CHARLESTON, WV – Following his address yesterday on America’s energy crisis and the war in Ukraine, Gov. Jim Justice sent a letter requesting that the West Virginia Legislature join him in pledging $5 million in assistance for the Ukrainian maternity and children’s hospital recently bombed by Russian military forces. VIEW FULL LETTER “The ongoing war on Ukraine is beyond Read More…
Author: Talk2shari
2022 is ”The Year of the Houner” with Positivity and Progress
The 1982 Foundation continues to make progress on the Calhoun County Community Center as Spring events and exciting announcements continue to come. The work crews are one room away from finishing the internal demo with the next step starting the framing on the gymnasium roof where there is rot and fixing the stage in preparation Read More…
High Winds and Rotting Trees Bring Power Lines Down
There was no electricity for about two hours from just South of Grantsville to the Millstone area, as well as small highway branches due to trees falling across power lines near the home of Larry Whited. The downed trees took out one large section of the power lines knocking them into the highway and closing Read More…
Road Sludge Likely the Cause of Morning Accident
Tiffany Arthur was able to phone in her own accident to 911, even being locked into her seat belt and tilted into a steep ditch along West Little Kanawha Highway around the 11610 block. Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 914 a.m. as well as the WV State Police and Westfall’s Wrecker service. Miss Read More…
Spring Forward on Your Clocks and Get to Bed Early, it’s Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time has been used in the United States since World War I. It began as an effort to conserve fuel which was needed to produce electric energy. The United States officially adopted and enacted “An Act to preserve daylight and provide standard time for the United States” on March 19, 1918. The ”act” Read More…
Calhoun County Commission Announce Agenda
CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGMonday, March 14, 2022. 9:00 a.m. AGENDAMEETING ALSO BY ZOOM Meeting #5936021621 Password 1234Participate by Phone: +13126266799 or +19292056099 (Both Numbers are Toll Free)Call To Order I. Pledge of Allegiance: II. Approve Minutes: February 14, 2022 and Board of Equalization meetings: January 31, February 4, February 9, February 14, February 18 and February 24 III. Delegations/Requests: A. Melissa O’Brien, Thompson and LittenB. Crystal Mersh – 1982 Foundation Read More…
Glenville State University to Implement Adopt-a-Building Program to Bolster Campus Recycling Efforts
GLENVILLE, WV – Members of Glenville State University’s Environmental Science Club and the Alpha Iota Chapter of Chi Beta Phi, the scientific honorary for undergraduate students at Glenville State, are launching a new program to aid with recycling efforts across campus. The Adopt-a-Building program allows individuals, academic departments, offices, and campus clubs to collaborate and Read More…
Arnoldsburg VFD Responds to Abandoned Property Fire on Altizer Road
Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department as well as the Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched shortly before 1 a.m. to a structure fire at 2668 Altizer Road. Once Arnoldsburg arrived on scene and discovered the situation on location the Upper West Fork VFD was told they could return to their station. The fully engulfed Read More…
Gov. Justice: West Virginia will send surplus body armor to Ukraine
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice has directed the West Virginia National Guard and the Department of Homeland Security to help Ukraine by enlisting West Virginia law enforcement to donate surplus body armor. The WVNG and DHS will immediately begin collecting unused or recently expired ballistic vests. They are coordinating with the West Virginia Law Enforcement Coalition, Read More…
Calhoun County Commission and the Fired Up Forty
Due to a broken water line I (the Ridgeview News) missed covering one of the greatest meetings in the recent history of Calhoun County. Thursday evening, March 10th, the Calhoun County Commission held their first evening ”work” meeting for Calhoun citizens to have the opportunity to voice concerns and ask questions. Greater than 40 people Read More…
