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Hancock Commission Offers Support For Brooke County Opioid Funding Application

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NEW CUMBERLAND – While still debating the distribution of some of their own opioid settlement funds, Hancock County commissioners, Friday, agreed to lend a letter of support on behalf of an organization seeking such funding from Brooke County. Commissioners unanimously agreed to provide a letter of support for Empower and Link's application for funding to assist with its planned renovations to the former Christ Episcopal Church in Wellsburg. While expressing a belief in the services offered by the organization, Commission President Eron Chek also questioned whether it was appropriate ...

Belmont Fire Department Opens New Station After 127 Years

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BELMONT – After years of planning, Belmont Volunteer Fire Department has a new home. The volunteer fire department celebrated the opening of its new fire station Friday just on the opposite side of Barrister Street, where the old station is located. Fire chief Bob Mills said his department ...

Fluharty Gets Endorsement From W.Va. Chamber PAC

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Del. Shawn Fluharty has received an endorsement in the race for West Virginia Senate District 1 that Democrats don't often earn. Fluharty has received an endorsement from the West Virginia Chamber PAC, the political action committee for the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, confirmed by a ...

Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Celebrates 115 Years

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When Father Jason Charron, Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Ukrainian Catholic Church looks around his church and its congregation, celebrating 115 years this Sunday, he sees the formula that has allowed for more than a century of success. He calls it the "three S's" -- small, ...

Republican candidates take the stage in Northern Panhandle

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WELLSBURG – Area voters gathered at the Crooked Dock Thursday for an opportunity to hear from several Republican candidates seeking office in the upcoming election, ranging from those hoping to be county commissioners to an incumbent member of Congress. Organized by the Hancock County, ...

Moundsville City Council Candidate Forum Set For Oct. 27

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MOUNDSVILLE — The city of Moundsville is slated to host a City Council Candidate Forum at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Strand Theater, 811 Fifth St., Moundsville.  The purpose of the forum is to allow voters to get to know the candidates better before the Nov. 3 General Election.  There are two ...