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Submitted by Kayla Ware On September 16th ,2023, Calhoun County’s middle/high school Cross Country teams competed at the “No Excuses- Braxton Invitational” at Holly Gray Park. These athletes started the season strong and continue to prove their time and effort by continuously improving their times and placings. At this particular meet, 7th grader Carissa Sands brought home the team’s first medal of the Read More…
An altercation that reportedly started at Baker’s Mart in Grantsville, was shortly thereafter reported to be occurring at Grantsville Foodland. The West Virginia State Police began their investigation on Sunday evening, September 17th, 2023 as to why two young men were reportedly into a confrontational conversation that ended in violence. James Winkler and Caden Sweat, Read More…
According to the West Virginia State Police, On September 10th, 2023, Austin Wiss, age 29, was found dead in the residence of Tony McCune on Arnoldsburg Road. The cause of death has yet to be released due to the Medical Examiners report having not been returned; there is however no foul play suspicioned. This story Read More…
The Calhoun Middle High School band competed at the Knights of the Round competition at Cabell Midland High School. In class D, the band was awarded 3rd place, band, auxiliary, and drum major. The percussion section won 1st place in class D. Feature twirlers Emily Anderson and Jaiden Francis won first place overall out of Read More…
In a criminal complaint filed in Calhoun Magistrate Court by Brian E. Young of the West Virginia State police, the charges of two counts of “Taking the Identity of Another Person” and “Fraud in connection with Access Device” lodged against Lilly Marie Knopp the 12th of September, 2023. In his complaint, Trooper Young stated that Read More…
On Sunday, September 24 the Welfare of Animals Group (WAG) will be humanely trapping feral cats in the Grantsville area to have them spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and ear tipped (the universal sign that a cat has been part of a Trap-Neuter-Return program). We would appreciate if you would not put food out for them on Saturday, Read More…
Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. The big Creston fall ATV poker run is scheduled for Saturday, September 30. Round up the younguns, the grand children, the neighbors and make a day of it playing in the water, looking for trophy bucks, wild turkeys and having a Read More…