The Oak Glen Girls’ Volleyball team did it again! For the 9th consecutive year the Bears came home from Charleston with a State title. Team members Brayley Lash and Averi Martin were named to the All Tournament Team.
With an office no longer in use by the Hancock County Parks & Recreation Board, the Hancock County Commission is examining other ways to make use of the county-owned space. Commission President Eron Check said she had put the item on the Commission’s agenda Thursday…
by Mark Patterson Legendary tight-rope walker Karl Wallenda, who took that deadly fall in 1978, once said: “Life is on the wire. Everything else is just waiting.” Had the then- septuagenarian been born a few decades later, he probably would have performed while wielding both…
……Mark your calendars for Nov. 18. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. the Department of Environmental Protection will talk to residents about the presence of “Forever Chemicals” in Chester’s water. Also known as PFA, the chemical is found in non-stick cookware like Teflon and other…
Retirees and employees of Hancock County Schools heard a presentation from Nate Mazur on Bento, an administrator of insurance plans. Mazur explained that Bento isn’t an insurance plan, but rather administrates the plans the employees and retirees already have. To switch from the existing administrator…
When one of Oak Glen’s football coaches found himself turning to the compassionate care of WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital, itsparked an idea — how could he give back? He shared his experience with his team, and within minutes, the Oak Glen High School football…
The Hancock County Board of Education recently voted to increase the financial information they require of the Finance Department for each Board meeting. Superintendent Dan Enich said he Asst. Superintendent Dave Smith learned in June and July that the projections for incoming funds did not…
By Mark Patterson Calmly, I sized up the adversary before me. Several protective layers surrounded the targeted internals. Hoping for a quick, bloodless victory, I grasped my foe just above the neck and twisted. To no effect. More determined, I tightened grip on torso and,…
…….I do not like today. The “fall behind” with the clocks has always played havoc with “where am I and what time is it?” I know where I am for sure, but as a very scheduled person, I have to make hard decisions. I eat…