News Schools

Employers Invited to Career Expo at Glenville State University

GLENVILLE, WV – The annual Glenville State University (GSU) Career and Graduate School Expo is scheduled for Thursday, April 14 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the GSU Waco Center. The Career and Graduate School Expo provides area employers with opportunities to meet many talented students who will be graduating in May and recent Read More…

Community Events Government Human Interest News

Why is there So Much Attention on Mrs. Mersh?

Shari Johnson/Publisher Crystal Laughlin Mersh set up The 1982 Foundation in August of 2021. A mere 7 months ago. Since that time there have been countless emails, more than a few public meetings, multiple questions both asked and answered, a few contentious conversations and many productive conversations. I recently followed an email thread between a Read More…

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Creston News

Rev. Craig Blankenship filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church & served Holy Communion. The bridge department brought up an air compressor [instead of a leaf b lower] to blow out the holes in the deck of the Little Kanawha River bridge at Creston and then filled the imperfections with cold Read More…

News Weather

Downed Tree Causes Sunday Afternoon Power Outage

33/119 on the west side of Liberty Hill was closed both directions at around 3:30 p.m.on Sunday afternoon and a power outage created in the Southern end of Calhoun County when a very large tree fell crossing the entire road. According to Potomac Eddison 2211 customers are without power in the following areas: Arnoldsburg: 88% Read More…

Community Events News

Town Hall Meeting today at the Calhoun County Community Center

The 1982 Foundaion and Ridgeview News are hosting an opportunity for the citizens of Calhoun County to make their concerns known to those who have been or will be elected to serve in a public office for the citizens of Calhoun County. At 1:00 p.m. today Crystal Mersh, President of the 1982 founation and Kyerstan Read More…

Government Human Interest News

Governor and First Lady Justice announce Friends With Paws: West Virginia’s first statewide school therapy dog program 

Program in collaboration with West Virginia Communities In Schools Nonprofit, State Department of EducationCHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice today announced the first statewide school therapy dog program in West Virginia. The program, called Friends With Paws, will place certified therapy dogs in schools across the state, providing companionship and comfort for Read More…

Community Events News

SB2 Did not Pass because Concerned Citizens Did Not Pass on the Opportunity to Speak Out

At the current time, West Virginia is fourth highest in the United States with a Poverty rates of 17.66%. Just slightly worse than our neighboring State of Kentucky who recently passed a similar bill to that of our SB2, for which the Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear vetoed, only to have lawmakers in the State Read More…