Community Events News

Second Annual Calhoun County Operation River Tire Clean-up 2024

The Calhoun County Solid Waste Authority Along with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP/Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP), will be holding their annual river tire clean-up on Saturday, August 10, 2024, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Last year’s river clean up was a great success collection 300 tires in a three mile span with Read More…

Guest Writers News

Creston News

Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church & served Holy Communion.  There will be no service next week. Florence Sandy, age 90, passed away at the Worthington nursing home in Parkersburg.  She was the daughter of Kelly Lockhart of Burning Springs and was the widow of Korean War Read More…

Hunting News

CHANGES TO WHITE-TAILED DEER, WILD TURKEY AND BLACK BEAR SEASONS EXPLAINED IN ANNUAL PUBLICATION

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Updated hunting regulations for white-tailed deer, wild turkey and black bear will go into effect on July 1, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today with the release of its 2024–25 West Virginia Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary. “With West Virginia’s world-class deer seasons and other small and big game Read More…

Business Community Events News

The Hottest Place in Town is Also the Coolest

Mermaid night was another huge success for the young entrepreneurial lifeguards at the Saundra Johnson Aquatic Center. The local pool was filled with not only wanna be mermaids but “wanna be cool” folks who were utilizing the facility to cool down from the high temperatures and humid conditions. The Lifeguards didn’t know when they signed Read More…

Crimes/Punishment News

Former Calhoun Resident Dennis Houchin Arrested for Child Pornography in Florida

Former Calhoun resident, Dennis C. Houchin has been arrested by the Indian River County Sheriffs Department following at tip about child pornography being on his phone. Houchin, 64, appeared in court Tuesday and was charged with eleven counts of possession of child pornography after the IRCSO detectives responded to his home located at Vero Beach, Read More…

Crimes/Punishment News

Dilgard Arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance

An arrest warrant was executed on Jeremy Dillard by Deputy C.R. Stephens on April 29th,2024. During the search of the residence at 401 Liberty Street, Deputy Stephens found a white powdery substance consistent with that of methamphetamine and approximately 2.54 grams of marijuana cigarettes (“roaches”). Jeremy admitted the items were his and verified each items Read More…

Community Events News

Decades of Faithfulness from North Carolina Volunteers

The dedication and persistence of two North Carolina Churches has brought the gospel to Arnoldsburg, West Virginia for over four decades in the form of VBS. None of the current mission crew knew exactly how many years the mission team had done the annual Vacation Bible School at the Arnoldsburg Park, but many of the Read More…