The Hancock County (WV) Board of Education is seeking an applicant to fill the unexpired term of a board member which became vacant on 3 Any interested Hancock County (WV) resident can send a letter of interest to Chris Gillette, President of the Hancock County…
How About Some History……and Mystery Hometown News hasn’t had a history column since my husband, Bill Kiefer, passed away two years ago. How he loved delving into the history of our area. He found history where I didn’t know history existed. I guess being born…
It was a standing room only crowd which converged upon the Hancock County Commission at Thursday’s meeting. Those in attendance were protesting the proposed budget cuts to their departments and the manner which they found out about those cuts. The Commissioners must make up a…
If either HB 3012 or SB 513 pass as written, the cities of New Cumberland will receive 7% of the funding and Chester will receive 16 % while the City of Weirton would receive 77% of the funding, The bill divides up the 1% received…
Board member Gerard Spencer was named countywide Coordinator of Safety Services at Monday’s Board of Education Meeting. Spencer will retire from his position as Sargeant on the Weirton Police Force and resign his seat on the Board of Education when he takes the position in…
LEGISLATIVE MUSINGS ………When I arrived at the Legislature some years ago as a freshman legislator, my fellow delegate, the late Sam Love, gave me some sage advice. “We can work against each other and nobody wins….not us and not our district. Or, we can work…
NEW CUMBERLAND, WV (March 7, 2025) — The Hancock County Commission is taking proactive steps to ensure the long-term financial stability of our community by making thoughtful adjustments to county budgets in response to a decline in general revenue. These adjustments are part of a…
…….A governor (or president) is measured in a large part by how successful he is in getting in getting his legislative agenda passed. That’s why I often thought former legislators make better governors. They’ve been in the trenches and not only know how a bill…