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Updated List of Primary Candidates for Calhoun

2022 Candidate Listing By Office Name Party County or District Residence Mailing Address Filing Date County Commission/County Council CRAIG ARTHUR Republican Calhoun1, Division 1 Creston, WV Mailing Address3432 ANNAMORIAH RDCRESTON WV 26141 1/24/2022 MICHELE SEARS Democrat Calhoun3 Grantsville, WV Mailing Address4564 S CALHOUN HWYGRANTSVILLE WV 26147 1/10/2022 JACOB MCCUMBERS Democrat Calhoun4 Arnoldsburg, WV Mailing Address120 Read More…

News Public Notice

UPDATE: Pleasant Hill Line Break Continues to Cause Water Outages

Shari Johnson/Publisher UPDATE: Water service has now been restored to the Smithville School and to part of the town of Smithville. Karen Shreve advised that there is now water to Barkers Store and the valve to town will be opened shortly. Those still without water will be in Beatrice and homes toward Alfab. Original post: Read More…

Health News News

Covid-19 Update

COVID-19 Daily Update 1-24-2022 1/24/2022 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of January 24, 2022, there are currently 21,417 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 36 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 5,645 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a Read More…

Community Events News

Gov. Justice Makes History with “West Virginia School Choice Week” Proclamation; Joins More than 30 Governors in Celebrating Education

West Virginia communities to hold more than 150 events as part of nation’s largest annual celebration of school choiceCHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — For the first time in the state’s history, a West Virginia governor has officially recognized the last week of January as “West Virginia School Choice Week.” Gov. Jim Justice has signed a proclamation recognizing School Choice Read More…

Guest Writers

Creston News

Alvin Engelke/WriterWinter came to Creston & decided to stay for a while.  Roads were slippery and one Wirt state road dumptruck got caught in blowing snow and ended up on it’s side not too far down below the old Rader Hotel at Burning Springs.  Damage was minimal.  Lots & lots of firewood has been burned Read More…

Art & Music Opinion

Celebrating an Era of the Past

Shari Johnson/Publisher I love the “National Celebratory Days.” They’re usually quirky and unusual things that we’d not think of generally without reason, and a National Day is just the reason! There are a few that are of interst to me today. One is “National Hand Writing Day.” It absolutely breaks my heart that handwriting is Read More…

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Primary Election Update

2022 Candidate Listing By Office Name Party County or District Residence Mailing Address Filing Date County Commission/County Council Michelle Sears Democrat Calhoun Grantsville, WV Mailing Address4564 S CALHOUN HWYGRANTSVILLE WV 26147 1/10/2022 Jacob McCumbers Democrat Calhoun Arnoldsburg, WV Mailing Address120 LOVESHACK LNARNOLDSBURG WV 25234 1/19/2022 Circuit Clerk Sheila Garretson Democrat Calhoun Grantsville, WV Mailing AddressPO Read More…

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Recent Calhoun Incarcerations

Brian Keith Burrows, convicted felon, was booked into the Central Regional Jail on January 20th, 2022 for a Probation Violation. Kimberly Dawn Duskey, convicted felon, was booked into the Central Regional Jail on January 20th, 2022 for a Probation Violation. John Franklin Cash, Pretrial Misdemeanor, was booked into the Central Regional Jail on January 21, Read More…