of community acceptance did not, as the lads from Liverpool famously intoned “come easy.” At all. Gassed up by imagined stigma and compelled to provide…
……..I think all of Hancock County was in a state of shock Friday when the State School Board President Paul Hardesty received a unanimous vote to take over the Hancock County Schools. I know I was. It was almost as if I wanted to say,…
Maddox McKay, age 18, is Oak Glen High School’s Lion Scholar for January 2026. Maddox is the son of Tony and Rachel McKay. He resides in Chester, West Virginia.Maddox has served as class president on Student Council since his freshman year. Additionally, he is president…