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In a complaint filed in Calhoun Magistrate Court on May 9, 2023, Trooper J.D. Richards wrote that at approximately 9 p.m. he received information from Calhoun Control of a 911 hang up and then a third party report of an aggressive argument with yelling and thumping at the address of 651 North Grantsville Road, Grantsville. Read More…
GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University President Dr. Mark Manchin honored several employees at the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Luncheon that was held on Tuesday, May 9 in the Mollohan Campus Community Center Ballroom. Manchin presented certificates of appreciation to several employees for their many years of service at Glenville State University in addition to Read More…
The Calhoun County Commission met Thursday Morning, May 11th with a short agenda and meeting that last less than ten minutes. Following the opening procedures, Commission President Matt Walker made a motion to appoint Graham Knight as Sheriff. The motion died with no second made. Commissioner Kevin Helmick then made a motion for the hiring Read More…
CALHOUN COUNTY SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETINGThursday, May 11, 2023 8:00 a.m. AGENDA I. Pledge of Allegiance: II. Personnel:1. Appointment Interim Sheriff III. Old Business:1. Solid Waste Authority Request2. Agreement – MHHS – Ambulance Service3.Redirection – Levy Monies from EMS to Minnie Hamilton4. Stabilization Fund IV. Executive Session: V. Adjournment – Next Meeting: Monday, June 12, 2023 Ridgeview News plans to cover the meeting live on Facebook, tune in to catch the latest Read More…
Submitted by Barry Miller – Saturday May 7 Your Calhoun Chapter of the West Virginia Farm Bureau delivered food donations to The Ronald McDonald House in Huntington WV. The Ronald McDonald House provides lodging for people who have Children in the Hospital. While there Calhoun Chapter President Dean Miller talked with a young man named Read More…
Nothing yet. The Calhoun County Board of Education met at the Calhoun Middle High School on Monday evening in the commons area to accommodate what was expected to be a larger than normal School Board Meeting. Following last week’s Calhoun Citizens for Accountability meeting, where Superintendent Kelli Whytsell presented the plans for implementing the Pathways Read More…
GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University’s 149th Commencement Ceremony took place on Saturday, May 6. The Glenville State University Class of 2023 includes graduates who completed requirements for an Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in a variety of academic areas including business, criminal justice, teacher education, and natural resource management, among others. The Class of 2023 Read More…
Richard Gene Perkins, 90, of Chloe, WV, died on May 5, 2023, at Charleston Area Medical Center-General Hospital. He was born on April 23, 1933, at Nicut, WV, a son of the late James Victor and Vera (Gertie) Metz Perkins. He was a US Army veteran, serving from May 14, 1953 to April 14, 1961. Read More…
On May 8, 2023, thirty-five year old April Carpenter was sentenced to an indeterminate term of incarceration of not less than one nor more than ten years to be served in the penitentiary upon her conviction for Grand Larceny. She is now housed in the North Central Regional Jail.
According to a complaint filed by former Sheriff Warren Basnett, on or about March 10, 2023, Eric Joseph Blake did take a three wheeler belonging to Joshua Parsons from where Josh had left it. Blake then took the three wheeler to Phillip Keener’s garage after hours where he was allowed entry by Phillip Keener’s daughter. Read More…