ELKINS - A Randolph County native made a valuable contribution to a new critically acclaimed stop-motion animated film. For 29-year-old Glen Smakula, who grew up in Elkins, a "life-long fascination" in stop-motion animation became reality…
Randolph's early voting doubled May's totals
ELKINS - Election Day has officially arrived and many voters in Randolph County took advantage of the 10-day early voting period…
Incumbent Moore challenged by Parsi
PARKERSBURG – A former state treasurer seeking a second term in Congress is facing a former nonprofit executive crisscrossing the…
State's early voting up 24% from 2022
CHARLESTON – Early voting in West Virginia was up 24% for this General Election from the last midterm General Election,…
Man admits to fentanyl trafficking in Elkins
ELKINS— An Augusta, West Virginia man has admitted to selling fentanyl in an Elkins business parking lot, U.S. Attorney Matthew…
Rotary Club learns about Battlers Knob
Cheri Sturm, manager of Battlers Knob, the former site of Alderson-Broaddus University, spoke with the Rotary Club of Elkins, giving…
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Local Sports
WVU's football schedule turned out to be tougher than expected
MORGANTOWN — Heading into West Virginia football’s season, a lot of fans and media…
Sport Columns
Watching WVU football right now is deflating
MORGANTOWN — Just before West Virginia football home games end, I try to make my way down from the press box to the field to catch the last couple of minutes from the sideline and to be immersed in the atmosphere. In the first two games of the season, I had to bob and…
Alley needs to be better for Mountaineers
Mountaineers need a win to regain momentum
MORGANTOWN – With the game at its absolute peak moment Saturday night, the innovator of offense…
Rodriguez made the wrong call
Editorials
Enjoy All Hallows' Eve
For many people – perhaps even most people – Christmas is their favorite holiday. But it shouldn't be surprising that for a lot of other folks, Halloween is their favorite time of year. Some enjoy putting up spooky decorations, or choosing just the right costume for the big evening. Others just kick out a…
West Virginia needs a strong, powerful voice in Washington, D.C., now more than ever — someone…
Capito has proved she works for us
The Cost of West Virginia’s Jobs Problem. Here are the Numbers.
Last week, President Donald Trump approved federal disaster assistance funding for Upshur, Barbour, Randolph, Tucker and…
Federal funding for flood-ravaged counties
Obituaries
Glenda Louise Sites Dearborn
Glenda Louise Sites Dearborn died on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Petersburg Grace Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Arrangements by Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, West Virginia.
Michael Van Pugh Sr.
Fred Ambers Varner
Rebecca Lynn Lipscomb
Communities
Community Calendar
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…
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
Columnists
Trump can't help himself
Donald Trump cannot help himself. After months of saying that "he was not on the ballot," he has exceeded his vituperation of opponents from earlier campaigns. He denounces his critics in an unusually harsh fashion, using misogyny and bigotry as a staple. He casually defends Vivek Ramaswamy's cruel mocking of a rape and incest…
Be your own chief development officer
Trump's peace-through-strength approach
Early images of Elkins predict the future
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