Benefits victory brings Brooks family closure
The Brooks family has finally received closure with the news that the Jim Brooks Jr. bill was passed into law by the state Legislature earlier this month. After suffering a…
The Brooks family has finally received closure with the news that the Jim Brooks Jr. bill was passed into law by the state Legislature earlier this month. After suffering a…
Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brian Brooks Sr. is asking Washington County to change its workers’ compensation insurance company, Benetech Inc., because, he said, a state review showed that “87…
By Krystle S. Morey Granville Engine and Hose Company has been awarded a federal grant of $50,000 that Chief Ryan Pedone said will enable the fire company to better-serve the…
By Jaime Thomas Quick response and preparedness made for a quick stop of a fire on the roof of St. Gobain Performance Plastics Monday morning. A maintenance worker went on…
Farmers lose three heifers, 11,000 bales of hay By Jaime Thomas Area fire departments worked for two days, braving frigid temperatures, to completely put out a barn fire that started…
By Jaime Thomas It’s not often a storm causes Gary Seitz to consider taking refuge in his basement, but last Wednesday’s squall had him thinking about it. Not only did…
A fire destroyed a pole barn at 9609 Route 4 on Monday afternoon. About 20 members of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company spent much of the afternoon battling the blaze,…
Several homes in Huletts Landing were flooded last week after a breached beaver dam released a torrent of water over County Route 6A near the Eicherville Bridge. The dam burst…
By Jaime Thomas Area firefighters responded to an early morning fire at The Orchard Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre Tuesday morning. North Granville Fire Chief Scott McCullen said the call came…
By Jaime Thomas Firefighters, rescue personnel and police officers descended upon the scene of a mock fatal accident behind Granville High School as students stood by and watched. One of…