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Wayne, W.Va. – A West Virginia man was sentenced on Friday for election fraud he committed in the November 2020 General Election. Richard Allen Chapman of Huntington was charged with illegal voting for casting two ballots in the 2020 General Election—one in person in Wayne County, West Virginia, and the other as an absentee-by-mail ballot in Florida. Prosecuting Attorney Richard Read More…
The Calhoun County Commission met for their May 12th, 2025 meeting in the Little Courtroom of the Calhoun County Courthouse. Commission President Craig Arthur, Commissioner Jacob McCumbers and Commissioner Eric Lupardus were present present as well as County Clerk Jean Simers and County Administrator Jennifer Randolph. Executive Director, Kara Hughes, of the West Virginia Board Read More…
Kimberly Diane Heater, 63 of Glenville, WV; (Baldwin Community) departed this earthly life in the afternoon hours of Sunday, May 11, 2025 at the WVU United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, WV; following a sudden illness. She was born August 17, 1961 in Elyria, OH; daughter of the late John Rowh and Betty (Demastus) Hochadel. Kim Read More…
Orlen Glenn Hess, 66 of Glenville, WV; departed this earthly life suddenly on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at his residence following an unexpected illness. He was born December 21, 1958 in Glenville, son of the late Oren and Dortha (Gillespie) Hess. Glenn is a graduate of Gilmer County High School, class of 1977. He worked Read More…
Reedy Lucky 4-H Club Completes Community Service Projects for April and May. The 4-H club conducts Adopt-a-Highway project each year on US Route 14 from Terrell’s Metal and Farm Supply in Reedy to the Wirt County line and back in April. In May, the 4-H club buys flowers and mulch and weeds, cleans, prunes, and Read More…
Lillian Onidee Reed Nutter graduated to heaven on May 11, 2025. She was born April 13,1929 about one mile back on the hill from her current residence on Highway 5 W. She was the elder daughter of Erma Beall Reed and Camden Reed of the Kanawha Drive Community. Her grandparents, Louis and Ally Beall, had Read More…
Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. R. P. Marks was calling at the Creston Space Dock The Creston area continues to have rain but just down in Wood County there were two days with some golf ball sized hail. Now is the time tomato plants can safely Read More…
Charleston, W.Va. – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey issued guidance to parents, students, and school officials advising that his executive order granting religious exemptions from vaccine mandates remains in place and it will not be rescinded. “I am calling on the State Superintendent of Schools and the county boards of education in this state to work Read More…
Summersville, W.Va. —Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced the official ribbon cutting of the new campground at Summersville Lake State Park. The event marks a major milestone in the opening of West Virginia’s newest state park — a groundbreaking public-private partnership that will serve as a model Read More…
GENERAL REGULATIONS BEGIN MAY 16 AND CONTINUE THROUGH OCT. 31 ON FIVE POPULAR FISHERIES CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that delayed harvest regulations on five trout streams will end on Thursday, May 15. These streams will be under general statewide fishing regulations from May 16 through Oct. 31. Read More…