Hi, I’m Zach Adams — a lifelong resident of Newell, West Virginia, proud dad of four, and someone who truly cares about our community and our schools. My wife and I have raised our four children right here in Hancock County, and they’ve all gone…
> Music and Art at Oak Glen will be returning, March 21, to the Oak Glen Little Theatre stage and adjacent Commons Area of Oak Glen High School, near New Cumberland, WV. For a number of years, the festival attracted large audiences from throughout the…
…….Apologies to readers who have been waiting for the property transfers. I hunkered down and did them this weekend. I have been consumed with the school takeover story. What do I know? A lot, but everything has to be verified before it’s printed. (an anonymous…
Just recently, a large plane plummeted from directly above me as I froze and desperately considered in which direction to flee the impending crash. But I had just seconds, and the passenger jet fluttered erratically. As sheer terror for the souls soon to perish took…
Oak Glen wrestler Noah Schmidt captured the State Championship at the State Wrestling Tournament in Huntington
……….Both Hancock County Sheriff Scott Gittings and Weirton Chief of Police Charles Kush are opposed to the cuts in Police Resource Officers (PR0) being implemented by Superintendent Walter Saunders. While Saunders characterized to me that he had spoken to both Gittings and Kush and they…
Tiffany Gale is the Owner and Director of Miss Tiffany’s School for Young Children, a licensed early childhood education facility she founded in 2019. Since opening, the program has expanded twice and is currently preparing for a third expansion to meet the growing needs of…
NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV – Fifty teens from Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, and Hancock Counties gathered last weekend at the Wetzel County 4-H Campground for the Northern Panhandle Teen Weekend, a unique, video game–inspired camp focused on Leveling Up into Adulthood.The weekend combined fun with practical…
I am Melissa Bane, and I am running for Hancock County Board of Education. I am thankful for this opportunity to share my qualifications, education, and experience. Though I have lived in a few different states and held a variety of jobs, most of my…