By Mark Patterson Want to know something crazy? Our cable bill often soars to around $400 for one month. That’s not rewatch The Sopranos money. It’s the tribute Tony himself might send Paulie Walnuts to extract should you move to Jersey and begin making book on their…
……Now more than ever, transparency is vital to keeping citizens informed about what their governmental bodies are accomplishing or not accomplishing. Constituents are focused on keeping an eye on their taxpayer dollars and are want to make sure the days when important action was taken…
The Hancock County Commission voted to table the four items on the agenda for the Current Hydro Project. Commissioner Paul Cowey said they are awaiting information from the Hancock County Assessor. Items slated to be addressed were 1) Terms approved by the Hancock Board of…
Residents have been eagerly awaiting the start of construction for the hydro plant in New Cumberland. With groundwork laid in 1994 for a hydro plant at New Cumberland Locks & Dams, many worry that like hydro projects in the past, the latest hydro project will…
Hancock County Superintendent Dan Enich said the school system is following the WV School Board directive in abiding by the State Code that only allows for medical exemptions for those vaccines required to enter school. Enich responded to questions posed prior to the beginning of…
with Jeff & Mary Anne Woofter When Mary Anne and I began this journey with Parkinson’s and Early Onset Alzheimer’s, we quickly learned that faith would play a vital role in how we faced the challenges ahead. Our faith doesn’t erase the difficulties, but it…
…….I grew up in the “melting pot of America” where immigrants came to find their fortune in the dusty, dirty steel mill where they would perform backbreaking labor to secure their families’ future. It’s where a scarfer could make more than a bank president, live…
By Mark Patterson By some estimates, 600 MILLION cyber -attacks occur each day. Please advise whoever compiles those stats to raise last Monday’s count to 600 million plus one. I got hacked. Violated, humiliated, defenseless, -you name it, I feel it. Plus a few other…
Come to New Cumberland, WV, for the 16th annual Fall Riverfest on Saturday, September 27, and Sunday, September 28, 2025. River Avenue will once again be filled with entertainment, food, crafts, fun, and family. **The Riverfest is a real deal: Admission is free, entertainment is…