Burnt House News

She was born Jan. 14, 1923, at Burnt House in Ritchie County, the daughter of the late Clay and Lena Roberts Metz.

In a last-minute effort to rescue his three-family house from being demolished in the wake of a serious fire, landlord Ronald Candelora rushed to the scene, grabbed a flashlight, and went inside.

Von Kermit Riddle, 73, of Parkersburg, passed away at his residence on Feb. 14, 2011.

13: Two road accidents were reported yesterday, with one sending a driver to the hospital.

A Gilmer County resident was in the North Central Regional Jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond after leading police through a four-county chase early Sunday.