Letters

Letter to the Publisher

Letters and opposing opinions are always welcome at Ridgeview News. Shari,I’m hoping you are as appalled at the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision as I. For the love of everything you hold dear, PLEASE, keep Donald Trump out of the White House! What I said, in another thread, about voting for Dick Cheney is absolutely Read More…
News

A Look at the Forensic Interviews of NSCAC

A look at the first half of 2024 reveals that North Star Child Advocacy Center (NSCAC) has performed 38 less forensic interviews than this same time in 2023.  With Ritchie, Pleasants, Wirt and Calhoun Counties appearing to be relatively the same as last year, the Wood County numbers were looked at closely.  In the first half of 2023, Wood County alone had 255 forensic interviews, with only 215 so Read More…
Government

Gov. Justice announces another historic personal income tax cut for West Virginia

CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice delivered his final fiscal year-end report today, announcing that the annual revenue surplus will trigger another reduction in personal income tax rates. State revenue collections exceeded estimates by $826.6 million for Fiscal Year 2024, enabling a 3% or 4% personal income tax cut, as set by the trigger system in House Bill 2526, Read More…
Obituary

Malcolm Wayne Haught Obituary

Malcolm “Rosebud” Wayne Haught, beloved husband, father, son, and friend, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at his residence in Fleming, OH. He was born on Monday, June 9, 1958 in Parkersburg, WV to Denzil and Shirley Haught. Malcolm was a graduate of Calhoun County High School where he excelled as a quarterback for Read More…