On a vote of 56 nays to 42 yeas with two not voting, the Senate Bill adding religious and philosophical exemptions to mandated vaccines died in the House of Delegates. West Virginia is currently one of only five states in the nation that allow only…
The House Finance Committee reported Committee Substitute for HB 3012 out of Committee Wed., March 20 with a recommendation “it do pass”. The Committee Substitute will be on first reading on the House Floor on Monday. The distribution of 1% of the racetrack video lottery…
The Hancock County School Board met March 20 to accept the resignation of Board Member Gerard Spencer and to set the parameters for Spencer’s replacement Spencer will retire from his position as Sargeant with the Weirton Police Dept. as well as his Board of Education…
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…