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CHARLESTON, WV – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey released the following video statement on West Virginia University (WVU) ending the WVU Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The school’s announcement follows Morrisey’s day one executive order to end DEI in West Virginia. Click here to watch video. Read WVU’s statement message to faculty, staff, and Read More…
All Town candidates are welcome to submit their platform statement one time, free of charge, with a photo for the 2025 election. Send submissions to talk2shari@gmail.com By Jessica Metz I have resided in Grantsville since the day I was born. I am the mother of 4 children and I am already in the business of helping Read More…
Reflecting on Fall 2024 enrollment numbers, Glenville State University is trending opposite of state and national trends for college enrollment. Comparing their Fall 2023 to Fall 2024 enrollment data, GSU saw a 10% increase in first time freshman enrollment. According to recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, national freshman undergraduate enrollment is Read More…
Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. The Creston area had warmer weather and rain melting most of the snow. The Little Kanawha came up with water in W. Va. 5 at Cain’s ripple and the Ann’s Run road was passable only to the Creston Community Building (the Read More…
So you may have noticed Ridgeview updates have been lacking the past few days. I was just getting back in the swing of things after a winter bout with frust-pression, a made up word to describe how I’ve felt the past few months, both frustrated and depressed, which took it’s toll on my desire to Read More…
It’s time to chase those winter blues away with a little farmers market therapy! The Annual Winter Blues Farmers Market returns for its 16th year on March 1 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center from 12-5 p.m. Agribusinesses from across the state will set up shop to sample and sell their products. You can Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV – Governor Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement after learning of the death of a coal miner in Boone County: “I’m deeply saddened to hear about the death of one of our brave coal miners, Steven Fields. Steven tragically passed away after an accident at the Progress Surface Mine in Twilight, WV. All Read More…
Rosetta “Connie” (Wheeler) Toppings, 79, of White Pine Rd., Grantsville, WV, gained her wings on January 28, 2025, at CAMC-General, Charleston, WV. She was born May 24, 1945, in Oshkosh, WI, a daughter of the late Alvin and Joyce Alverson Wheeler. She was a homemaker, wife, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend to so many. She Read More…
An accident occurred on Route 16 South Calhoun Highway on on Mt. Zion, West Virginia, when, according to driver Ashley Brock, after looking both ways she didn’t see anyone coming and went to pull out of the Calhoun Homes entrance. When she did, she hit the side of a car driven by Allison Conrad, causing Read More…
Squads Abroad has invited high school students and faculty to join a cohort on our Global Medical Academy on 8-day medical service programs around the world in June of 2025. Four Calhoun Students have began their fund raising to have the opportunity to travel and study to a Study Abroad Mobile Health Clinic in Greece. Read More…
