CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia Department of Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael, who has served in the position since its creation in 2021, is stepping away to move into the private sector. Mike Graney has been appointed acting secretary for the department. “I want to thank Secretary Carmichael for his Read More…
Three Trials Slated for Calhoun Circuit Court Today
Judge Anita Harold Ashley will convene Calhoun Circuit Court at 8:55 a.m. today, October 22nd, 2024. Prior to three trials scheduled there will be one Juvenile case, and a hearing to determine if a deference agreement will be accepted by the Court.
Bonnie’s Bus to offer mammograms in Clendenin, Dawes, Union, and Glenville
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Kanawha, Monroe, and Gilmer counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine – WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus will be at: The screening mammograms are billed to private insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare, if available. Patients who Read More…
Jackie C. Argabrite Obituary
GUILFORD LAKE, Ohio — Jackie C. Argabrite, 88, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, October 18, 2024. Jack was born on April 10, 1936 in Clay, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Ledra and Pearl Argabrite. After leaving home, he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served in Read More…
Hope Gas hopes to make drastic changes for farm-tap users in 22 W.Va. counties
By MetroNews Staff CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Over 600 gas customers in West Virginia across 22-contes may soon be forced to give up their natural gas service which is produced on their property. The state PUblic Service Commission on Friday set the schedule for hearings in a case filed back in August by Hope Gas. The petition seeks Read More…
New guideline: Preventing a first stroke may be possible with screening, lifestyle changes
Guideline Highlights: Embargoed until 4:00 a.m. CT/5:00 a.m. ET Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 October 21, 2024 – DALLAS — Healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as good nutrition, smoking cessation and being physically active, along with routine health screenings and managing risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke with medication, can help prevent individuals from having a first stroke. Screening for Read More…
Ronald Lee Starcher Obituary
Ronald Lee Shrader, 75, of Creston, WV. passed away at his residence on October 15, 2024. He was the son of the late Howard and Faye (Anderson) Shrader. He worked for several years at Wirt Metal and Department of Highways and retired from Master Magnetics of Ohio. Ronald loved to hunt. He will be dearly Read More…
Creston News Week of October 21st
Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. The Creston area is having beautiful fall weather with leaves turning and frost covered windshields in the morning. However, tomato & pepper plants have not been nipped. The former Joe Echard place is now on the market. Some Creston folks participated Read More…
A Message to Malcontents and a Shout Out to the Lightening Rod
This is a shout out to my wife, Crystal Laughlin Mersh. She is a lightening rod in her home county, Calhoun. She always knew that would happen after we bought the old high school in Grantsville and planned a project to try and breathe life into a poor, deprived and depressed place. Change is a Read More…
School Bus Safety Week is October 21-25
In support of National School Bus Safety Week, October 21-25, 2024, the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is working with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind drivers about the importance of school bus safety. In West Virginia, it is illegal to pass a school bus while Read More…