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The 2026 Calhoun Wood Festival Vendor Booths are open with crafts, food and merchandise. This evening’s events are: Enjoy the Festival! If you’re a picture taker, send your shots to Ridgeview News, I love seeing the Festival from the Community’s view. Send them through Ridgeview Messenger, Cell (304)377-6036, talk2shari@gmail.com or tag Ridgeview News.
Backroads and Backstories | Calhoun-a-Matata By Andrew Colegrove Published: Jun. 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM EDT CALHOUN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – In this week’s edition of Backroads and Backstories, our random spinning region wheel landed on Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Park was founded in the 1980s on land that used to be a cow pasture. It Read More…
The Calhoun County Commission would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Litter Control Officer Matthew Hall for his continued dedication to keeping Calhoun County clean and beautiful. Through his hard work and commitment to our communities, approximately 250 bags of litter, nearly 2½ tons of trash, and 490 tires have been removed from our Read More…
Jerry Lee “Hoppy” Hopkins, 78, of Elizabeth, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2026, at Eagle Pointe Nursing Home in Parkersburg, West Virginia, with his loving family by his side. Hoppy was born on April 10, 1948, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, a son of the late David and Gladys (Hall) Hopkins. A devoted Read More…
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, June 10, 2026 @ 1:30 pm AGENDA I. Prayer followed by Pledge II. Call to Order III. Public Comment – Please indicate on the Sign-in Sheet if you wish to address the Commission IV. Review and Approve Minutes V. Unfinished Business a. Revise County Employee Handbook VI. New Business a. Consider Read More…
A criminal complaint was requested by Deputy C.R. Stephens on May 7th, 2026 for Donald Smith of 330 Russett Road, Grantsville, WV. The complaint stated that on 5/4/26 at approximately 10 p.m. Deputy C.R. Stephens responded to a call at 330 Russett Road where the complainant was advising that Donald Smith was yelling and shooting Read More…
Pictured left to right: Scott Todd, Beverly Moreford, PACF Representative Maribeth Saleem-Tanner, Jennifer Randolph, Teresa McGuire, Allen McGuire, Craig Gherke, Dreama Jones, and Commissioner Eric Lupardus. The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation awarded the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department a check for $13,000 for the purchase of AEDs and Turnout Gear Heavy- Duty Washing Machine. An AED Read More…
Thomas Edward Barto, 27, of Big Bend, Calhoun County, WV, passed away on June 1, 2026. He was raised in Lake County, Ohio, where he gained a love for the outdoors, fishing, and shenanigans with his friends. He had a heart that was too big for this world, always acting as a guardian to those Read More…
Wayne Smith Wright, 79, of Wirt County, West Virginia, passed away on June 2, 2026, at WVU Medicine as a result of kidney failure caused by Agent Orange exposure. Born on June 29, 1946, at his family home on Bear Run in Wirt County, Wayne was the son of the late Charles R. Wright and Read More…
Elizabeth Susan Rockhold, 76, of Mineral Wells, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2026, at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center. Born on June 5, 1949, in Ravenswood, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Lake and Ilah (Bennett) Lake. Elizabeth was a 1969 graduate of Parkersburg South High Read More…