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The Calhoun County School Board met Tuesday, December 12th for their December meeting as well as the Local School Improvement Council for Calhoun Middle High School. A moment of silence was held at the beginning of the meeting for several local community members struggling with health and other issues. The opening of the meeting was Read More…
Members of the Morgan Family, Circuit and Magistrate Court Staff, Judges, Attorneys, and Courthouse staff gathered in the Court Room of Judge Anita Ashley on Wednesday Morning, December 14th, 2022 to pay tribute to their friend and colleague Tony Morgan. Judge Anita Harold Ashley spoke words of encouragement to those attending and presented certificates to Read More…
The jury trial for Danny Burrows opened on Tuesday, December 13th in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County with Judge Anita Harold Ashley presiding. Nigel Jeffries, Prosecuting Attorney represented the State of West Virginia and Mark Plants was the Defense Attorney for Danny H. Burrows charged with 3 counts of Arson. Testifying on day one Read More…
Rebecca Marlene Keener, age 38, entered a plea agreement in the Calhoun Circuit Court before Judge Anita Ashley on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022. Bound over cases 22B15, 16, 17, 18 were dismissed in accordance to her plea agreement for which she agreed to enter a guilty plea to one count of Fraudulent Use of an Read More…
Calhoun Circuit Court opened on December 13, 2022 with the swearing in of County Clerk, Jean Simers and Circuit Clerk Sheila Garretson by Judge Anita Harold Ashley. Also sworn in (see story) was Commissioner Craig Arthur later in the morning. Several cases were continued due to a trial scheduled for Danny Burrows that was expected Read More…
Photos by Roger Propst, Photographer Craig Arthur, Republican, was sworn into office for the position of Calhoun County Commissioner by Judge Anita Harold Ashley on Tuesday morning, December 13, 2022, between cases on a very busy day in Circuit Court. Friends and family came to observe the event which was followed by a Republican Executive Read More…
Helen Jane Graham McCroskey Jordan, 89, of Grantsville, WV, gained her angel wings in heaven on December 10, 2022. She was born on July 3, 1933, at Valley Fork, Clay County, WV, the daughter of the late Homer and Herma Young Graham. Helen was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia McCroskey Cricks, and granddaughter, Read More…
The Calhoun County Commission met for their December regular meeting and the final meeting of President Michael Hicks who opted not to run again this term and will be replaced by newly elected Republican Craig Arthur. Michael Hick is a Democrat which now changes the dynamics of the County Commission to two Republicans (Craig Arthur Read More…
Cleared brush and the Little Kanawha River make even the dismal gray of winter a welcome sight for the 1982 Foundation Property in Grantsville, WV. More work days are in the plan for even more tree trimming and brush removal; hopefully over the holiday period, according to Crystal Mersh, President of the Foundation. She also Read More…
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia – The 2022 North Central West Virginia Honor Band happened on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan this weekend. More than 40 students from nine different high schools around the state arrived Thursday and spent three days on campus, engaging in rehearsals, team-building activities, and several other events geared towards making the Read More…
