The Hancock County Commissioners took another step forward in handing off the operation of the Hancock County Animal Shelter to the Jefferson County Humane Society at Monday’s meeting. On a 3-0 vote, the Commission accepted and approved a Lease and Operating agreement for the Shelter.…
An informational meeting sponsored by an environmental advocacy group at the Mary Weir Library revealed there are more questions than answers to Tenaska’s application to build two wells in Northern Hancock County. The crowd at the meeting was sparse, but the questions were on target…
By Mark Patterson I don’t believe in happy endings, frisbee-shaped crafts speeding here from other galaxies, some fat reindeer jockey who gives a flip about my Christmas, nor that ever-popular protector in the sky-the one who moved heaven and earth (literally) just for the sake…
……A free press is even more important today then it was under previous Presidential administrations. And, nobody knows that more than the journalists covering the news in what is proving to be an increasingly volatile climate. In a blatant generalization Trump stated last week that…
Hancock County students may spend as much as two-hours-per-day on their school bus. The school bus driver may spend more time with a student than a teacher on any given day meaning that school bus experience has an wide-ranging impact. Ted Arneault, Transportation coordinator for…
WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is proud to announce that its Emergency Medical Services Professions–Paramedic program has been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). This recognition, effective September 19, 2025, affirms that WVNCC’s Paramedic…
CHARLESTON, WV — National School Bus Safety Week is Monday, October 20, 2025, through Saturday, October 24, 2025. The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging drivers to slow down…
In planning for the 26/27 school year, Hancock County is aware that it is over in personnel according to the State Formula. Superintendent Dan Enich informed the Board at Monday’s meeting instead of looking at the staffing in April and May which had been the…
Chester City Council, Mayor Ed Wedgeworth and City Clerk Tara Ayers can congratulate themselves on a “job well done” as they conclude the last of the dilapidated houses being torn down in the City. Wedgewood reported to Chester City Council at the Monday October 13th…