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In the past 24 hours, a suspected overdose has been reported in Ritchie County, according to law enforcement and EMS via ODMAP. We urge anyone using illicit substances to use extreme caution. If you or someone you know is at risk, the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department (MOVHD) offers free Naloxone (Narcan) and training to help Read More…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that West Virginia has submitted its Final Proposal for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding. Watch & Download Governor Morrisey’s Video Announcement “I’ve just recently submitted an application, our final application, to the Trump administration to bring broadband coverage to 74,000 new locations in West Virginia,” said Read More…
Ascend WV moves nearly 1,000 new residents to West Virginia with 96 percent program retention rate Charleston, WV (September 5, 2025) –– Ascend West Virginia, the nation’s premier talent attraction and retention program, today announced its addition of the Charleston Area community to the program. Founded by West Virginia native Brad D. Smith and his wife Alys, Ascend Read More…
The Upper West Fork Park is hosting a Mud Bog event on Saturday, September 6th. Gates open at 9 a.m. with the race starting at Noon. Following the fire that destroyed the park community building, funds are needed to restore the park for community events. Bring you family and come out for this fun event. Read More…
If you’ve never experienced someone in addiction, you should be the first one there tomorrow to celebrate. While recovery is awesome, it would be great if it were not necessary. But that’s not reality. What is reality is that there are people who have suffered with addiction, came out of it and made an amazing Read More…
Charleston, W.Va. – Once again, the state of West Virginia is to be commended for being a national leader in election integrity including the use of voter verified paper ballots, excuse-only absentee voting, and election security. Earlier this year, the President issued an Executive Order announcing policy initiatives focused, in part, on ensuring clean voter rolls Read More…
On Friday, December 27, 2024, at approximately 3:40 p.m. Deputy J.B. Hunt was at the residence of Alan and Debra Smith at 11337 Altizer Road. Deputy Hunt was conversing with the aforementioned residents from his patrol vehicle parked at their residence facing south. The officer observed an ATV traveling south toward his location and that Read More…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – When the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment appeared on the chopping block as part of the U.S. Army’s Transformation in Contact (TIC) initiative in early 2025, it not only struck at the heart of West Virginia’s military heritage but also the structure and stability of the organization. With Read More…
In the Family Court of Calhoun County the following Divorce Decrees were filed. In Case 25D12, Jessica Marie Belvel, Petitioner divorced from Timothy Wayne Bevel, Respondent, on August 18th, 2025. In Case 25D15, April Dawn Drake Starcher, Petitioner divorced from Howard Edward Starcher, Respondent, on August 28, 2025.
A look at the first half of 2025 reveals that North Star Child Advocacy Center (NSCAC) has performed 14 more forensic interviews than this same time in 2024. North Star officially serves Wood, Wirt, Ritchie, Pleasants and Calhoun counties, doing courtesy interviews for numerous other counties in West Virginia and Ohio. “Keeping in mind we only do interviews Read More…