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Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia’s Primary Election scheduled for May 12th will feature one of the largest lists of candidates in recent history. According to Secretary of State Kris Warner, a total of 2,729 candidates will participate across the State in the Primary Election. At the Federal and State level, 617 candidates have been certified to the ballot Read More…
SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETINGMonday, March 2, 2026 @ 1:30 pm AGENDA I. Prayer Followed by Pledge of Allegiance II. Call to Order III. Budget 2027 a. Review Budget Requests from Elected Officials/Department Heads b. Review Funding Requests from Outside Agencies IV. New Business a. Consider Moving/Consolidating Certain Polling Places due to Fire b. Consider Updating Litter Control Job Description to Include Other Duties – Increase toFull-Time c. Discuss and Consider Summer Read More…
There’s a quote that says “We’ll be friends until we’re old and senile, and then we’ll be new friends.” There’s a lot of truth in that with dementia. To those of you who sent cards for Mother’s birthday, thank you!!!!! Every card she opened was a reminder of someone she knew she loved, or a Read More…
Sr. Trooper J.D. Richards filed a complaint in Calhoun Magistrate Court stating that on Saturday, February 21st, 2026, at approximately 2:45 a.m. he was advised by Calhoun County dispatch that a motor vehicle collision occurred, involving several parked cars and one moving vehicle on High Street in Grantsville, Calhoun County, WV. Trooper Richards arrived on Read More…
Rocky K. Jamison, 69 of Sand Fork, WV; (Stouts Mills community) departed this earthly life in the morning hours of Friday, February 20, 2026 at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was born August 15, 1956 in Valparaiso, FL; son of the late Paul and Anita Ruth (Childers) Jamison. Rocky spent Read More…
PUBLIC MEETINGS ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS MOVED TO MARCH 17-18 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced that the next quarterly meeting of the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) originally scheduled for Feb. 19 has been moved to Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held simultaneously in each Read More…
Anita Louise Barker, 77, loving mother, grandmother and sister, passed into the arms of the Lord the evening of February 19th, 2026. After previously surviving breast cancer more than once, she succumbed after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia. She was born Anita Louise Bahlman April 14th, 1948, in Yolo County, California, the eldest of Read More…
The Creston bingo game is scheduled for March 7 at the Creston Community Building. Kitchen opens at noon and the games start at 1 P. M. The cold weather went away and the temperature was almost 70 with daffodils & jonquils quickly coming up and it was reported that crocuses were blooming in Grantsville. Flocks Read More…
For me, as you might guess, it is the Word of God. But it causes me great concern, in that if it’s not the Word of God, exactly what is it that the world, especially our Government leaders, are using for a moral standard? This isn’t for the purpose of debate, it’s a question I Read More…
Looking for a short trip to a great event, take a look at these events scheduled for a West Virginia State Parks in February. Know of an event you’d like to add to the list, send it to talk2shari@gmail.com