Government News

Citizens of Grantsville: PLEASE VOTE!!!

The 2023 City of Grantsville Election ends this evening with the election of Mayor, Recorder and Council. Mayor Petrovsky is hoping that the normal low voter turn out will be increased this year. With over 350 potential voters, a bigger turn out should not be too difficult with less than 40 voting in previous elections. Read More…

Government News

Grantsville Town Council wait in Hope for Next round of Funding

The Town of Grantsville City Council met on Monday evening with Council Members Linda Staton, William Villers, Cheryl Sturm, Recorder Judy Powell, and Mayor Robert Petrovsky present. Gayle Ford spoke during Citizens Concerns over dogs on North Side Road disturbing the peace and wanting the ordinance enforced. He stated that he had been attacked, as Read More…

Obituary

Freddie R. Sims

Freddie R. Sims, Age 90, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 4, 2023, following an extended illness. He was a devout Christian and a lifetime member of the Spruce Hollow Community Church. He worked for Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation for 30 years and retired in 1988. He was born June 7, Read More…

Letters

Dear Publisher:

It’s said that “ignorance is bliss.” Truer words have seldom been uttered, and ‘troublemaker’ is a good appellation for the sort of people who open one can of worms after another.   The tranquility of what was once one of the most blissful counties in Almost Heaven is marred by clouds of doubt over the EMS, Read More…

News Tourism

Governor Justice Dedicates Birdeye Bend with a Bang

Gov. Jim Justice held an event on June 2nd, 2023 in the shadow of the famous Philippi Covered Bridge, the only covered bridge located on a federal highway in the US, to commemorate the newest route of the West Virginia Mountain Rides program, Birdeye Bend. Birdeye Bend, a scenic loop that leads travelers throughout the northern region Read More…

Community Events News West Virginia

Calhoun County Wood Festival Parade Highlights

Thirty Nine entrants into the 2023 Calhoun County Wood Festival Parade filled the streets and the candy bags of children. Clear skies and temperatures in the high 80’s made for a beautiful day for the much anticipated event. Volunteer Fire Departments from Grantsville, Wirt and Gilmer, multiple queens and little kings representing several festival and Read More…

News Schools

Scholarship Established in Memory of Glenville State University Graduate, WVDOF Forester

GLENVILLE, WV – Friends, family, and coworkers of Glenville State University graduate and West Virginia Division of Forestry employee Cody Mullens are working to establish a scholarship fund at GSU in his honor. The scholarship aims to support a student interested in pursuing a degree in Forest Technology through Glenville State’s Department of Land Resources. Read More…

News

May Marriages in Calhoun County

William Henry Mitchell, age 47 married Paula Denise King, age 51 on May 6th, 2023. Both were from Millstone, WV. Kevin Ray Bailey, age 60 of Chloe, WV married Kathleen Faye Rose, age 51 of Clendenin, WV on May 27th, 2023. Dale Lee Carr, age 55 married Dawn Michelle Hardman, age 50 on April 29th, Read More…