Police Resource Officers are going to be reduced in Hancock County schools. ………We all know that the school budget needs to be reduced to make up the deficit. Last week saw many of our teachers and school service personnel given notice they will be part…
Kayla Violet, teacher at Weir High, has been recognized as a Rising Leader in the school system. She was nominated for the honor by then Weir High Principal Ted Arneault. Kayla, who works with special needs students, was praised for working with the students in…
Superintendent Walter Saunders has already visited two schools to deliver reduction-in-force or transfer letters to teachers and school service personnel. Hancock County is 143 personnel over the State formula resulting in a $10 million deficit in an already financially troubled school district. Saunders delivers the…
Emma Sue Stansbury, 18, is the daughter of Julie Stansbury and a resident of New Cumberland, West Virginia. Throughout her high school career, Emma has been actively involved in both school and community activities. She is a dedicated member of Key Club, Prom Committee, Pep…
I took off my “newspaper publisher” hat this week and put on my “How May I Help?” hat. Like everyone I am concerned about the teachers and school service personnel who will be laid off due to Hancock’s County School reduction in force. How can…
Digging through 3 years of audits of the Hancock County School system one does not find indications of the looming financial crisis. The audits, conducted by the Clarksburg CPA Firm of Tetrick & Bartlet shows a balance of $3.5 million at the close of 2024. The…
WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is proud to announce the following students have achieved academic honors for the Fall 2025 Semester: President’s ListThe President’s List is comprised of students who maintained a 4.0 grade point average in a minimum of 12…
HB 4574, designed to provide funds and set criteria to bail Hancock County Schools out of its fiscal emergency, made the agenda this morning (Jan. 27) in Senate Education. The bill is double referenced and if passed out of the Education Committee will then face…
HB 4575 and HB 4574, which provides assistance to County School Districts who are in financial distress, encountered a slower pace when they crossed the rotunda to the Senate. While Majority Leader and 1st District Delegate Pat McGeehan was successful in getting the Constitutional rule…