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The new year arrived in Creston and seemed pretty much like last year. Leota Workman, age 85, passed away after a long losing battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The daughter of Hershel Pepper & Gay Davis Pepper Miller she worked for years in the postal system. Burial at Pine Alley. A woman whose daughters apparently were Read More…
The big fall Creston ATV poker run will be held Saturday, September 24 at the Creston Community Building. Creston is halfway between Grantsville & Elizabeth on W. Va. Route 5. Signups stop at noon. Come early, have biscuits & gravy for breakfast and then, along with family and friends ride the route. Because of an Read More…
Shari Johnson/Publisher On Wednesday, the day following West Virginia’s vote on House Bill 302, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cruelly mocked Republicans and pro-life Americans for believing that life begins at conception. Despite being a Catholic, Pelosi claimed at her weekly press conference that pro-life Republicans believe life begins “at the candlelight dinner the night before.” Read More…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, will contact members of the House of Delegates next week to call them back into session Monday, Sept. 12 alongside the regularly scheduled interim committee meetings. The House adjourned to the call of the chair July 29 during the third special session of the second session of the 85th Legislature. Both Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation, amending his call for the West Virginia Legislature to convene in Special Session to include an additional item for consideration. The additional item asks the Legislature “To clarify and modernize the abortion-related laws currently existing as part of the West Virginia Code, to ensure a coherent, comprehensive Read More…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional protection for abortion and allowing states to set their own laws regulating the procedure. This represents one of the most significant judicial reversals in generations. Following a conversation with a young lady on social media I discovered that after the reversal Read More…
6/24/2022 CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement today after the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Dobbs returning abortion law to the states: “I applaud the Supreme Court’s courageous decision today. I’ve said many times that I very proudly stand for life and I am rock-solid against abortion, and I believe Read More…
Friday, June 10th, 2022 was the first day of a new law in West Virginia which prevents patients from getting abortions because they believe their child will be born with a disability. Governor Jim Justice signed the bill into law in March during the 2022 legislative session. The bill does provide exceptions in case of Read More…
