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Ennis Pulls Out Win in W.Va. House District 4 GOP Primary

WHEELING – Republican Derek Ennis is one step closer to being a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Ennis defeated businessman and entrepreneur Dolph Santorine in Tuesday’s primary election to win the GOP nomination to the District 4 seat in the House. Ennis received 863 ...

Three new faces to join Hancock Board of Education

NEW CUMBERLAND — Three new members will join the Hancock County Board of Education in July, shortly after the board has been stripped of much of its authority by the state. According to unofficial results Tuesday night, Tiffany Gale of Weirton, Melissa Bane of Weirton and Jeff Woofter of New Cumberland are set to take their seats at the beginning of the district’s fiscal year July 1. They are filling seats currently held by Board Vice President Ed Fields, Jack Crow and Jim Horstman. Numbers provided by the Hancock County Clerk’s Office Tuesday show Woofter receiving the most ...

Heaney defeats Dobkin for W.Va. Senate District 2 GOP nod

MOUNDSVILLE – In a race for a Republican nomination in a West Virginia Senate District that stretches from Marshall County to Monongalia County, Fairview resident Toby Heaney defeated Glen Dale resident Robert Dobkin on Tuesday. Heaney earned 3,713 votes, ahead of Dobkin's 3,074. He will ...

Jones gets Hancock primary win

NEW CUMBERLAND — Change is guaranteed on the Hancock County Commission after Tuesday's primary voting. Ronnie Jones, the former Weirton councilman and state delegate, defeated incumbent Commissioner Eron Chek in the Republican primary. According to unofficial results from the Hancock County Board of Elections, Jones collected 1,779 votes, while Chek finished with 489 votes. Speaking Tuesday night outside of the Hancock County Courthouse, Jones said he was happy with the results. "I couldn't have done this without my family and friends," Jones said. "This is a big step — I'm ...

Hancock County voters approve levies

NEW CUMBERLAND — Voters in Hancock County, West Virginia overwhelmingly showed support for two levies in Tuesday’s election. According to unofficial results, the county’s new levy in support of the Hancock County Animal Shelter received approval from 68.55% of voters, with 2,955 voting for the levy and 1,356 voting against. The levy, designed to raise $300,000 per year over a four-year period, was approved by commissioners to go before voters last November. Under the levy call, taxes would be assessed at a rate of 0.7378 cents for every $100 of assessed value on Class I ...