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GLENVILLE, W.Va. — The Glenville State Men’s Basketball team led at the break and traded punches deep into the second half but Wheeling finished the final minute with timely shooting and free throws to hand the Pioneers an 86–80 loss Saturday (Jan. 17) afternoon inside the Waco Center. First Half — Glenville Starts Fast, Builds a Double-Digit Cushion Glenville set the Read More…
GLENVILLE, W.Va. – The Glenville State Lady Pioneer Basketball team saw their second half comeback attempt fall just short as they dropped their first home game of the year and had their nine-game winning streak snapped by Wheeling earlier today (Jan. 17), 69-66. GSU is now (13-3, 7-2 MEC). 1st HalfThe Cardinals started off the scoring with a good Read More…
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – The 10th ranked Glenville State Wrestling team put together a dominant performance this evening (Jan. 16) against No. 6 Tiffin and rival Fairmont State inside the Parkersburg High School Fieldhouse. The sixth-ranked Dragons were handled by the Pioneer grapplers quickly, as Tiffin didn’t score a point until the 165-pound bout. From there, the Pioneers Read More…
In a complaint filed in Calhoun Magistrate Court by Calhoun Sheriff Deputy H.M. Stephens on December 22nd, 2026, she reported that in August 2025, she took over an investigation involving allegations of child abuse occurring in August of 2024 by James Washington and Jolanda Taylor. On August 16th, 2024 Calhoun Protective Services removed seven children Read More…
Roane County resident Courtney Williams found a small box of old letters at the intersection of Market St and Front Street in Spencer in early January. The letters are from 1903 as well as 1911-1918. Most of them are correspondence from a Kenna Lester and Margaret Miller (who became Mrs. Kenna Lester). Ms. Williams said Read More…
The Calhoun Commission held multiple water meetings yesterday at the Capitol while attending the County Commissioners Association of West Virginia annual Conference. All three Commissioners, Eric Lupardus, Craig Arthur and Lee Rush, along with County Administrator Jennifer Randolph, worked in unison to discuss the issues and the need to not rely solely on one system Read More…
Submitted by Nancy Taylor The Alumni Association will meet February 21st, 2026 at Moms place restaurant meeting room. ALL graduates are encouraged to attend. Please come with your ideas and questions. Your opinions are important to make this a success.
The Creston area received a little snow and it would seem that winter weather has returned. Some daffodils had started to come out of the ground. Gilmer County came to play basketball as well as the Callhoun JV Thursday so the Wirt road crew worked Thursday to patch the worst holes in the Creston bridge Read More…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Governor Patrick Morrisey today proclaimed January 19, 2026, as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in the Mountain State, encouraging West Virginians to honor Dr. King’s legacy through community service, engagement, and remembrance. “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life to advancing equal opportunity and calling our nation to live up to its Read More…
Publisher, Shari Johnson For the official record, I find the grammar police’s comments hysterical. I’m grateful I don’t know who they are, or when I do, that I don’t really value their opinion. But I wanted to clarify to whomever cares about the grammatical errors on the Ridgeview News, that those errors come with a Read More…