Dakotah Christopher Brown, 18, of New Cumberland WV, is the March 2024 Lions Club Scholar of the Month at Oak Glen High School. He is the son of Karrie and Brian Brown. Dakotah, a senior at Oak Glen High School, holds a 4.19 GPA and…
Oak Glen’s Logan Davis claimed the state championship at the 120 weight class this weekend. The Golden Bears finished 3rd overall at the WV State Wrestling Tournament. Including Davis, they ended the season with 6 WV state places and 1 champion. Other places include Hayden…
YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDRENS’ HEALTH IS AT STAKE It was a call I thought I’d never thought I’d get from my son. He was in San Diego and it was 1998, “Mom, did I have my measles vaccine?” It seemed that someone had been in…
The only remaining part of the house of the late Mary Porter on Ridge Avenue is the stairway which appears to take you straight to Heaven. The house was demolished as part of New Cumberland’s ongoing effort to demolish houses beyond repair . Throughout town…
WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is hosting an informational event, “Start Here”, on its Weirton Campus to assist students from Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) who recently were informed of a “pause in registration” for the upcoming summer and fall semesters.…
The Hancock County Board of Education approved a Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement presented to then by FORM Energy. The agreement, which provides $40,000.00 per year in lieu of paying property taxes,, was approved by the Board of Education Thursday. The School system will…
…..I am sad. There I’ve said it and a columnist is never supposed to impose her emotions in writing, but today it seems I can’t help it. But you, dear readers are not the typical reader, we’re friends, …..Today we buried my brother-in-law, Bill Webster,…
WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (Northern), with campuses located in Weirton and in Wheeling, is already meeting with and supporting students impacted by the recent announcement by Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) of a “pause in registrations and enrollment beyond the spring…
Even before their doors have opened, FORM Energy has approached the Hancock County Commission with a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)agreement. Since the property which FORM leased is owned by the Business Development Corporation, a 501-3c, no property taxes are assessed. FORM, however, offers…