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This writer does not in any way, shape or form, represent the opinion of The Ridgeview News. “Once you have the courts, you can pretty much do what you want.” Jason Stanley, How Fascism Works. The Supreme Court hearing arguments on presidential immunity in late April seemed like a game show in another language with rules the right-wing Read More…
Gregory Mark Sims, 59, of Big Bend, WV, passed away at his home Friday, May 10, 2024. He was born July 30, 1964, in Grantsville, WV, a son of James and Sheila Taylor Sims. In addition to his parents, he is survived by sons Benjamin Mark (Ralin) Sims and Gregory Cole Sims; grandson Samuel Mark Read More…
The Little Kanawha Area Development Corporation, in partnership with the 1982 Foundation and USDA, will celebrate the grand opening of its business enhancement-incubator program, The BEI Zone, on May 31, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located in the 1982 Foundation building at 354 Main Street, Grantsville, WV, it is a place for entrepreneurs, small business owners, self-employed professionals, andstudents to work on their ideas, collaborate and network. It Read More…
My mother Colleen B. Duskey passed away last year on Oct. 12, 2023, failing to do one thing she wanted to do – vote for President Donald J. Trump one more time. I did it for you Mom. I voted early in the Republican primary and voted for Trump. I also voted for Jim Justice, Read More…
Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. The Creston area had four turns of hail with the longest hailstorm lasting 7 minutes on Saturday with some quarter size chunks of ice. More rainy weather is in the forecast so that first cutting hay which is ready to harvest Read More…
Submitted by: Kathy Wood and Linda Jarvis The monthly Calhoun County Park Board Meeting was held Thursday, May 2, 2024 with Commissioner Roger Propst, and Star Gazers Tim Wilcox and John Dennis in attendance. • New member recommendations were discussed. • We thank Minnie Hamilton for sponsoring the Kite Festival! • A load of sand will be added to the Ball Field. • The Annual July Read More…
It’s said that two thousand years ago, the great physician Hippocrates applied the notion of four humors, blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm, to medicine. While this might seem a quaint and naive notion to a modern reader, it was revolutionary in blaming physical causes for illnesses of the body and mind, alike. Over time, these four Read More…
My name is Roger Propst, and I am a candidate in the May 14thRepublican Primary Election seeking to continue serving the unexpired term of former Commissioner Walker who relocated outside Calhoun County. I was appointed in November 2023 to fill that vacancy. The winner of the Primary will continue as the Republican candidate in the Read More…
