Health News News

Help MHHS Celebrate the 2023 National Donate Life Month – Become and Organ Donor

Each day, 17 people in the United States die while waiting for an organ transplant. Thousands more await a life-enhancing tissue transplant. Still, many people are not registered to become organ and tissue donors. Minnie Hamilton Health System is joining forces with CORE to increase the number of registered donors. Ensuring that we have effective donation Read More…

Health News News

Minnie Hamilton is Joining Donate Life WV

Minnie Hamilton Health System is pleased to announce we are joining Donate Life WV and the Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE) in efforts to save and heal lives through organ, tissue and cornea donation. We have also joined with other National Partners (national associations and advocacy groups in the healthcare sector), regional and Read More…

Government News

Calhoun Commission’s “Work” meeting shows more work needs done on EMS investigation

*UPDATE TO ARTICLE BELOW: Ridgeview News was contacted by Steve Whited, CEO of Minnie Hamilton Health Systems regarding misquotes or misunderstandings by Ridgeview during the Thursday evening work session. Ridgeview will never intentionally mislead, but as human nature is, I am not above mistakes. (*1) Mr. Whited noted that the description of Minnie Hamilton’s potential Read More…

Government News

First County Commission Meeting of the Year Has Considerable Public Comment

Calhoun County Commission met for the first time in the New Year 2023, with the newly elected Republican Commissioner, Craig Arthur. First order of business following the opening and pledge was the election of Commission President. Matt Walker, who opened the meeting stated that he had been nominated by Commissioner Kevin Helmick, he seconded the Read More…

Accident Crimes/Punishment News

Midnight Accident with DUI Charge in Arnoldsburg

In the Midnight hour, Saturday into Sunday, Calhoun Control Dispatched the Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department, WV State Police and Minnie Hamilton Health System’s ambulance to a single vehicle crash in front of the Family Dollar Store in Arnoldsburg on Route 33/119. There were no reported injuries, but the driver, 18 year old Andrew Kole Bartlett Read More…

Business Health News News

MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE $2.5 MILLION ARC GRANT FOR MINNIE HAMILTON HOSPITAL IN GRANTSVILLE

Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $2.5 million grant through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Phase 1 renovation of the Minnie Hamilton Hospital in Read More…

News Schools Sports

New Score Board installed at Calhoun Middle High School

After 20 years of faithful service, (and in my opinion the most obnoxious buzzer ever) the old score board in the High School gym has been replaced. A big thank you to Minnie Hamilton Health System for contributing the new board just in time for the season changeover from Football to Basketball practice in a Read More…

Crimes/Punishment News

Round Trip Chase Ends in Overdose Victim charged with Fleeing

Jessica Nicole Mckown of Crummies Creek Road, Arnoldsburg, WV has been charged with Fleeing while DUI by WV State Trooper J.D. Richards. According to his criminal complaint, On Sunday, October 2nd, Trooper Richards and EMS personnel responded to Crummies Creek Road after a report of a woman having taken 360 muscle relaxers. EMS responded before Read More…

Accident News

A Wednesday Evening Narrow Miss on a Calhoun School Bus

Leonard and Barb Wilson were traveling home from Barb’s cardiologist appointment around 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2022 when Leonard approached a stopped school bus at the mouth of Sinking Springs Road on South Calhoun Highway. As he attempted to slow down his 2004 Chevy Silverado he discovered that his brakes were gone. In an Read More…