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Herman Lee Bottenfield, 87, of Spencer, died Sunday, November 19, 2023, at Elizabeth Care Center, Elizabeth, after an extended illness. He was born July 11, 1936, at Milboro, Va., the son of the late Clarence Albert and Etta Jane Sprouse Bottenfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jeffery Read More…
Following the Parade on Friday December 1, 2023, Calhoun Children will receive the gift of giving. Each child will be escorted by Santa’s elves into “Elvira’s Department Store” on the third floor of The 1982 Foundation Office Complex (Formerly the Masonic Lodge Hall) at 354 Main Street in Grantsville. The Department Store will have gifts Read More…
Local resident Charles “Chick” Stump of Sassafras, Arnoldsburg, West Virginia, joyed in the triumph of the hunt on opening day of Buck Firearm Season when he killed an 11 point Buck on Monday, November 20, 2023.
Today Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind around 7 mph. Tonight Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Widespread haze before 3am. Areas of smoke between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and Read More…
The hills are alive in Calhoun County and filled with hopeful hunters as Buck Firearm Season officially kicks off this morning. According to Huntstand.com, 650,000 whitetails and 280,000 hunters show West Virginia to be a strong deer hunting state. The state has been stable the past several years, and that continues onward. While weather, mast Read More…
ARTISTS HAVE UNTIL FEB. 14, 2024 TO SUBMIT WILDLIFE PAINTINGS. November 17, 2023 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Artists who want a chance to have their wildlife paintings featured in the 40th anniversary edition of the West Virginia Wildlife Calendar have until Feb. 14, 2024 to send their artwork to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Each year, Read More…
Submitted by Deirdre Purdy Goodbye, Joe, you gotta go, me oh, my oh Joe Manchin will not run for Senate. Is a destructive third party in his future? WV Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced this week he would not seek another Senate term. In July, he flirted with the No Labels party. Now he’s traveling the country and speaking out to see Read More…
The Sisters Health Foundation awarded four Calhoun County organizations grant funding for the fall cycle totaling $51,776. Those organizations are highlighted below. Sisters Health Foundation Awards Grants Parkersburg, WV – Fifty nonprofit organizations in the Mid-Ohio Valley were awarded grant funding in support of the Sisters Health Foundation’s vision of “healthy people in healthy communities”. At its Read More…
