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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…
The Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department and the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department and Minnie Hamilton Health System’s Ambulance responded to a brush fire on Two Mile Road close to the Calhoun – Ritchie County line. The fire burnt 1.75 acres according the WV Division of Forestry. Forester Jesse King would like to remind everyone that it Read More…
Darrin Vaughan appeared before Judge Anita Harold Ashley in Calhoun Circuit Court for sentencing on his conviction of 2nd Degree Arson in relation to the July 8th, 2022, Bramblewood Village Fire. A pre-sentence investigation report had been provided by Alicia Lawson, Probation officer, and accepted by Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries and Defense Attorney, Daniel Minardi. Read More…
Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to two brush fire reports within the past 24 hours. The first was reported on Rush Run at around 7 p.m. off of Route 7, which turned out to be an electric wire down in the brush. There was no fire. The second fire dispatched at 10:47 p.m. was located Read More…
