The Legislative Session ended at midnight March 9, 2014. Most bills still await the Governor’s signature to become law; or veto to die. If the Governor takes no action within 60 days the bill will become law. We have listed below all the bills (123…
CEOS Offers Scholarship, Home Schooled Seniors Encouraged To ApplyThe Newview chapter of the WVU Community Educational Outreach Service is happy to once again offer a $500 scholarship to a Hancock County senior. Application requires a GPA of 2.5 or higher and a written essay. The…
March 7, 2024 The Hancock County Sheriffs Office along with members of the Hancock-Brooke Weirton Drug Task Force, served a search warrant and arrested 2 individuals at Phillies Quick Stop on Washington St. in Newell, WV. Warrants were a result of an investigation done by…
ALERT! HB 5105 on second reading in Senate. The bill which expanded the vaccination exemptions from only medical to a host of vague religious exemptions passed the House and was referred to Senate Health & Human Resources. It passed out of Senate Health & Human…
The New Cumberland Municipal Building on Court Street has been sold at auction for $120,000.00 at an on-line public auction held by Kaufman Realty. This marks the second time the building has been put up for auction, with the first attempt failing to meet the…
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…