COVID-19 Daily Update 2-8-2022 2/8/2022 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of February 8, 2022, there are currently 9,056 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 23 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 5,900 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a Read More…
Month: February 2022
Now Taking Annual Berry and Plant Sale Orders
February 8, 2022 Gilmer County Farm Bureau and WVU Extension Service- Gilmer and Calhoun County will once again be placing a bulk order for Spring Plants and Berries. The spring plants and berries that are available this year will be strawberries, blackberries, red raspberries and blueberries. We will also be offering asparagus roots and rhubarb Read More…
Early Morning Structure Fire on Broomstick Road
Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 2:36 a.m. to an early morning structure fire on Broomstick Road, off North Calhoun Highway. Joe and Robin Hardbarger woke shortly before 2:30 a.m. to discover their electric out and the sound of popping. When Robin looked out her window she discovered an outbuilding, about 20-30 feet from Read More…
Youth League Basketball Stats Announced
2nd and 3rd Grade Records Team Church/Mayle: 8-0 Team Butler/Hanlon: 4-4 Team Wilson/Cunningham:4-4 Team Snodgrass: 4-4 Team Persinger/Badger: 0/8 4-6th Grade Records Team Allison/Arthur: 8-0 Team Perkins/Carter: 5-3 Team Frail/Walker: 4-4 Team Heiney: 1-7 Team Wilson/Sampson: 2-6 2nd & 3rd Grade Team Church/Mayle 26 Tyler Mayle 2 Mason Sampson 10 Mandy Johnson 10 Colton Neal Played but didn’t score Sadie Read More…
Roane and Gilmer Counties Receive USDA Funding
MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE NEARLY $10 MILLION IN USDA FUNDING FOR WEST VIRGINIA Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,964,754 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for multiple initiatives across the state of West Virginia. “Supporting rural communities across West Virginia creates Read More…
Gov. Justice holds 300th briefing, discusses waning Omicron surge
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and members of the West Virginia COVID-19 pandemic response leadership team held another news briefing today to update the public on the state’s latest pandemic response and vaccine distribution efforts. GOV. JUSTICE SPOTLIGHTS DECLINING NUMBER OF COVID CASESDuring his 300th briefing on COVID-19 Monday, Gov. Justice spotlighted a pair of charts Read More…
Grantsville Town Council Updated on Multiple City Projects
The Town Council of Grantsville and Mayor Robert Petrovsky met Monday, February 7th, 2022 at the City Offices in Grantsville for their regular monthly meeting. The first topic of conversation was the Mayor’s report on the contest for carving ideas for the Gingko tree that was cutdown in front of Body’s Restaurant on Main Street. Read More…
A Sweet West Virginia Experience
As a lover of maple treats, this event sounds like one that would be a sweet experience! While perusing their website I discovered that the nearest Maple farm to Calhoun County is Croagh Patrick, located at 2700 Third Run Road, Glenville, WV. According to their information they are experimenting with maple syrup production, with the Read More…
Creston News
Winter weather has continued in the Creston area with snow, icy roads, some high water and the use of significant amounts of firewood, the latter now apparently banned where the “sophisticated” live to preserve the planet for China & India. Old Brer Whistlepig saw his shadow in Creston on Ground Hog Day so winter will Read More…
State to Consider Re-implementing Hunters Safety back in Schools
House Bill (4065) was introduced in the regular session on January 13, 2022 that, should it pass, will amend and reenact §18-2-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to a hunter safety orientation program in public schools and require the Board of Education to implement the program once again. Introduced by Read More…
