Crimes/Punishment News

Kilgore & Beckett Arrested for Attempt to Commit Petit Larceny

Sr. Trooper J.D. Richards arrested Stephan Dewayne Kilgore and Crystal Beckett on September 8th, 2024, filing the following complaint in the Magistrate Court of Calhoun County. On Sunday, September 9, 2024 at approximately 5:10 p.m., Calhoun Control received a call from a victim in the Orma area stating that she was currently at her newly Read More…

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Dylan Little Charged with Domestic Assault

In a criminal complaint filed in the Calhoun County Magistrate Court, Sr. Trooper J. D. Richards stated that on Saturday, September 7th, 2024 at approximately 7 p.m., Calhoun Control received a phone call that Dylan Little was at the address of his father “carrying on and would not leave.” On that date Sr. Trooper Richards Read More…

Court Crimes/Punishment News

Calhoun Circuit Court Results from September 5th Hearings

From the Office of Prosecuting Attorney, Michael Hicks Edward Fields 24-F-16, set for Pre-Trial Conference, no Pre-Trial issues,  Trial set for October 22, 2024 at 9am Parks Metheney 24-F-19,  set for Pre-Trial Conference, no Pre-Trial issues,  Trial set for November 19, 2024 at 9am Jeffrey Brannon 24-F-20, set for Pre-Trial Conference, Defense Atty filed a Read More…

Government News

Questionable Boundaries between Commission and City Council Raises Questions

The Calhoun County Commission met September 9th, 2024 for their regularly scheduled meeting with all three Commissioners present: President Craig Arthur, Kevin Helmick and Roger Propst.  First to speak under delegations was Madison Harris of the Mid Ohio Valley Regional Council (MOVRC), who read a draft proposal of a letter written on behalf of the Read More…

News

Common Old Boy – Transparency, Water and Liquidity

I’ve thought often this week about the Grantsville Council meeting last Tuesday, and I can’t escape the thought that the whole situation could be so easily differentand more positive, but it can only happen with real leadership.  Grantsville is in the hole, with old infrastructure, a declining population (and taxbase) and chronic mismanagement. I wasn’t quite as Read More…