The Oak Glen Wrestling Team secured the 4A OVAC Championship this weekend. The team finished 5th overall with 168 points. The Bears had 9 placers and one champion at the OVAC Tournament. Logan Davis earned his 3rd OVAC championship. Placers by weight class: 113lb –…
Energy Express, the award-winning literacy program by West Virginia University Extension, is making a comeback for the summer of 2024 to provide reading, STEM, and nutrition education to children throughout West Virginia. Currently, the program is actively seeking individuals to contribute to its Hancock County…
The timeline is in place for the New Cumberland hydroelectric plant construction and operation. President of Current Hydro, LLC, Joel Herm said construction should begin in 2025 and the plant should be online in 2027. The preliminary application has been granted approval and it places…
Since an article was published in HOMETOWN NEWS letting readers know the Oak Glen Alumni project was $1,650.00 short of the cost and shipping of the rolling flag, $1,650.00 was received making the project a go. Ed Fields, who spearheaded the project, said the flag…
……The announcement that Jeff Davis is retiring from the political realm and not filing as a candidate for re-election as Commissioner from Grant District came as a surprise to many. There are just some office holders you think will always be there if for no…
Congratulations Oak Glen Grapplers Club – The Oak Glen Middle School Wrestlers competed in the BMV Wrestling Tournament Saturday at Linsly High School. The team finished the day as Tournament Champions. They finished the tournament with 13 places in the top 4. 70 – Troy…
Long-time public servant Jeff Davis told attendees and his fellow commissioners at Thursday’s meeting that he will not be a candidate for his Commission seat in the 2024 Election. Davis first entered the political arena as a member of the House of Delegates in 1996…
Hancock County, WV – Steven E. Dragisich, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, announces that the January 2024 Term of the Hancock County Grand Jury met this week and returned the following Indictments:
Chester City Council approved the1st reading of the 2024-02 Water Rate increase at Monday night’s meeting. The rate increase must be approved by the Public Service Commission. The second reading of the ordinance will take place at the next Council meeting and prior to the…