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Tony McCune and Melissa West were still in bed when they awoke to discover their house was on fire around 1:30 p.m. January 4, 2024. The modular home was quickly and fully engulfed by the time that Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department was on scene. The McCune was located just west of Liberty on 33/119. With Read More…
The investigation into yesterday’s home fire on Beech Road continued today, October 15th, 2023 with the WV State Fire Marshall’s office having staff on scene to sift through the debris in search of another possible victim and information regarding the cause. At approximately 1 p.m. the second body was discovered in the rubble of the Read More…
A fire in the 16000 Block of South Calhoun Highway completely destroyed the home of Steven Babich and Dolly Starke. Mr. Babich has retired but Ms. Starke currently teaches at Calhoun Middle High School. Ms. Starke said she awoke to the smell of smoke and started calling for Mr. Babich to get out of the 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…
A fire completely destroyed a home on Camp Run in the area of Chloe this afternoon. The Upper West Fork Fire Department was dispatched as well as the Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department . The West Virginia Fire Marshall will investigate the origin of the fire, but for now it is unknown. Calhoun EMS also responded. Read More…
Photos courtesy of AVFD Chief Joe Tanner A home owned by Jack and Janet Marks, at 12655 South Calhoun Highway, Route 33/119, with Alex Marks residing in it, was a total loss over night due to fire and water damage. Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 10:46 p.m. Sunday evening to a house fire, Read More…
A home reportedly owned by Mark Loomis, which burned January 5, 2022, was a total loss and continued to be a danger to the Arnoldsburg area when high winds would pick up the debris from the destroyed home and launch it throughout the community. The roofing tin and other items blew into the road and Read More…
Arnoldsburg resident Gail Butler has valid concerns but few solutions for the property owned by Laszlo Nemeth next door to her home. The home burned down in January 2022 leaving behind trash and other debris that creates a safety concern for Ms. Butler and her young grandson who spends a great deal of time at Read More…
January 5, 2022/Shari Johnson Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department and the Upper West Fork Fire Volunteer Department were dispatched by Calhoun Control shortly after 4:45 a.m. when multiple reports came in of a structure fire in the downtown Arnoldsburg area. The one story dwelling, reportedly owned by Mark Loomis, was full engulfed and beginning to damage Read More…
