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Hancock County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 3, 2026
County Commission meets
1st and 3rd Thursdays, 2:30 PM normally (some 2026 dates specially changed per county announcement).
Meeting location
102 Court Street, New Cumberland, WV.
County Clerk
Karan Valenti · (304) 564-3311 Ext. 266 · 102 North Court Street, P.O. Box 367, New Cumberland, WV 26047 · hancockcounty@wvsos.com
Agendas posted at
http://hancockcountywv.org/commminutes.html
County Commission
Eron Chek (President, appointed Jan 2, 2025), Paul Cowey (President Pro Tempore), Tommy Ogden (took office Jan 2025) — confirmed via 3 independent 2025-2026 news sources; the county's own official page is stale, still listing 2009-era commissioners and should not be trusted for this field. 102 Court Street / PO Box 485, New Cumberland, WV 26047 — 304-564-3311 ext. 256 — commission@hancockwv.org.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

  • Hancock County Schools · School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

  • Chester · City
  • New Cumberland · City
  • Weirton · City

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

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