The heroes of the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department have been busy once again with another feline rescue. This call began about 11 a.m. Thursday morning when Chief Johnson received a call from a United States Postal worker who was making deliveries and heard a cat in distress. Fearing that it was around her vehicle she Read More…
Tag: Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department
Dye Family Garage is a total loss in Weekend Fire
At 1:34 p.m. Saturday afternoon the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched by Calhoun Control to the home of Terry and Peggy Dye at Big Springs for a garage fire. Terry said that the fire began when the pipe of a wood stove in the rear of the building caught the outside of the building Read More…
Grantsville VFD Has First of a Kind Rescue in the Books
A three day saga of a trapped feline began Monday evening when Fire Chief David Johnson received a call from Calhoun Control that a cat on High Street in Grantsville had climbed inside a chimney in the home of Thomas McVey, a traveling nurse, and couldn’t be coached out. For three days, at various times Read More…
Three New Fire Fighters now Serving the Calhoun Area
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…
Duskey Miraculously Escapes Uninjured from Sassafras Road Accident
A Friday evening search for a reckless driver ended when Bryan Duskey, age 23, wrapped his Black Mitsubishi Lancer around a tree in the area of 286 Sassafras Road. Calhoun 911 dispatched the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department, Minnie Hamilton EMS and the WV State Police at 5:40 p.m. to the scene of an automobile accident Read More…
Icy Roads Create Treacherous Driving in Calhoun
Eighty-eight year old Charles Smith of Barnes Run Road discovered the hard way that Calhoun Roads were covered with black ice. He was heading to a Church Fellowship in Elizabeth when he lost control of his Lincoln Town-car in the area of Annamoriah and slid out of the road and across the ditch line. His Read More…
Minnie Hamilton Encourages Voter Support of Levy
Below is an ad picked up from Minnie Hamilton Health System’s social media. Ridgeview News is sharing it because they’re providing information the community needs to stay safe. Please, vote for the Emergency Service Levy.
Late Sunday Night Accident Injures One with Monday Morning Removal from Scene
Photos by Iona Rhodes A late Sunday night accident in the Pleasant Hill area did considerable damage to the truck and trailer of Gilford Vanhoose. Westfall’s Wrecker Service were notified around midnight but could not move the vehicle until the State Police were notified. Sgt. Weekley of the West Virginia State police investigated the accident Read More…
A Wednesday Evening Narrow Miss on a Calhoun School Bus
Leonard and Barb Wilson were traveling home from Barb’s cardiologist appointment around 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2022 when Leonard approached a stopped school bus at the mouth of Sinking Springs Road on South Calhoun Highway. As he attempted to slow down his 2004 Chevy Silverado he discovered that his brakes were gone. In an 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…
