The following divorces were finalized in the Family Court of Calhoun: 25D9 – Travis Bryan Dye, Petitioner from Rebecca Diane Matthess Dye, Respondent. Date of marriage June 16th, 1995, Date of Divorce Decree, June 18th, 2025. 25D10 – Marissa Marie Kargol Freshour, Petitioner from Zachary Earl Freshour, Respondent.Date of marriage, October 28th, 2023. Date of Read More…
Calhoun Man Charged with Fraudulent Schemes >$1,000 and Financial exploitation of an Elderly person
On Monday, May 26th, 2025, S/Trooper S.D. Morris of the Glenville Detachment received information of a possible fraudulent transaction that was made on September 10th, 2024. Trooper Morris made contact with the complainant who advised him that his mother had written a check to A&A Monument Services for $5,800 to pay in full for a Read More…
Mystery Paper found in Car Results in Arrest
On June 27th, 2025 Trooper Brian Young was called to the Minnie Hamilton Hospital in reference to a woman reporting that she found a piece of paper placed in her vehicle with an unknown substance inside of it. Trooper Young, along withSheriff G. Knight, arrived at the hospital and took control of the paper with Read More…
Burdette Charged with Felony Shoplifting
On June 25th, 2025 Deputy C.R. Stephens was called dto Par-Mar in Arnoldsburg for a report of a shoplifting. He met with the manager of the store who advised him that a former employee, Ashley Burdette, had been coming in the store over the last three weeks, each time stealing a bottle of Crown Royal, Read More…
Marie Ann Wilson Obituary
Marie Ann Wilson, 70 of Munday, WV; (Calhoun County), departed this earthly life to be with her Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of Monday, June 30, 2025 at her residence near Munday, with her loving family by her side. She was born November 17, 1954 in Parkersburg, WV; daughter of the late Read More…
Ten CNA Graduates Honored at Minnie Hamilton and Career Center Program
In collaboration, Minnie Hamilton Health System and the Calhoun Gilmer Career Center celebrated the completion of ten CNA graduates. The ceremony introduction was made by Calhoun Gilmer Career Center Director, Kyre-Anna Minney. Minney encouraged the non traditional students (those who were post high school graduates) telling them that they were “The hands of the future Read More…
CRESTON NEWS WEEK OF JUNE 30TH
Rev. Kevin Gillespie brough the message & served Holy Communion at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. This was his last service at the church. The Creston area has been having a heat wave and there are scattered storms. Seems every summer there is hot weather but such has nothing to do with windbags like Read More…




















