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Increased ways to stay informed

The City of Weirton has offered a way to alert its citizens of emergencies, office closures, and other notifications for almost a decade, and now officials are taking it a step further. Since 2016, individuals have been able to register to receive notifications from a variety of municipal departments and boards via e-mail and text messaging. Officials, though, note only approximately 1,000 accounts have been created in the years since. With the water issues experienced by the community earlier this year, many were clamoring for ways to be notified; often claiming they were unaware of ...

Keep investing in our parks

While a great deal of attention is focused on planned or ongoing improvements to the Millsop Community Center, Marland Heights Park, and Starvaggi Memorial Park, let’s not forget some of the plans for Weirton’s smaller playgrounds. In recent weeks, the Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation has sought bids for improvements to the Bennett Drive Playground as well. The playground, located at the intersection of Bennett Drive and St. Ann Way in the Weircrest area of Weirton, is a smaller recreation site, but, for those living there, it’s just as important. City officials note ...

Project will have long-term benefits

While a pyrite remediation project may have some inconveniences for students, faculty, and staff at Oak Glen Middle for a short period of time, it is believed the work will solve a long-standing problem for the school building. In late March, the Hancock County Board of Education agreed to contract with Lombardi Development, with a bid of $1,740,000, for the project, which is aimed at excavating some of the area near the left, back portion of the school, and installing a sealant to prevent additional expansion of pyrite located under the school. Some pyrite was removed from the area ...

A lifetime of healthy living and prevention for all

Those who are organizing local activities that are part of Minority Health Month say the focus will be on health education and lifetime preventative screenings. Those are important things to pay attention to not just in April, but all year long. According to the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the month is designed to raise awareness of the disproportionate burden of premature death and illness in people from racial and ethic minority groups; encourage action through education, early detection and control of disease complications; and focus on ...

Freedom of Information should be same for all

A bill making its way through the West Virginia Legislature this session would aim to allow legislators to decide which of their records are available to the public. The Freedom of Information Act is in place to provide processes for the public to view and obtain copies of public records. With a few exceptions, this means documents created for the purpose of doing the people’s business by a governmental entity, whether a school board, county commission, city council or a chamber of the West Virginia Legislature. If House Bill 3412 is passed, though, it would allow the Legislature ...

What are our returns on taxes?

As tax day approaches, Mountain State residents might find themselves wondering, “What does all that money I send to Charleston get me, anyway?” All over the country, the question is the same, and WalletHub put together the “States with the Best and Worst Taxpayer ROI (2025)” to give some answers. First, it should be noted WalletHub says New Hampshire gives its taxpayers the best return on investment, and New Mexico the worst. It turns out West Virginia is somewhat middle of the road with an overall ranking of 33rd — it is 25th for taxes paid and 36th for overall ...