Crimes/Punishment News

Yoak Charged with Domestic Battery & Assault

In a complaint filed in Calhoun Magistrate Court by Corporal D.C Moore, he stated that on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at approximately 12:45 p.m. he had received a domestic complaint at 11559 South Calhoun Hwy, Arnoldsburg. When Cpl. Moore arrived and spoke with multiple witnesses regarding the incident, they advised that while Amy L. Yoak Read More…

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1982 Foundation Looking forward to ‘24

Crystal Mersh, Foundation President, posted her project update to Social Media this week. As 2024 draws nigh, the construction projects around the Calhoun County Community Center will ramp up to a new level of excitement and some old and new players on the field. “I just finished the detailed review of the construction schedule for Read More…

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Ridgeview’s Christmas Message to You: The Silence of Christmas

Ridgeview News has been a little off the radar this week due to a severe case of bronchitis that shouldn’t have taken me by surprise, as it happens nearly every year around this time. But this year was worse than most. It happens because I, like most Americans, get overwhelmed and over taxed with running Read More…

News Obituary

Sherry Parsons Obituary

In Memory of Sherry ParsonsOctober 29, 1974 – December 17, 2023 On December 17, 2023 we lost our loving sister, friend and mother Sherry Ann Parsons, maiden name Robinson. She was raised in both Calhoun and Wood County, but spent the later half of her life in Parkersburg, WV. Sherry had many occupations throughout her Read More…

Fishing News

GOV. JUSTICE, WVDNR ANNOUNCE BLUE CATFISH STATE RECORD BROKEN AGAIN IN WEST VIRGINIA

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  The state record for the largest blue catfish by weight has been broken for the fourth consecutive year, Governor Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of National Resources (WVDNR) announced today.  On Dec. 8, Michael John Drake of St. Albans, WV, caught and released a blue catfish weighing 69.45 pounds and measuring 50.51 Read More…

News Politics

Op-Ed: Be a Poll Worker! Warner Asks Veterans to Answer the Call of Duty

It was a bitter cold December 23rd. Battles in early 1776 had provided the Continentals hope for revolutionary success, and in July we declared our independence from Great Britain. But as winter set in, one defeat after another had George Washington’s army on the verge of dismantlement and defeat. Opposing factions severely divided the country Read More…

Hunting News

WVDNR ANNOUNCES HUNTERS IN WEST VIRGINIA HARVESTED NEARLY 1,000 BIRDS DURING THE 2023 FALL WILD TURKEY SEASON 

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that hunters harvested 981 wild turkeys during the 2023 Fall Wild Turkey Season. Due to the lower brood production this year, the 2023 harvest saw a slight decrease of three percent over the 2022 harvest of 1,012 birds. However, this season Read More…

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Gov. Justice awards $1 million grant to West Virginia Chamber Foundation, boosting Jobs for West Virginia Graduates Program

CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice today presented a $1 million check to the West Virginia Chamber Foundation, bolstering their Jobs for West Virginia’s Graduates (JWVG) program and securing brighter futures for countless students across the state. Gov. Justice joined Chamber Foundation representatives, program beneficiaries, and dedicated educators who champion JWVG’s transformative work for the ceremony at the State Capitol. Read More…