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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…
WVDNR OFFICIALS WILL PROVIDE FREE TROPHY BUCK MOUNT SCORING IN CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced that it is sponsoring the West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show in Charleston on Jan. 23-25. The annual event, hosted by the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, draws thousands of hunters, anglers Read More…
Pictured from l to r, Amanda Fisher, Executive Director NWVAHEC, Raeonna Stamper, Madison Jones, Raylee Cunningham, Addison Collins, Kylynn Keith, Kayleigh Cunningham, Paige Sterns, Steve Whited, CEO MHHS. Local sophomores and juniors have been selected to participate in the Moving Onward and Upward (MOU) program through a partnership between the Northern West Virginia Area Health Read More…
Principals Honor Roll A-B Honor Roll Kindergarten Kindergarten Kesslyn Allison Ihla Cone Reagan Boatright Barrett Probasco Abigail Doherty Chase Francis Harmoni Lanham Isabel Richards 1st 1st Bentley Crislip Colesyn Burrows Negan Ferrell Remington Richards Kane Hall Atley Swisher Lucas Johnson Anson Williams Tryton Small Elijah Yeager Jaxon Snodgress Zahrina Taylor Lilly Villers Elihu White 2nd Read More…
GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University’s Department of Land Resources has received a Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund grant to purchase modern forestry field instruments that will strengthen student training in forest measurements, timber inventory, and applied natural resource education. Grant funds will be used to add key equipment for hands-on learning, including a hypsometer/clinometer for measuring Read More…
Bud was born on October 14, 1930, in Gilmer County, WV, to the late Ordie Lowther and Oleta Collins Lowther. He was a Korean War Veteran and a jack-of-all-trades. He enjoyed camping, crafting, classic country music, riding his Harley, and spending time with family and friends. He is survived by his brother, Bob Lowther (Pat), Read More…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Governor Patrick Morrisey has ordered flags to be flown at half staff in Marion County and at the Capitol Complex in Charleston to honor the life and service of former Delegate Paul Prunty. The order is in place from sunrise to sunset on January 16, 2026. Upon hearing of Prunty’s passing, Governor Morrisey Read More…