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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Kanawha, Monroe, and Gilmer counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine – WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus will be at: The screening mammograms are billed to private insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare, if available. Patients who Read More…
GUILFORD LAKE, Ohio — Jackie C. Argabrite, 88, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, October 18, 2024. Jack was born on April 10, 1936 in Clay, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Ledra and Pearl Argabrite. After leaving home, he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served in Read More…
By MetroNews Staff CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Over 600 gas customers in West Virginia across 22-contes may soon be forced to give up their natural gas service which is produced on their property. The state PUblic Service Commission on Friday set the schedule for hearings in a case filed back in August by Hope Gas. The petition seeks Read More…
Guideline Highlights: Embargoed until 4:00 a.m. CT/5:00 a.m. ET Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 October 21, 2024 – DALLAS — Healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as good nutrition, smoking cessation and being physically active, along with routine health screenings and managing risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke with medication, can help prevent individuals from having a first stroke. Screening for Read More…
Ronald Lee Shrader, 75, of Creston, WV. passed away at his residence on October 15, 2024. He was the son of the late Howard and Faye (Anderson) Shrader. He worked for several years at Wirt Metal and Department of Highways and retired from Master Magnetics of Ohio. Ronald loved to hunt. He will be dearly Read More…
Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. The Creston area is having beautiful fall weather with leaves turning and frost covered windshields in the morning. However, tomato & pepper plants have not been nipped. The former Joe Echard place is now on the market. Some Creston folks participated Read More…
This is a shout out to my wife, Crystal Laughlin Mersh. She is a lightening rod in her home county, Calhoun. She always knew that would happen after we bought the old high school in Grantsville and planned a project to try and breathe life into a poor, deprived and depressed place. Change is a Read More…
In support of National School Bus Safety Week, October 21-25, 2024, the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is working with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind drivers about the importance of school bus safety. In West Virginia, it is illegal to pass a school bus while Read More…
Consolidation Meeting Agenda City Building October 22, 2024 – 6:00 pm
Local photographer Tina Brannon recently captured the image above of the night sky at Calhoun County Park. If you’d like to capture your own images, or just enjoy the evening with friends there is a star party tonight beginning around 8 p.m. on the first hill as you come into the park. Bring your chair, Read More…
