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On Monday, September 21, the Welfare of Animals Group (WAG) will be humanely trapping feral cats in the Orma and Mt. Zion areas to have them spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and ear tipped (the universal sign that a cat has been part of a Trap-Neuter-Return program). We would appreciate if you would not put food out for Read More…
Billy Foster, 82, of Spencer, West Virginia, passed away September 3, 2026, at Mile Tree Center in Spencer, West Virginia. He was born May 30, 1944, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, a son of the late Orrin Foster and Artie Hancock Foster. Billy was a forester by trade and worked for Burke, Parsons & Bowlby Read More…
GLENVILLE, W.Va. – Glenville State University Athletics is excited to announce the Waco Oil & Gas Shootout between West Virginia University Men’s Basketball and the Pioneers on Friday, October 23rd, inside the Waco Center. “There are some tremendous historical links between Glenville State University and WVU. Rich Rodriguez, Rick Trickett, Tony Gibson, Joe Mazzulla, Leland Byrd, Read More…
Ellen “Dianne” Weaver, 76, of Mt. Zion, died Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at Miletree Center, Spencer. She was born December 16, 1949, at Arnoldsburg, the daughter of the late Gene and Annabelle Hall Starcher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ferd Starcher; Dianne was former employee of Spencer Read More…
Our day has finally arrived. October 1 @ 6:00 all CHS Alumni are invited back to our gym for food, fun, friendship and follies. Come celebrate our school days with a homecoming that has been long in the making – the restoration of a national landmark and our cherished high school. This event is for Read More…
Michael Charles Sabatino, 65, of Elizabeth, West Virginia, passed away September 1, 2026, at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center. Michael was born October 26, 1960, in Belpre, Ohio, a son of the late Alfredo M. and Eva Maxine (Taylor) Sabatino. Throughout his life, Michael worked at Gatewood, Little Kanawha Nursery, and Mustang Survival in Read More…
According to Calhoun Control a call was received at 1730 (5:30 p.m.) on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 of a gunshot victim on Coons Fork Road in Calhoun County. It was later determined by the West Virginia State Police to be self inflicted. The victim was identified as 81 year old Bonnie Layton.
In a complaint filed Tuesday, September 1st, 2026, Sr. Trooper J.D. Richards, reported that at 3:37 p.m. on that date, he with Cpl. E.D. Schoolcraft and Trp. A. Hickman arrived at the location of 760 Tipton Road to do a Sex Offender verification for both Gary A. Ferrell and Gary P. Ferrell. While walking around Read More…