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It is with great sadness that the family of Emily Anne Metheney announces her passing on Friday, March 13, 2026. She was born on August 31, 1997, in Spencer to her parents, Vicki Lynn Cadle Metheney and Glenn Allen Metheney. Emily was preceded in death by her two infant children, Gabriel Elias Farrell and Marylyn Read More…
The 2025-26 All-Little Kanawha Conference Boys Basketball Team has been announced, and Calhoun County is proudly represented by several talented athletes who made their mark on the court this season. These players demonstrated exceptional skill, determination, and sportsmanship, earning recognition among the best in the conference. Leading the way for Calhoun County is Read More…
By Gaylen Duskey As many of you may know by now I am no longer the editor of the Calhoun Chronicle. I did not retire. Instead I was told that because of weak advertising sales and poor circulation the newspaper could no longer afford to pay me and was going in a different direction by Read More…
Gaylen Duskey, Writer The 2025-26 All-Little Kanawha Conference Boys Basketball Team has been announced, and Calhoun County is proudly represented by several talented athletes who made their mark on the court this season. These players demonstrated exceptional skill, determination, and sportsmanship, earning recognition among the best in the conference. Leading the way for Read More…
Gaylen Duskey, Writer Saturday the Calhoun High School Track and Field Team had its first meet of the season in the Don Williams Memorial at Roane County High School. “Couldn’t have asked for a better season opener. Great weather and great performances,” Coach Kayla Ware said. “As a coach, I am excited to say that Read More…
The next Creston bingo game will be April 4 at the Community Building. The doors will open at noon and the games will start after all have filled their bellies and visited with those there. The Creston Community Easter Party will be Sunday, March 29 in the afternoon at the Community Building. Bring a covered Read More…
I have been involved with local politics through employment: (Magistrate Assistant, Circuit Clerk Deputy) Appointment: (Magistrate Clerk) Grant funded: (Calhoun County Prevention in Schools), child of an elected official, Wife of a Town Employee and now reporting on elected officials. Decades of discovering how it all works for the good, the bad and assuredly the Read More…
Connie Louise Smith, 67, of Grantsville, WV was called home by Almighty God on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Gassaway on September 29, 1958, Connie was the daughter of the late Edward “Don” and Lenora Goodrich Cottrill. To know Connie was to know a woman whose Read More…
Mickey Case Carter, age 26, appeared for his Preliminary Hearing in Calhoun Magistrate Court on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 2 p.m. in Case 26-M07F-00006 charging First Degree Murder of 29 year old Emily Metheney on March 13th, 2026 at Chloe, WV. Carter appeared before Magistrate Lora Davis with his Attorney, Mark Plant. At the Read More…