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To the Community: Our Town depends on a strong and prepared Volunteer Fire Department. Currently, the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department is in need of new members; people willing to train and respond as Fire Fighters to the Community and those willing to support the mission behind the scenes. We need Volunteer Fire Fighters: Train with Read More…
By Gaylen Duskey There are things I think the government needs to look into here in Calhoun County. Of course there are things like theft and corruption that needs to be addressed, and I am sure they will be, but honestly those are things that everybody can see. What I am talking about are things Read More…
Dustin Deweese, 27, of Spencer, WV, passed away on June 7th, 2026 at CAMC General Hospital in Charleson, West Virginia. Dustin was born on June 4th, 1999, in Statesville, North Carolina to Tina Grogg Deweese and David Deweese. A 2017 graduate of Roane County High School, Dustin brought joy and laughter wherever he went. His Read More…
Chief Deputy C.R. Stephens of the Calhoun Sheriff’s Department filed a complaint in the Calhoun Magistrate Court on June 8th, 2026 stating that during the month of May 2026 he had conducted three (3) controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Rose Marie Jarvis at her residence at 1884 Walker Road, Chloe, within Calhoun County, West Virginia. Read More…
West Virginia State Police Trooper L.E. Whitt filed a complaint in the Magistrate Court of Calhoun County on Sunday, June 7th, 2026 requesting a warrant for the arrest of Susan Wotring. Trooper Whitt and Trooper Simpkins, on a Traffic stop at the BP Gas station located of route 33 in Arnoldsburg, Calhoun County, pulled toward Read More…
Shown above is existing 765‑kV transmission infrastructure, similar in type to what is proposed for the Valley North Project. A series of open houses will give residents the opportunity to provide input on a critical effort to strengthen the power grid in West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland FAIRMONT, W.Va., June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The community is Read More…
Burton Lee Murphy of Chloe, W.Va., went to his heavenly home on Sunday, June 7, 2026. He was born in Gassaway on January 8, 1949, and grew up on Hallburg Road near Big Otter, Clay County, W.Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Vera (Burnside) Murphy of Chloe, W.Va.; two brothers, Read More…
Pamela Jean (Miller) Mace, 73, of Sand Ridge, West Virginia, peacefully passed away on June 1, 2026, after a brief illness with her three sons by her side. She was born on September 19, 1952, in Spencer, WV, to the late Leonard Newton Miller and Mary Miller Greenlee. Pam and her late husband, Deo, were Read More…
The Creston Bingo game will be Saturday, June 13th at 1 P.M. at the Creston Community Building. Come early for an afternoon of fun, food, challenge and comradery. The Creston area neighborhood watch will be Monday June 8 at 6 P. M. At the Creston Community Building. Several local folks were at the Wood Festival Read More…
Geneva “Ann” Harris, 77, of Wirt County, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2026, at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center. Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Ann was the daughter of the late Charles and Marjorie (Hickman) Copen. Ann is survived by her loving daughter, Chris (Cecil) Griffin; her brother, Roy (Donna) Copen; brother-in-law, Duane Read More…