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Drivers Needed

Drivers Needed

ELKINS - The Randolph County Schools system is currently looking to hire individuals to fill open substitute bus driver positions in the county. Randolph County Schools Transportation Director Nick Alfred told The Inter-Mountain that several…

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Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

ELKINS —The opponent and date for Elkins High’s first “true” home playoff game has…

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Editorials

Voter turnout nearly doubled

This newspaper has at several points in the past published editorials criticizing low voter turnout across our region of West Virginia. It's only right that an editorial be published today that praises local residents for voting and making their voice heard in Tuesday's General Election. In recent mid-term elections, the voter turnout rate in…

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Obituaries

Barbara Lee Beard

Barbara Lee Beard, 62, of Hillsboro, West Virginia, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, while a patient at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026, at Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro, where a Celebration of Life Service will…

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. THANKSGIVING BASKETS: Applications are available for the Vietnam Veterans Association's Thanksgiving baskets that the organization distributes annually. Applications can be picked

Columnists

Chaos is not business as usual

To give my readers fair warning, I am writing before the final midterm results. But even without the benefit of electoral hindsight, the importance of the elections can be ascertained. Certainly, any shift reflects that the government is in deadlock largely because of the dysfunctional nature of Donald Trump's presidency and the continuous destruction…

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