Month: July 2026
Governor Morrisey Signs Portable Benefits Bill, Expanding Opportunities for Independent Workers
ELKINS, W.Va. – Governor Patrick Morrisey today ceremonially signed House Bill 4009, the Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act, a new law that allows businesses to voluntarily contribute toward benefits for independent contractors without changing their employment status. “This is another step forward as we build a stronger economy and create more opportunity in West Virginia,” said Read More…
Connie Sue Nichols Obituary
Connie Sue Nichols, 75, of Elizabeth, West Virginia, passed away peacefully at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Born on May 23, 1951, in Spencer, West Virginia, Connie was the daughter of the late Earl and Juanita (Carpenter) Reynolds. On October 16, 1968, she married the love of her Read More…
Monday’s County Commission Meeting has Report of Ruffled Feathers
The Calhoun County Commission met Monday, July 13th, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. The Commission opened the meeting by signing a proclamation for the County to “Go Purple” in September 2026 to celebrate that Calhoun County is committed to supporting recovering addicts and raising awareness of the struggle that families face when a member is addicted Read More…
Cleston D. Garrett Obituary
Cleston D. Garrett, 86, of Arnoldsburg, found his way home to his Heavenly Father on July 10, 2026, at Hubbard Hospice House, with family by his side. He was born on December 15, 1939, to the late Willard and Louie Garrett in Arnoldsburg and that’s where he continued to live out his life. He was a member and Read More…
West Virginia Department of Human Services Announces the Pause of SNAP Healthy Choices Waiver Following Federal Guidance
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA), today announced that at this time they are discontinuing the implementation of West Virginia’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Healthy Choices waiver while the State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Administration (USDA FNA) evaluate next steps Read More…
DoHS Announces 2026 School Clothing Allowance Program
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Family Assistance will begin accepting school clothing allowance applications on Monday, July 20, 2026, for eligible children enrolled in West Virginia schools. All families must apply and may do so online at www.wvpath.wv.gov or by requesting a paper application be mailed to them by Read More…
Creston News Week of July 13th
On July 20, starting at 4 P. M. At the Calhoun County High School on Mt. Zion there will be an “informational” meeting concerning the five proposed large power lines that will cross the county but will not provide any power to Calhoun or surrounding counties. This taking is to power the data centers and Read More…
Oh What a Wonderful Place!
For all of Creation there have been things that have occurred behind the scenes that the average people didn’t know about. When Noah built the Ark, he and God had been having conversations about the state of the world that the world wasn’t aware of. God wasn’t happy. It reminded me of a story from Read More…