A Special Meetng was called by the Calhoun County Commission on Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 with only a few matters of business on the agenda. Commissioner Matt Walker in person with Commissioners Helmick and Hicks by phone, addressed a letter from Sheriff Warren Basnett regarding the hiring of Loretta Smith as Deputy. Commissioner Hicks stated Read More…
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WV Office of Emergency Medical Services Responds to Calhoun EMS Request
The following letter was received by Ridgeview News from the WVDHHR Office of Emergency Medical Services regarding the Calhoun EMS request for additional time to correct their deficiencies:
Calhoun County Commission to hold Special Meeting over Sheriff’s Vehicle
CALHOUN COUNTY SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETINGThursday, September 22, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. AGENDA I. Pledge of Allegiance: II. Personnel:A.Letter Sheriff BasnettB. Angela Bailey – $1.00 Per Hour Increase III. Old Business:A. Sheriff’s Vehicle VI. Executive Session: VII. Adjournment – Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 11, 20227
All Ambulances Removed from Calhoun EMS Station
This is a developing story that Ridgeview News attempted to verify the reasoning of on Friday through multiple agencies without success. The office of Sheriff Warren Basnett removed all ambulances from the EMS Stations and parked them in Grantsville at the old Calhoun Banks drive thru lot location. An unverified source informed Ridgeview News that Read More…
Calhoun County Commission Agenda for Monday, September 12th
CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGMonday, September 12, 2022 9:00 a.m. AGENDA MEETING ALSO BY ZOOM Meeting #5936021621 Password 1234Participate by Phone: +13126266799 or +19292056099 (Both Numbers are Toll Free) I. Pledge of Allegiance: II. Approve Minutes: August 8, 2022 and August 12, 2022 (Special Meeting) III. Delegations/Requests: A. Skylar Wotring, State Auditor’s Office – Director of Transparencyand Oversight IV. Reports A. E-911, LEPC and OESB. AmbulanceC. Wood Festival CommitteeD. CRIE. County ParkF. FRNG. Home Confinement ReportH. Sheriff’s Read More…
Who or What is Driving this County?
By Shari Johnson, Publisher All State governments are modeled after the Federal Government and consist of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The U.S. Constitution mandates that all States uphold a “republican form” of government, although the three-branch structure is not required. In every state, the Executive Branch is headed by a governor who is Read More…
Another One Bites the Dust
Replacing police cruisers is an integral part of maintaining safety for the officers and the citizens of Calhoun County. But how those vehicles are determined to be replaced varies among different agencies and counties. Budgets vary, support varies and the number of vehicles needed certainly differs from county to county. But one thing that does Read More…
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Cruiser ”Just died”
A topic of discussion at multiple Calhoun County Commission meetings has been the need for new vehicles for the Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Warren Basnett has presented trucks to the Commission for approval, but has been met each time with delays and various reasons as to why the County is not willing to provide funding. The Read More…
Commissioners Change Emergency Service Levy Fund Distribution
The Calhoun County Commission met Friday, August 12th for a Special meeting regarding a letter they received regarding the desire to amend the Emergency Services Levy. Although the contents of the letter were not shared it appeared that Chief Tanner had requested that the dividing of the funds received from the levy that did not Read More…
Calhoun County Commission to Hold Special Meeting Friday Regarding Fire Chief Joe Tanner’s request to Change Levy
Although no discussion was held during the Calhoun County Commission meeting on Monday, August 8 regarding the letter from Arnoldsburg Fire Department Chief Joe Tanner, requesting that the Fire Department’s share of the emergency levy be changed, Commissioners have set a meeting for the purpose of changing the Levy. The levy changes are required to Read More…
