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CHARLESTON – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia on Friday directed the state’s largest waste pickup company to make modifications to its operations after complaints about garbage collection failures were filed with the Commission. Delegate Andy Shamblin, R-Kanawha, sparked the general investigation into Waste Management of West Virginia, Inc. He asked for the inquiry Read More…
PATRICIA ANN KIGHT LITTLE, 75, joined our Lord and Savior on June 14, 2025 after a long chronic illness. She was born August 23, 1949 in Calhoun County, a daughter of the late Walter and Louise Kight. She was a resident of Sassafras Ridge in Calhoun County, a graduate of Calhoun County High School, a Read More…
2025 Celebrating Healthy West Virginia Award Recipients Named at Annual Conference The West Virginia Department of Health, Bureau for Public Health’s Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease (HPCD) announced the recipients of the 2025 Celebrating Healthy West Virginia Award at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buchannon on Friday, June 6, 2025. The event, Read More…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – More than 6,000 volunteers joined forces across West Virginia this spring to clean up more than 140 tons of litter from roadways, streams, trails, and public lands. Through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Make It Shine and Adopt-A-Highway programs, volunteers helped clear nearly 900 miles of roadway and streambanks, Read More…
Eugene H. Stump, 78, of Spencer, WV, went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 16, 2025, at Roane General Hospital, Spencer, WV. He was born May 31, 1947, at Millstone, WV, the son of the late Harlan and Deena Maxine McCune Stump. Eugene graduated from Calhoun County High School and attended Glenville State Read More…
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Monday, June 23, 2025 @ 2:00 pm AGENDA I. Pledge of Allegiance Followed by Prayer II. Call to Order III. Special Recognitions a. County Commissioner, Kevin Helmick b. County Commissioner, Roger Propst IV. Delegations/Requests a. Broadband Update – Melissa O’Brien, Manager of External Affairs, Citynet V. Unfinished Business a. Approval of Order Read More…
Fairmont, W.Va. – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey delivered updates on the state and local response to severe flash flooding in Ohio and Marion counties. Governor Morrisey declared a state of emergency in Ohio County and Marion counties and has mobilized state resources to assist. Flash Flooding began late Saturday evening in Ohio County, with roughly Read More…
GAME HUNTERS HAVE UNTIL AUG. 15 TO APPLY FOR HUNT SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is now accepting applications for a controlled waterfowl hunt at the McClintic Wildlife Management Area near Point Pleasant in Mason County. Applications must be submitted online at WVhunt.com by midnight on Read More…
The Burning Springs M. E. Church only had Sunday School as Rev. Gillespie was off. Next week a Gideon speaker will bring the message. The Creston area has been having rain bringing the hay harvest operation to a halt. Up in Ohio Amish Country some folks there were putting up second cutting alfalfa hay. Denise Read More…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Braxton, Gilmer, and Lewis counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus will be at: The screening mammograms are billed to private insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare, if available. Patients who are Read More…