News Politics

Warner Announces Voter Registration Drives for September

West Virginia Secretary of the State ​Charleston, W.Va. – In 2002, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) declared September as National Voter Registration Month. The purpose of the commemoration was to educate the general public on voter registration, deadlines for voting, and civic engagement of citizens 18 years or older. WV Secretary of State Read More…

Community Events News

REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom

The Civil Air Patrol Calhoun Composite Squadron WV-016 continues each year to help family and friends honor the memory of their fallen heroes. On December 16, 2023 at 12:00 pm (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony), WV0024P – Civil Air Patrol Calhoun Composite Squadron WV-016 will be helping Cemeteries to Remember and Honor our veterans by Read More…

Uncategorized

Tire Collection Today at Cabot Recycling Station

Do you have old tires lying around that you’ve been meaning to dispose of? Today’s the day. Cabot Recycling Station, located at 2427 West Little Kanawha Highway, Grantsville, WV 26147 will be accepting up to ten tires today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They also accept tires with rims. Tire collection today. 10:00-2:00. We do accept Read More…

News Schools

Glenville State University Student Completes Internship with NASA WV Space Grant Consortium 

Natalie Fout, a Secondary Math Education Major at Glenville State University, has successfully completed a transformative internship with the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium (WVSGC) during the summer of 2023. Her role as Outreach Coordinator and Launch Director for the West Virginia Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (WVNEBP) marked a significant contribution to this NASA-funded Read More…

News Obituary

Carolyn Sue Checkan Obituary

Carolyn Sue Checkan, 65, of Grantsville, WV, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Camden-Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, WV, following an extended illness. She was born January 22, 1958, in Grantsville, WV, a daughter of the late James Edward Lamp and Hazel Madeline Husk Lamp of Grantsville, WV. Carolyn has two kids, Christina Knight Read More…

Crimes/Punishment

Keener Incarcerated for Home Confinement Violation

Brooklyn Keener was originally arrested on June 16th, 2023 for Domestic Assault and Battery. Having been released on a Home Confinement agreement, she has since been re-incarcerated for violation of that home confinement to await a hearing before Judge Anita Ashley on the charge. She was arrested on September 12, 2023 for the violation.

Crimes/Punishment News

Hager Arrested on Driving Suspended Charge

According to a complaint filed by Trooper Brian E. Young of the West Virginia State Police, on April 27, 2023, Dustin C. Hager was stopped and cited for Driving on Suspended Operators and an Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection Sticker on February 23, 2023. In an assist with then Sheriff Warren Basnett, Dustin Hager, driving a Read More…

Government News

Gov. Justice announces new anti-human trafficking initiative

CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Fusion Center (WVFC) announced the launch of the new “YOU CAN” initiative aimed at stopping human trafficking in West Virginia.  “We are going to attack this problem together and work to stop these bad actors and this immoral behavior in our state,” Gov. Justice said. “It’s Read More…