Category Schools

Hancock County School Board Requests State Aid

With the possibility looming that Hancock County Schools will be unable to meet payroll for the second pay in January, Superintendent Dan Enich has made a formal request to State Superintendent Michelle Blatt for State Aid. In a letter sent to Blatt January 6, Enich…

BOE Recognizes Patriot Pen Winners

Students from Oak Glen Middle School who were winners in the Patriot Pen competition were recognized at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. The national contest is open to grades six, seven and eight with the focus of the 300 – 400 word essay being “How…

WVNCC Offers Evening Welding Classes

West Virginia Northern Community College announces evening short-term welding classes   WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) announces a new series of short-term, evening welding courses offered through its Continuing Education & Workforce Development Department on the Wheeling campus. Designed for working…

Fidelis Gamma Chapter Host Luncheon

   The WV Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators hosted a Tri-Chapter Christmas Luncheon at Nio’s Restaurant, in Weirton, WV, on December 6, 2025.  The three sorority chapters that attended were Alpha Kappa, Alpha Tau, and Fidelis Gamma. …

Holden is Lions Scholar for December

Oak Glen High School Lions Club Scholar for December 2025 is 18-year-old Danica Holden. She is the daughter of Noah and Hilary Holden and lives with her dad, and two sisters Alexis and Brystol in New Cumberland, West Virginia. Danica uses her free time to…

Superintendent Answers Questions on School Crisis

(I, along with other Hancock County residents, have numerous concerns and questions about the financial crisis in the school system. I posed some of those questions to Superintendent Dan Enich and received the following answers.) What is the time frame? **for the employee/position review The…