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On Friday, December 27, 2024, at approximately 3:40 p.m. Deputy J.B. Hunt was at the residence of Alan and Debra Smith at 11337 Altizer Road. Deputy Hunt was conversing with the aforementioned residents from his patrol vehicle parked at their residence facing south. The officer observed an ATV traveling south toward his location and that Read More…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – When the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment appeared on the chopping block as part of the U.S. Army’s Transformation in Contact (TIC) initiative in early 2025, it not only struck at the heart of West Virginia’s military heritage but also the structure and stability of the organization. With Read More…
In the Family Court of Calhoun County the following Divorce Decrees were filed. In Case 25D12, Jessica Marie Belvel, Petitioner divorced from Timothy Wayne Bevel, Respondent, on August 18th, 2025. In Case 25D15, April Dawn Drake Starcher, Petitioner divorced from Howard Edward Starcher, Respondent, on August 28, 2025.
A look at the first half of 2025 reveals that North Star Child Advocacy Center (NSCAC) has performed 14 more forensic interviews than this same time in 2024. North Star officially serves Wood, Wirt, Ritchie, Pleasants and Calhoun counties, doing courtesy interviews for numerous other counties in West Virginia and Ohio. “Keeping in mind we only do interviews Read More…
James Robert (Bob) Turner, 95, of Normantown, WV, passed away peacefully after a short illness at the Louis A Johnson Veterans Hospital in Clarksburg, WV, on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, with his loving wife of 70 years, Wyene (Bush) Turner by his side. He was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Lucy Turner, Read More…
Larry R. Kendall, 76, of Devola, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 1, 2025, at Marietta Heights Nursing Home, Marietta, Ohio. He was born July 29, 1949, in Grantsville, West Virginia, a son of the late Oscar Darris and Glena Bennett Kendall. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by grandparents Oscar Bryan Read More…
CALDWELL, W.Va. – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced $525,000 of site readiness grants in six West Virginia counties. The funds are being awarded through the Ready Sites Program and will be used for engineering or architectural needs related to the sites, including studies that need to be completed in order to begin development. “Speed to build Read More…
The Town of Grantsville held their September meeting on Tuesday, September 2nd at City Hall on Main Street. Council attending was Tonya Cunningham, Jess Metz, Chasity Bell, Emilee Morgan and Marissa Staples, with meeting led by Mayor John Villines. Although there were said to be applications made for the Grantsville Recorder position to be appointed, Read More…
Deputy H.M. Stephens of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department filed a complaint in the Magistrate office of Lora Davis on Larry Harold on August 22nd, 2025. Deputy H.M. Stephens stated that she met with Wirt County Deputy Marant on March 11, 2025 in regard to a sexual abuse case involving 13 year-old minor. Deputy Marant Read More…
