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Just wanted to reach out to set the record straight. I did approach the Commission Monday evening regarding funding options for the Mount Zion PSD as most of you know by now. I was giving some options of looking into water funding grants with MOVRC who I have been working on with the mapping of Read More…
Calhoun Homes, Inc., a housing complex located on Mt. Zion, WV, was recently vandalized on Sunday, August 24th, 2025 between the hours of 2:12 a.m. – 2:19 a.m. The dark in color vehicle was caught on Camara as it entered the complex. (See top image). With the nature of damage, it is believed to have Read More…
Ridgeview News received word that $32,920.33 was missing from the Emergency Services E-911 Reimbursement Fund. Upon requesting an interview with Commissioner Eric Lupardus, I was informed that the County Clerk, Jean Simers had informed the County Commission that this issue was found after the Administrator brought it to her attention. During last night’s meeting, Mrs. Read More…
Local communities in Roane County and around the world are coming together to remember those who have died or suffered permanent injury due to drug overdose. Observed on August 31 every year, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) seeks to create better understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and create change that reduces the harms associated Read More…
On Monday, September 8, 2025, the Welfare of Animals Group (WAG) will be humanely trapping feral cats in the Five Forks area to have them spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and ear tipped (the universal sign that a cat has been part of a Trap-Neuter-Return program). We would appreciate if you would not put food out for them Read More…
West Virginia State Police officer Brian E. Young filed a complaint in the Magistrate Court of Lora Davis on August 22, 2025 against 32 year old William Craig Barstow. Officer Young stated that on Friday, August 22, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m. he was notified that a DVP had been filed against the accused, William Read More…
In a complaint filed in the Magistrate Court of Lora Davis, Deputy H.M. Stephens stated that on August 19th, 2025, at approximately 7:36 p.m. she was notified by Calhoun Control that a neighbor of the Gerlach family had called andreported that the Gerlach family had come to the property line, screamed profanities at her and Read More…
Krista Lea Fox, 50, of Big Bend, West Virginia, went to be with he Lord, Friday, August 22, 2025, at Mon General Hospital, Morgantown, WV. She was born in Wood County, WV, on January 6, 1975, a daughter of Lester Wayne Farrell of Big Bend, WV, and the late Vieva Kathleen Morhead Farrell. Following graduation Read More…
WOW! What is going on and what is happening in Calhoun County. I mentioned at the August 12th meeting of the county commissioners that there is an awful lot of cheerleading going on for a certain person and her endeavors. It looks like a bunch of school boys not community leaders. One obvious point of Read More…
