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There was a celebration in Creston Saturday on the occasion of the centennial of the Creston Building, formerly the Creston school. Nowadays sophisticated educators hold community based schools in contempt since those allow for lots of parent and community participation and folks like Mrs. Weingarten don’t want parents to know just what the scholars are Read More…
Ronzel Boatright, 71, left his Earthly home on July 9th, 2023 Ronzel was born June 23, 1952, the son of the late Ray and Leta (Stump) Boatright. He is survived by his wife, Lori Rosenbaum, children, Michael (Nikki) Boatright, Heather (DL) McKown, Jeremy (Ivory) Boatright, his grandchildren: Caleb (Rachelle) Schoolcraft, Darrien McKown, Tea (Brandon) Roseberry, Read More…
When the Extreme Tour rolls into Grantsville, you know it’s not going to be a normal concert. Just as their title says, they are extreme. Going to radical lengths to show Jesus to a lost and dying world through music that appeals to genre of rap, rock and metal. Friday, July 7th, 2023 they blocked Read More…
Shari Johnson, Publisher A trip down any country road in Calhoun County could lead you to an adventure of various sorts, but one of my favorites is the discovery of new folks that add to the story of why West Virginia is one of the greatest places to live. I met Marc Siduit and his Read More…
Agreement will provide scouts with access to free and reduced-price activities at state parks in exchange for contributing to service projects.CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced that the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the Buckskin Council of the Boy Scouts of America officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow scouts to utilize various Read More…
Submitted by Sara Husk
C A L H O U N C O U N T Y S C H O O L S Calhoun County Board of Education MOUNT ZION, WEST VIRGINIA July 10, 2023 Regular Board Meeting 5:30 P.M. *AMENDED* I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Recognitions – Student Recognitions IV. Board Acknowledgements V. Delegations • Chip Westfall and Deirdre Purdy – Lights and Sound Project VI. Approval of June Read More…
Grantsville Town Council City Building – Main Street – Grantsville, WV July 10th, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance III. Approval of Previous Minutes: June 5, 2023 and June 12, 2023 IV. Citizen’s Concerns V. Mayor’s Communications VI. Committee Reports VII. Unfinished Business VIII. New Business IX. Payment Read More…
On Tuesday, July 25 the Welfare of Animals Group (WAG) will be humanely trapping stray and feral cats in the Chloe area to have them spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and ear tipped (the universal sign that a cat has been part of a Trap-Neuter-Return program). We would appreciate if you would not put food out for them Read More…
Jose “Joe” Muñiz, 83, of Smithville, WV, was born in Lares, Puerto Rico on May 14, 1940, to the late Jose Muñiz and the late Angela Gandarilla. He moved, with his family, to Cleveland, Ohio as a teenager. In 2006, he made Smithville, WV his new home. He passed away, surrounded by family, on June Read More…