Deputy C.J. Myers arrested and transported three to WV Central Regional Jail (RJA) in Flatwoods Monday evening. According to the RJA website Brian Keith Burrows and Kimberly Dawn Duskey are being held without bail for Probation violations, while Michael Lee Duncan is being held on a $75,000 cash only for the charge of Possession with Read More…
Year: 2022
Town of Grantsville Water Plant Receiving Much Needed Improvements
The Grantsville Municipal Water Treatment Plant has been receiving an upgrade with USDA and ARC funding totaling $4,168,070. The reasoning behind the upgrade is to make necessary improvements to the 700 gpm facility to secure uninterrupted delivery of potable water to the majority of Calhoun County. Grantsville currently supplies water to not only the City Read More…
500 Pounds of Trout will Soon be Swimming in the Pond of Calhoun County Park!
By Cory Boothe Residents of Calhoun County have reason to celebrate! In the near future, trout will be swimming in Calhoun County! To be specific, 500 pounds of trout will be stocked in the ponds at the Calhoun County Park. 100 pounds of which will be brooder size fish. These are larger fish that can Read More…
Loretta Smith Sworn in Today as School Based Probation Officer
Loretta Smith was sworn in by Judge Anita Harold Ashley, Judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit on Monday, March 28, 2022. Loretta will be stationed in all Calhoun County Schools as the 5th Circuit, School Based Probation Officer. In that position she’ll be working with students/families to correct truancy, behavioral issues and educational neglect. She Read More…
Employers Invited to Career Expo at Glenville State University
GLENVILLE, WV – The annual Glenville State University (GSU) Career and Graduate School Expo is scheduled for Thursday, April 14 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the GSU Waco Center. The Career and Graduate School Expo provides area employers with opportunities to meet many talented students who will be graduating in May and recent Read More…
Why is there So Much Attention on Mrs. Mersh?
Shari Johnson/Publisher Crystal Laughlin Mersh set up The 1982 Foundation in August of 2021. A mere 7 months ago. Since that time there have been countless emails, more than a few public meetings, multiple questions both asked and answered, a few contentious conversations and many productive conversations. I recently followed an email thread between a Read More…
Creston News
Rev. Craig Blankenship filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church & served Holy Communion. The bridge department brought up an air compressor [instead of a leaf b lower] to blow out the holes in the deck of the Little Kanawha River bridge at Creston and then filled the imperfections with cold Read More…
Downed Tree Causes Sunday Afternoon Power Outage
33/119 on the west side of Liberty Hill was closed both directions at around 3:30 p.m.on Sunday afternoon and a power outage created in the Southern end of Calhoun County when a very large tree fell crossing the entire road. According to Potomac Eddison 2211 customers are without power in the following areas: Arnoldsburg: 88% Read More…
