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The Volunteer Fire agencies for Calhoun County spent Wednesday evening into Thursday morning extinguishing a wild fire that burned approximately 50 acres. The call came into Calhoun Control at around 3:59 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon that a wildfire had occurred in the area of 15029 South Calhoun Highway. With the high March winds, the fire Read More…
All three Calhoun County Fire Stations, Grantsville, Arnoldsburg and Upper West Fork were dispatched by Calhoun Control and then later canceled mid route when the fire had seemingly gotten under control. Arnoldsburg VFD had made it to scene. According to earlier reports from Roane, a call came in around 5:15 stating a vehicle had caught Read More…
The Grantsville VFD Board has updated the rental agreement for their facility. Anyone wanting to rent the fire hall for an event, or the upstairs meeting rooms can contact Fire Chief David Johnson, Assistant Chief Craig Gherke, Lucas Morford or Jon Fleagle and provide the information below. A PDF version of this document is attached Read More…
Sunday’s can be a day of rest for some, but emergencies aren’t limited to the work week for Emergency Services. Arnoldsburg and Grantsville Volunteer Fire Departments were both dispatched on calls today, although Arnoldsburg was stopped in route to a Motorcycle accident when the rider managed to get back up and take off on his Read More…
Above Photo: Driver’s daughter and small dog were along for the wild ride on Route 5 West. Alexa Harvey and her family had driven from Cutler, Ohio to pick up a friend in Glenville, WV on Thursday, June 22. Along the journey home they missed the turnoff onto Tanner Road and continued Route 5 to Read More…
A structure fire was dispatched to Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department by Calhoun Control at approximately 8:30 a.m. Saturday Morning, May 27th, 2023. The trailer located about 1/2 mile down Klipstine Road, off of North Calhoun Highway, Route 16 , was possibly started with a faulty outlet in the Bedroom. Ashley Brock and her children, ages Read More…
An early morning accident on Monday, May 1st, 2023 left Sgt. C.J. Weekley asking the questions, “Was it a Hit and Run or was it a hit and stop? The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning when Joshua Moss, traveling in the south bound lane of South Calhoun Highway Route 16, collided 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…
Shari Johnson, Publisher It appears that Commissioner Kevin Helmick has once again bent the truth to fit his agenda of attacking a Volunteer Organization. When Sharon Gherke, Treasurer of the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department stood before the Calhoun County Commission and requested an apology from Commissioner Helmick for his accusations levied in error against the Read More…
The Calhoun Citizens for Accountabililty will meet on April 13 at 5:30 in the little courtroom Grantsville. All public and public officials are welcome to attend. This organization is not affiliated with any party. Topics of discussion will be: Sheriff (incident with firearms and paraphernalia at a school function) Former EMS Director (did not have Read More…
