Category newsletter-monday

25 Bills Signed by Governor

Readers can scroll down to see the 25 bills signed into law by the Governor. The school funding bill which will provide $800,000.00 in a loan to Hancock County Schools is among those listed. Also provided to readers in a separate article is a list…

Chester Lions Sponsor Breakfast with Easter Bunny

CHESTER LIONS CLUB BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY – The cooks and the bunny are getting ready for the Chester Lions Club’s upcoming annual “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Easter Egg Hunt”.  The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 28 at the Chester Municipal…

Patterson’s Perspective by Mark Patterson

I remember as a kid secreting our big unwieldy plug-in radio under my Lost in Space blanket and listening far past my Petticoat Junction bedtime to Pittsburgh Pirate games when they visited the west coast. On one glorious occasion, my victory whoop when Willie Stargell…

And Then Again……….by Tamara

……..The dust has settled with the reduction in force in Hancock County. Those employed in the system tell us the number of staff RFD far exceeds those 143 we were originally told. That number is said to be over 200. We shouldn’t be relying on…

Budget Workshop Held prior to Commission Meeting

Hancock County Commission met Thursday prior to its regular meeting to discuss its budget. While the Commission room was packed, no one from the print media had been advised of the workshop. The Commission remains split on a 2 to 1 vote on w.hether the…

Chester Police Report

ARRESTS David Robinson, Newell, WV- Driving While License Revoked 2nd Offense and Improper Registration. Johnathan Montgomery, New Cumberland, WV- Fleeing from an Officer. Diana Parsons, Beaver, PA- DUI. Timothy Ward, Chester, WV- Domestic Battery. CITATIONS: Jacob Cameron, New Cumberland, WV- Underage Consumption. Dante Wells, Chester, WV-…

Music& Art at Oak Glen Returns March 21

> Music and Art at Oak Glen will be returning, March 21, to the Oak Glen Little Theatre stage and adjacent Commons Area of Oak Glen High School, near New Cumberland, WV. For a number of years, the festival attracted large audiences from throughout the…