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UPDATE: Victims of the UTV accident on Sand Ridge were listed as Kaleb Hall, Driver with 2 passengers, Chris Johnson and an unnamed 17 year old. One was Life flighted, one was transported to Charleston by Roane EMS and the other was transported to Roane General by a personal vehicle. Trooper David Moore is the Read More…
With Calhoun Middle High School’s prom scheduled for the weekend, Emergency Services worked together to create a Prom scenario to remind students of the dangers of bad decisions and the life altering results it can have. Minnie Hamilton Health System EMS, Grantsville VFD and Arnoldsburg VFD and HealthNet Aeromedical Services, along with student actors provided Read More…
Tommy Newell of Mt. Zion was laying down for a nap on Thursday evening when he heard the sound of popping on the upper floor of his home. He ran up the stairs and quickly opened the door to a room where an electric heater had been, and regretted that quick decision. The backdraft from Read More…
Calhoun Control dispatched the Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department, Calhoun EMS, Westfall’s Wrecker Service and the Calhoun Sheriff’s Department to a single vehicle accident on Altizer Road, Arnoldsburg on Thursday Evening. There were no injuries reported but Sheriff Warrenm Basnett arrested the vehicle driver Roger Ray Philips for DUI.
Arnoldsburg Fire Department responded to the area between the Y intersection and Family Dollar where a downed tree involving power lines currently (7:45 a.m.) has the road blocked. The volunteers were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. to flag traffic until they could be relieved by the WV Department of Highways or Mon Power arrived to remove Read More…
What began as a brush fire, quickly spread to a camper that sat near the home of Fred Brown on Lavada Road in the Pleasant Hill area. It didn’t take long for the camper Fire to heat up catching the siding on the house and eventually consuming the home until it was non-livable. The call Read More…
Darrin Vaughan appeared before Judge Anita Harold Ashley in Calhoun Circuit Court for sentencing on his conviction of 2nd Degree Arson in relation to the July 8th, 2022, Bramblewood Village Fire. A pre-sentence investigation report had been provided by Alicia Lawson, Probation officer, and accepted by Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries and Defense Attorney, Daniel Minardi. Read More…
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…
Two of Calhoun’s local Fire Departments have three new members ready to respond when duty calls. Russell Smith (Arnoldsburg VFD), Breann Tanner (Arnoldsburg VFD), and Dale Clark (Upper West Fork VFD) are now fully certified and will be great additions to their departments. A volunteer fire fighter is an individual who voluntarily provides his or Read More…
Organizations working for the betterment of Calhoun, Gilmer, and Wirt counties recently received grant support from the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation (PACF) and its Little Kanawha Area Community Foundation (LKACF) affiliate. More than $48,000 was awarded through the Foundations’ fall Community Action Grants Program. The fall 2022 grant recipients include: “We are pleased to be Read More…
