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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon behind the Railroad Depot in Elkins. Parking can be found behind […]
MORGANTOWN — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has spent her recess crisscrossing West Virginia, looking at the progress that has been made in many of its corners. The West Virginia Republican was at the Mitchell Power Plant in Marshall County on Tuesday and made at stop in Morgantown on Wednesday to witness the ribbon cutting […]
CHARLESTON – A former teacher and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts related to grooming and sexual activity with a minor. Elliott Pritt, 36, of Oak Hill, is charged with sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement of a child, and […]
ELKINS — The Randolph County Commission is looking at whether to reimpose a special ambulance service fee that was suspended last month, even though an excess levy to fund ambulance service is scheduled to be on the county’s November General Election ballot. Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Parker on Thursday afternoon provided commissioners with information […]
MORGANTOWN – Matthew L. Harvey didn’t parse words during his remarks Thursday. “The people are not misguided,” he said. “They are not ‘accidental’ criminals. They are predators.” Harvey, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, was speaking generally on Thursday about a conduit of one-way commerce lethally linking the Motor City of […]
ELKINS — A Randolph County Schools bus caught on fire while traveling to Grant County Thursday afternoon, but no students were injured, officials said. The Randolph County school system’s transportation director, Nick Alfred, told The Inter-Mountain that the Elkins High School volleyball team was on its way to Moorefield for a match when the brakes […]
ELKINS – After nearly three decades of sacrifice, prayer and steady generosity, St. Brendan Catholic Church has paid off its mortgage, marking a milestone parish leaders say will open the door to new possibilities for ministry and service. The celebration came on Aug. 9 at the close of the 11 a.m. Mass, when parishioners learned […]
BUCKHANNON — The West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) will remain at West Virginia Wesleyan College (WVWC) through 2030, officials said. The College announced that it will “continue to inspire the state’s next generation of artists” after being selected to host the West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) for another three-year […]
FAIRMONT – Davis & Elkins College and the University of Charleston were selected as the north and south division favorites in the 2026 Mountain East Conference Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll, the league announced on Thursday. Davis & Elkins was chosen as the north division favorite, receiving five first place votes while Charleston leads the south […]
Juanita Jane Morgan, a beloved matriarch, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the remarkable age of 103. A celebration of her extraordinary 103 years will be held from 10 a.m. until noon Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at noon Monday, the […]
MORGANTOWN – A drug-trafficking and money-laundering operation running from Detroit into North Central West Virginia has been “dismantled” thanks to a multi-state task force effort, officials said Thursday. Indictments for a total of 28 defendants — ranging from Detroit, Philadelphia, Mississippi and West Virginia — were announced during a press conference at WVU Erickson Alumni […]
CHARLESTON – A former teacher and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts related to grooming and sexual activity with a minor. Elliott Pritt, 36, of Oak Hill, is charged with sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement of a child, and […]
CHARLESTON — More than four years after state, county and city leaders agreed to create a private non-profit foundation to distribute millions of dollars in opioid settlement dollars, West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced a change in how future settlement dollars are distributed. In a press release Tuesday afternoon, McCuskey announced he was moving […]
CHARLESTON – More than 44 years ago, a decision handed down by an Ohio County judge led to an overhaul of how West Virginia funds its 55 county school systems. Advocates for better school funding believe a new lawsuit is warranted to fix new disparities. The ACLU of West Virginia sent a letter Monday to […]
ELKINS – A group of former Rosie the Riveter Committee members recently donated a book to the Elkins-Randolph County Public Library that details information about Rosie the Riveters from the local area. The book, titled “Rosie the Riveter, Randolph County Honor Roll 2021-2025,” contains biographical information and photos of 45 Randolph County women who worked […]
ELKINS — A Randolph County grand jury will hear the case against a woman accused of fleeing from police in May during a high-speed pursuit. Alexis Rachele Thompson, 36, is charged with one count of fleeing with reckless indifference, a felony. She is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $30,000 […]
ELKINS – The Randolph County Board of Education received positive feedback from county personnel Tuesday about electric school buses – including a driver saying he had no complaints about the vehicles. Randolph County Schools Transportation Director Nick Alfred provided the BOE with an update on the county’s electric school buses during Tuesday evening’s regular meeting. […]
The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley A group of students line up and board School Bus 88A on the first day of school in Randolph County Wednesday morning on 11th Street in Elkins.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon behind the Railroad Depot in Elkins. Parking can be found behind […]
WHEELING — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey believes Wheeling “has a story to be told,” and on Tuesday he announced the additional state funding needed to break ground on the Gateway Center Visitor and Heritage Center planned for downtown. Wheeling will receive a $3.2 million Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization grant, providing the final funding […]
