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Parkersburg, W.Va. – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced the signing of legislation to increase law enforcement presence in schools while streamlining the officer certification process. This new law allows law enforcement officers to satisfy certain training requirements on school grounds, strengthening school safety and encouraging officers to complete ongoing education in their local communities. “West Virginia Read More…
Charleston, W.Va. – WV Secretary of State Kris Warner has announced that 103 cities and towns throughout West Virginia are hosting municipal elections this year. A list of those municipalities can be found HERE. Cities and towns will offer early voting and absentee voting. Voters should contact their municipal recorder or clerk to learn about their early voting opportunities. Several Read More…
2025 West Virginia Festival Guide MAY 5/12-5/18 – West Virginia Strawberry Festival II – Buckhannon5/16-5/17 – Mountain Mud – Bradshaw5/17 – Beltane in the Hills – Buckhannon5/17 – Malden Salt Fest – Charleston5/17 – WVPubFest – Ghent5/17 – Moonlight Market I – Morgantown5/17 – Taste of Parkersburg – Parkersburg5/17-5/18 – Bringing in the May Fairie Festival – Berkeley Springs5/17-5/18 – Founders Day/Martinsburg Heritage Fair and Festival – Martinsburg 5/22-5/24 – Three Rivers Festival – Fairmont5/23-5/25 – Vandalia Gathering – Read More…
Registation for Calhoun County 4-H is now open, contact [email protected] for more information.
Wayne, W.Va. – A West Virginia man was sentenced on Friday for election fraud he committed in the November 2020 General Election. Richard Allen Chapman of Huntington was charged with illegal voting for casting two ballots in the 2020 General Election—one in person in Wayne County, West Virginia, and the other as an absentee-by-mail ballot in Florida. Prosecuting Attorney Richard Read More…
The Calhoun County Commission met for their May 12th, 2025 meeting in the Little Courtroom of the Calhoun County Courthouse. Commission President Craig Arthur, Commissioner Jacob McCumbers and Commissioner Eric Lupardus were present present as well as County Clerk Jean Simers and County Administrator Jennifer Randolph. Executive Director, Kara Hughes, of the West Virginia Board Read More…
Kimberly Diane Heater, 63 of Glenville, WV; (Baldwin Community) departed this earthly life in the afternoon hours of Sunday, May 11, 2025 at the WVU United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, WV; following a sudden illness. She was born August 17, 1961 in Elyria, OH; daughter of the late John Rowh and Betty (Demastus) Hochadel. Kim Read More…
Orlen Glenn Hess, 66 of Glenville, WV; departed this earthly life suddenly on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at his residence following an unexpected illness. He was born December 21, 1958 in Glenville, son of the late Oren and Dortha (Gillespie) Hess. Glenn is a graduate of Gilmer County High School, class of 1977. He worked Read More…
Reedy Lucky 4-H Club Completes Community Service Projects for April and May. The 4-H club conducts Adopt-a-Highway project each year on US Route 14 from Terrell’s Metal and Farm Supply in Reedy to the Wirt County line and back in April. In May, the 4-H club buys flowers and mulch and weeds, cleans, prunes, and Read More…
Lillian Onidee Reed Nutter graduated to heaven on May 11, 2025. She was born April 13,1929 about one mile back on the hill from her current residence on Highway 5 W. She was the elder daughter of Erma Beall Reed and Camden Reed of the Kanawha Drive Community. Her grandparents, Louis and Ally Beall, had Read More…