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By Shari Johnson As Publisher of the Ridgeview News I have made it a policy since I hung my cyber sign in 2022 not to remove information from the Ridgeview News site because of pressure or requests from those involved. Twice I have made an exception to that rule, once was because of a domestic Read More…
The 911 lines are operational in Calhoun but the admin lines at Calhoun Control, which are used to reach other agencies during an emergency, continue to be on again, off again creating communication issues that could lead to serious problems. Such could have been the case when Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a Read More…
The Calhoun County Commission met in the large Courtroom of Calhoun County Courthouse once again with the expectation of a larger than normal audience. The greater matter on the agenda being the circumstances surrounding suspension and closure of Calhoun EMS with most other matters of business taking a back seat. The meeting opened with delegation Read More…
By Publisher Shari Johnson ”Is there even a protocol as to what agencies get’s dispatched when incidents are reported?” That’s a question county firefighters have been asking. With the levy at risk of failing a second time in the general election, now is not the time for firefighters to have to answer questions from the Read More…
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…
Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 2:36 a.m. to an early morning structure fire on Broomstick Road, off North Calhoun Highway. Joe and Robin Hardbarger woke shortly before 2:30 a.m. to discover their electric out and the sound of popping. When Robin looked out her window she discovered an outbuilding, about 20-30 feet from Read More…
Julie Sears, OES Director submitted the December monthly totals for the E-911 Call Center with regard to individual agencies as well as the total number of calls received for the year 2021. 3,343 calls were answered by the staff of Calhoun E-911 in the year 202.1 The Event Count by Agency is as follows: Arnoldsburg Read More…
