As the West Virginia Public Service Commission ponder the need for an increase in the public water rates for the Town of Grantsville, there is plenty of pondering to do on the home front. The Town has requested a 60% increase to an already financially strangled community with greater than 1/3 of the city population Read More…
To Address the Ethics of the School Levy Voting Process
Shari Johnson, Publisher Contrary to what random social media posts are saying, in all fairness and ethics the Calhoun County School Levy passed. To every voter, please ask yourself this question, “At what point do we want America to stop being America?” The electoral system, while not perfect is the best we have. And it Read More…
Amateur (HAM) radio Opportunity
There is a one day Amateur (HAM) radio class in the planning process for March 1 2025 in Vienna WV. Email Barry Miller if you are interested to keep up dated. Now this started a long while ago with a message from a friend of mine that went something like this. “Hey buddy is there Read More…
School Levy has Passed!
Following a request for a recount by the Calhoun County Board of Education when the School levy lost by just a few votes on November 5th, 2024, a recount completed today found the final count 1362 for the Levy and 1361 against. With the narrow margin of one vote, the Calhoun County School Levy has Read More…
West Virginia State Office of Rural Health unveils newest issue of “Country Roads” magazine as companion to National Rural
Governor Jim Justice has proclaimed that West Virginia will join states across the country in observing National Rural Health Day on Thursday, November 21, 2024. In honor of this important occasion, the West Virginia Department of Health’s State Office of Rural Health (SORH) is proud to release the Fall 2024 edition of “Country Roads,” a publication dedicated Read More…
Sonny Lowers Obituary
Sonny Lowers, 86, of Orma, WV, went to be with the Lord on November 16, 2024. He was born on October 1st, 1938, to the late Henry and Geraldine Lowers, in Clover Ridge, West Virginia. The legacy he leaves behind is one of courage, compassion and unwavering dedication to service. Sonny devoted his life to Read More…
Creston News Week of November 18th
Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. Sgt. Thomas Fluharty, USA, Retired, is a patient in the hospital. The Creston area received more rain and now there is more water in the river. It will take quite some time to recharge the aquifers that were depleted. Christine Carter, Read More…