Ridgeview News covered our very first election, and it was not without issue for me, but certainly it was not without issues for the County. I arrived at the Calhoun County Courthouse shortly before eight at the height of candidate nerves and expectation of ease for those dealing with the mechanics of the election. Ease Read More…
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ELECTION RESULTS FOR PRIMARY 2022
REGISTERED VOTERS – 4178 BALLOTS CAST – 1088 REPUBLICAN – 547 DEMOCRAT – 488 NON PARTISAN – 53 REPUBLICAN VOTES: US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: SCOTT FULLER 57 JAMES EDWIN HOUSE 99 ZANE LAWHORN 18 KENT STEVENS 33 CAROL MILLER 258 STATE ENATOR 12 DISTRICT BEN QUEEN 332 HOUSE OF DELEGATES ROGER HANSHAW 445 STATE EXECUTIVE Read More…
Barr arrested on a Capias in Calhoun
Eric Tedd Barr, age 54, was arrested in Calhoun yesterday, May 9, and incarcerated at the Central Regional Jail in Flatwoods, WV on a capias in case number 21-M07M-00471.
Calhoun County Government’s Audit Report Returned
Due to all the COVID issues within the State Government, Calhoun’s annual audit has been running behind. The results were given to the Calhoun County Clerk on Friday, April 29th for the years 2019 and 2020. Both of the audits have been made available for your reading pleasure below. There were really no surprises within Read More…
Truth or Fiction? The Facebook Wars have Begun
Facebook is a constant source of information but whether or not it’s the truth is always debatable. It should be expected that elected officials and their family members would know the truth and publish it in the best interest of the community. But unfortunately that is not always the case either. A noticeable rise in Read More…
Republican Club Forming in Calhoun County
A group of Calhoun Citizens interested in forming a Calhoun Republican Club will be meeting at Mom’s Place Too in Grantsville on Monday, May 9 at 5 p.m. Anyone interested in the foundation of this group is welcome to attend.
Calhoun 911 Reports Multiple Road Closures Across Calhoun
The images on this post were taken mid-afternoon along the West Fork River. Waters have since come up higher in many locations with reported road and bridge closures across the area. Calhoun 911 gave the following list of reported closures: Route 16 south, Chloe, multiple areas are covered at least to the center line through Read More…
Calhoun Grand Jury Returns Nine Indictments
The following indictments were returned by the Calhoun County Grand Jury on May 3, 2022: 1. Christopher Mark Sampson – Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamepthimine and Conspiracy to Commit a Violation of Chapter 60A 2. Christopher Daniel Mason – Conspiracy to Commit a Felony 3. Kia Shavonne Mason – Attempt to Commit a Felony and Conspiracy to Commit a Felony Read More…
Calhoun Planning Commission Moves Forward on Dark Sky Ordinance
Jesse J. Richardson, Jr., Professor of Law, Lead Land Use Attorney of West Virginia University addressed the Calhoun Planning Commission at their monthly meeting held at the Calhoun County Bank on Tuesday, May 3rd. A few of those in attendance were relatively new to the Commissions efforts, for which Mr. Richardson reviewed the fact that Read More…
