Hancock County ended the year finalizing preparations for a shared election with the City of Weirton and prepared for the new year by authorizing committee and personnel appointments for 2024. The effort to consolidate municipal and state and county elections whenever feasible has resulted in…
Design underway for permanent repairs to Jennings Randolph Bridge Contractors Modjeski & Masters are designing plans for permanent repairs to the Jennings Randolph Bridge in Chester, as West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) bridge engineers prepare to reopen the span. The bridge, which carries US 33 across…
The family efforts of Tamara, Shannon and Abbi that bring you HOMETOWN NEWS each week wish you a blessed Christmas Eve. While Christmas Day is a time for rejoicing, Christmas Eve is a time for reflecting and remembering Christmas past and our loved ones who…
A “fractured family” Christmas Memory Getting Doug’s memories made me pause and remember Christmas of the past. First of all, I was so lucky to have a sister who was in charge of everything and everybody…..or so it seemed at the time. I think we…
My holiday memory is more of a collage. A collection of warm memories of spending the daywith all of our family. The day always started at our house. When I was young, it was in ourhouse on Cemetery Road, which was particularly appropriate for us…
My favorite Christmas memory is singing Silent Night to candlelight in church on Christmas Eve. It is a wonderful reminder of how, even among the chaos of the world, God is there, and He provides a stillness, hope, and peace that no one else can…
The Hancock County Board of Education heard about a program Oak Glen High’s Business Department is conducting in cooperation with VITA (Volunteers Income Tax Assistance) that has certified students to prprepare simple tax returns for individuals with incomes up to $64,000.00 Oak Glen High is…
· PSA FROM FRANK SIX :ALL DRIVERS COMING FROM NEWELL. Please be patient with drivers coming off of the bridge and getting through the intersection . THE TRFFIC LIGHTS ARE NOT GIVING THEM TIME TO CROSS BEFORE YOURS TURNS GREEN!! The instant the bridge light…
Oak Glen Middle School has received $987,370.00 in School Building Funds for renovations. Oak Glen is one of 19 schools in the State to receive funds for Fiscal Year 2024. Superintendent Dan Enich said the SBA money is an 80 percent award and must be matched…