Ridgeview News covered the very painfully boring vote canvass beginning at 1 p.m. and ending shortly after 3 p.m. The procedure for vote canvassing is for the Commissioners to set a bond that cannot exceed $300 for a recount if requested by any candidate. The Calhoun Commission set the bond at $300.00. The County Clerk Read More…
A Sunday afternoon tragedy tore at the fabric of the Gassaway Volunteer Fire Department as the community lost a young firefighter trying to rescue a mother and young child, and all were lost. Firefighter John Dean Forbush, 24, died Sunday according to the Braxton County Sheriff’s Department when he attempted a rescue. A woman lost Read More…
GLENVILLE, WV – Last month, Glenville State University hosted a Lumber Grading Training through the Appalachian Hardwood Training Initiative and the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA). NHLA Lumber Inspector Mark Depp was on hand for the three-day lumber grading short course. Ten students representing five different sawmills took part in the daylong classes. They learned Read More…
