Accident News

Route 16 Turn Takes Down Another Motorcyclist

A sharp turn located just south of Walnut Road on Route 16, Orma, WV has been the site of 5 motorcycle accidents within 5 years. The Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene of the fifth motorcycle accident around 2:30 p.m. that resulted in the driver being transported to Minnie Hamilton and Read More…

Accident Crimes/Punishment News

Butcher Charged DUI2nd After Rollover Accident

Joshua Butcher escaped injury from a serious Sunday night accident that destroyed his Chevy truck and ended with his arrest. In the 4000 block of South Calhoun Highway, Butcher lost control and rolled his truck into the guardrails. Cpl. D.C. Moore of the West Virginia State Police was the investigating officer who, after performing field Read More…

Accident News

Thursday Evening Accident sends multiple patients to the hospital

Although there has not been an official accident report released, statements from those on scene said that the truck had lost control and was swerving across the line when they hit the Subaru. The impact was so hard that there was debris from both vehicles strung down the road and into the field where the Read More…

Accident News

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…

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Marks Residence a Total Loss in Overnight Fire

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…