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The Calhoun County Commission held a special meeting today, June 8th at 9 a.m. (live video feed available on Ridge News Facebook page). All three Commissioners Matt Walker, Craig Arthur and Kevin Helmick were present and entered into an agreement for the transfer of Calhoun EMS to Minnie Hamilton EMS. Minnie Hamilton Director Steve Whited Read More…
CALHOUN COUNTY SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETINGThursday, May 11, 2023 8:00 a.m. AGENDA I. Pledge of Allegiance: II. Personnel:1. Appointment Interim Sheriff III. Old Business:1. Solid Waste Authority Request2. Agreement – MHHS – Ambulance Service3.Redirection – Levy Monies from EMS to Minnie Hamilton4. Stabilization Fund IV. Executive Session: V. Adjournment – Next Meeting: Monday, June 12, 2023 Ridgeview News plans to cover the meeting live on Facebook, tune in to catch the latest Read More…
The Calhoun Citizens for Accountability Group met Thursday evening in the Little Courtroom of Calhoun County Courthouse. A group of growing membership and interest, they are making a difference in Calhoun County through holding leaders accountable for their decisions and making themselves aware of what decisions are being made. Jason Wilson, Calhoun EMS Director was 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…
At the March County Commission Meeting, Current Calhoun EMS Director Jason Wilson announced that he had discovered the error with Calhoun EMS’s un-billed runs. He had determined that the CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system had doubled the number of runs for Calhoun EMS in 2022 making it look far worse than it was. Ridgeview News Read More…
The Calhoun Citizens for Accountability met Thursday evening in Grantsville to continue their discussions on the many current concerns with County Government. Is Water Expansion in our Future? The first matter discussed was the continued effort to expand water service along every major route in Calhoun County. Luke Peters, Commissioners Craig Arthur and Matt Walker Read More…
Matthew Verbus of Pine Creek was said to have gone airborne before landing in Pine Creek this evening amount 7 p.m. Jesse Godfrey, who also lives on Pine Creek, attempted to convince Mr. Verbus to get off of the ATV but said that Verbus, who appeared to be drinking, was angry and took off at Read More…
Following a drop in temperature, Calhoun roads along Route 16 North became a shiny surface of destruction at a time when many buses and local residents were attempting to get to school and work. Calhoun EMS, Calhoun Sheriff Warren Basnett and the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched at around 7:35 a.m. to a multiple 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.
The determinate figures of an actual amount of loss from the miss management of Calhoun EMS has now been up for debate for greater than 60 days. Each time it was questioned by citizens during a County Commission meeting, no answers were provided, only statements such as “we’re looking into it,” or “we cannot accurately Read More…
