Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 345 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 WV-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam- Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay- Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Wyoming-Barbour- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas- FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING… This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Kentucky, and portions of central, northern, southeast, southern and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE…Today Read More…
What has happened to the Democratic Party?
Political Editorial by Publisher Shari Johnson At a recent Calhoun County Commission Meeting, County Clerk Jean Simers mentioned in passing that there was not currently a Democratic Executive Committee operating in Calhoun County. It was something that many of us were aware of, but it had never been vocalized by a member of their organization. Read More…
Thanks, Donald, for reminding us of 2020
The Opinion of this writer does not represent the opinion of the Ridgeview News Trump’s Question of the Week, yelling in all caps: ARE YOU BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE FOUR YEARS AGO? Hell, yes. But I hear Trump followers, calling from the bottom of the Memory Hole: “No, it’s Read More…
For Such a Time This
You may have noticed some changes in Ridgeview News coverage recently and perhaps a little less coverage on some area activities. It doesn’t take much to upset the balance of my already chaotic life but I assure you I am attempting to create a schedule…which is the issue, I’m terrible at that! I have most Read More…
Sunny Skies for Oshoway Easter Egg Hunt
Scroll left or right to see images in album A few hundred attended the annual Melissa Oshoway Memorial Egg Hunt held this year at the Calhoun County Park. In all, 6500 eggs were scattered across the park lawn, filled with a small prize, candy or a slip of paper for a bigger prize as the Read More…
West Virginia Department of Human Services Provides Response on ABC Motion for Sanctions
NEWS PROVIDED BY West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources A magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia issued a decision Thursday to Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions in the case Jonathan R. et al. v. Jim Justice, et al. between the West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) Read More…
WVDOH highway worker recovering after being hit by car in work zone
CHARLESTON, WV – A West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) worker was treated and released from the hospital after being hit by a car while patching potholes on Interstate 79 in Braxton County on Friday, March 29, 2024. “There would be far fewer accidents if drivers would pay attention and obey the law in work zones,” Read More…
Why did you wake up?
What caused you to break out of sleep? You don’t know, you just know that you are incredibly lonely and there is no one to talk to so you turn your attention toward the television hoping it can bore you back to sleep. You think about your mother who passed away recently and realized how Read More…
Experiencing the Seder at First Baptist Church
WHAT’S A SEDER? The seder, a festive holiday meal, actually means “order.” It is called this because the meal is done in a certain order which takes us from slavery to freedom. The Haggadah – which means “the telling” – is the book used at the Passover seder. The Haggadah explains the foods on the Seder plate Read More…