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The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) has been awarded a five-year, $1.25 million grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), underscoring the ongoing commitment to proactively address substance misuse and promote mental health across the state. The FY 2024 Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success Read More…
Rose Lena Albanese Starcher, 86, of Grantsville, WV, went to be with her beloved husband on August 25, 2024. She was born in Albany, NY, on March 12, 1938, a daughter of the late Frederick Joseph and Frida Ruth Bower Albanese. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by husband James Charles Read More…
Submitted by Kevin Cunningham Photos by Clear Blue Skys Studio On Sunday August 25th the Gilmer County Little Pioneers travelled to Mt Zion to take on our Calhoun Little Red Devils. The day started off with Calhouns flag team getting their 3rd victory of the season by a score of 8 touchdowns to 2 touchdowns. Read More…
Photos by Clear Blue Skys Studio Calhoun Varsity Football played a scrimmage game against Tygarts Valley at the Calhoun Middle High School Complex, losing 13 to 43 in hard fought contest, following a meet the teams ceremony where students were introduced to the community for the 2024 Fall Season of Sports. 🏈Calhoun Football Roster 2024 Read More…
The current river level in Burnsville, West Virginia is 3.07 feet. Glenville river level is at 2.19 feet and Grantsvile’s is currently at 6.18 feet; all of which is being sustained by the Burnsville Lake. Burnsville Lake has dropped 2 1/2 feet low in one month because of the drought conditions that we are currently Read More…
Dry weather continues to be the norm in Creston and a state wide drought event has been made official. Creston residents, like folks elsewhere, have been hauling water as springs and wells are drying up. Little to no rain is in the forecast. Even the governor declared a drought emergency. Most pasture fields have dried Read More…
A two vehicle crash was dispatched at around 5 p.m. Sunday evening at the intersection of Route 16 and Route 7, just past Grantsville Foodland. Freddie Jones and his granddaughter had just left Foodland and were turning in from the North Bound lane (CORRECTION: were traveling north on Route 16)in a burgundy Chevrolet Equinox. Sarah Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today he has extended the statewide State of Emergency for an additional 30 days due to a shortage of rainfall that has caused drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor indicates extreme, severe, and moderate drought conditions have continued to impact the entire state.Gov. Justice also reminds agencies to utilize Read More…
Today is the day. Please join us for a workshop event to plan to start up Avalon. It looks like if we want it, then we are going to have to find a way to start it up with resources from the community such as volunteers, sweat equity, fundraising, etc. We have proven time and Read More…
The Calhoun County Board of Education met Friday at 4 p.m. for a special meeting. Superintendent Michael Fitzwater provided a revised levy that had been reissued to the WV State Auditors office for approval due to error within the listed finances. They had increases under the general maintenance as well as adding an additional $75,000 Read More…
