Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a bipartisan group of 31 state attorneys general in filing a friend of the court brief at the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks demanding they be awarded financial judgements from frozen Taliban funds. The Read More…
Month: October 2026
Calhoun Magistrate Court Dispositions for August and September 2026
August – September Felony Cases August – September Misdemeanor Cases
The Chronicles of Violet
Shari Johnson, Publisher/cook/caretaker/ It’s 3:09 a.m. and rather than share my political frustrations that nobody likes to hear anyway (including me) I decided I’d share some recent Chronicles of caring for Violet. The thing that stinks about caring for an aging parent is that I’m aging too! And while my mind feels young my body Read More…
Celebrate Alumni This Friday at CMHS Game
October 9th, 2026 will be ALUMNI NIGHT at the Calhoun Middle High School football game. A section will be roped off for Alumni to sit together and cheer the home team on! Come out and support the team,the cheerleaders and the concession stands for a hot dog. Hoping to see a great show of former Read More…
Bear, Deer and Turkey – ‘Tis the Season
October bear gun season is officially open in select counties! Step into the woods and experience the thrill of tracking one of West Virginia’s most iconic animals. Good luck and hunt safely! BLACK BEAR SEASONS REGULATIONS Q. AS A WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENT, DO I NEED ANY LICENSE TO BEAR HUNT ON MY OWN PROPERTY? No, Read More…
West Virginia Awarded $195,825 Federal Grant to Upgrade WIC Clinics with Needle-Free Screening
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Families visiting West Virginia’s Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinics will soon experience a gentler, quicker visit thanks to a new $195,825 federal infrastructure grant from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. “This is exactly the kind of practical innovation we want to bring to families across West Virginia,” said Dr. Read More…
West Virginia and Alabama Lead States Defending Energy Workers as Supreme Court Hears Climate Lawsuit
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, an important case that will affect energy production nationwide. That is why Attorney General JB McCuskey, alongside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, led a 26-state coalition in filing an amicus brief in the case to stand up for West Virginia’s energy workers Read More…
Art 2, 3, and 4 students are adding color to the cold!
Through WVDOT’s Paint the Plow program, the Art 2,3 and 4 classes at Calhoun Middle High School took to painting an official snowplow blade that will be featured statewide for public voting—and then used on our local roads this winter. How cool is that? Calhoun County School’s bus garage loved the idea so much that Read More…
Ridgeview News Is Not For Sale
I made myself a Ridgeview News sweatshirt a few weeks ago, (and by made I mean I “Cricuted” and pressed images on it) which in the most autumnal of colors said “Don’t Fall for Fake News.” I thought I was pretty clever, but then it doesn’t take much to entertain me these days. It never Read More…
Gerald Daniel James Obituary
Gerald Daniel James, of Glenville, WV, passed away on October 2, 2026, from complications from a fall at 91years old. He was born in Normantown, WV on December 17, 1934. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Marlin James and Macel Whitesel James; his wife Wilma Coberly James; and a sister, Vera Jean Read More…





















