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The award-winning barbecue from Twisted Pig is expanding their reach after officially cutting the ribbon at Valley View Golf Course in Moorefield. Twisted Irons at Valley View Golf Club is owned by the Wilson family, who found their way home to West Virginia from Louisiana, bringing with them their award-winning barbecue recipe, refined through years of practice. Last week, owners Steven Wilson, his wife Amanda, daughter Savanna and niece, Olivia, celebrated cutting the ribbon on their new location with the Hardy County Chamber of Commerce.

A Petersburg man has been charged with stalking, destruction of property, battery and assault in the Grant County Magistrates Court following an incident earlier this month. Police were notified on the morning of Nov. 2 about a physical fight that occurred at the Grove Street BP Station in Petersburg between a man identified as Spencer Reel, of Petersburg, and another man. While an officer with the Grant County Sheriff’s Department was enroute to the scene, he was contacted by the second man involved. The man told the officer he wanted to file assault charges against Reel.

Grant County Ambulance provided an update to the Grant County Commission late last month on their call volumes, including their total number of calls last year and how they were impacted by the government shutdown.

Jeffrey Teter, the ambulance director, explained that, due to the shutdown, Medicare had not been paid initially in September. However, it was released late in October but was short their regular expected amount by approximately 2-3%. Teter explained that this reduction in funds was due to the urban Medicare payout rate being used for the funds released antdnot the rural rate. Rural Medicare rates are approximately 2-3% higher than their payout rates in urban areas.

Coming off an 11–12 season with a young roster, the Petersburg Lady Vikings enter the new year older, with more depth, and far more prepared for what head coach Jon Webster believes can be a decisive step forward. “We were really young last year,” Webster said. “But even though we’re still young, they’re a year older and you can tell. They have a much better understanding of the expectations and how we play.”

The team returns nearly every major contributor, losing just two seniors from last year’s lineup.

By: Dave Rodgers

For the first time in school history, the Petersburg High School football team qualified for the WVSSAC football playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The 2025 berth marked he program’s fifth all-time appearance. A season ago, head coach Shane Shockey guided the Vikings to their first playoff victory in school history, a 49-8 victory over Riverview High School. The win also happened to be the program’s first home playoff game. This year’s postseason appearance carried added meaning for Coach Shockey. When the seeds were offi cially released last Sunday, the Vikings earned the No. 10 seed and drew the seventh-seeded Midland Trail Patriots. Midland Trail is located in Fayette County, Shockey’s home county.