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Merylin Sue Freeman, 78 of Sand Fork, WV; departed this earthly life in the late morning hours of Sunday, June 1, 2025 at her residence on Sliding Run Road following an extended illness. She was born January 16, 1947 in Weston, WV; daughter of the late Ezra and Cora (Smith) Cutwright. Sue is a former Read More…
Shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, June 2, 2025, eighty-two year old Charles Klapka of Chloe, WV stated that he had lost control of his car after he heard a loud “pop”, for which he assumed his tire had blown. He then drove off the road in the 18000 block of Route 16 South and Read More…
Sergeant K.M. Williams of the West Virginia State Police was dispatched to East Little Kanawha Highway, Grantsville, WV on Sunday, June 1, 2025 for a disturbance. The victim advised that 21 year old Dakota Allen Murphy was “causing issues, breaking things, that he was flying off the handle and she was scared he was going Read More…
If you’ve never been a part of a festival committee, I can tell you flat footed and eye to eye, you’re missing one of the greatest, most exhausting, under-appreciated, fun filled, aggravating times of your life. That truly is it in a nutshell. There are days you love the life of helping out in the Read More…
Willard James White, 89 of Mt. Zion, WV, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2025, at Miletree Center, Spencer, WV. He was born in Raleigh County, WV on April 26, 1936, a son of the late Elwood and Belle Gayheart White. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Arnold, Willie, Read More…
This weekend is the Wood Festival in Grantsville. Several Creston folks attend and participate. Some local folks went to Vienna to hear W. Va. State Treasurer Larry Pack speak at the Reagan Dinner. They were almost late as a contractor using brand new high dollar equipment was cutting the trees along Murdoch Avenue, perhaps even Read More…
The free coffee ministry of First Baptist Church will be serving up hot and cold coffees Monday morning, June 2nd between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. They’re located at the top of the ally between Walgreens and the former Dollar General on Florence Street. If you’re in Grantsville, buggy crew will deliver, just send a Read More…