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Installations for Cameras

The Inter-Mountain photos by Edgar Kelley Workers with PennLine, top photo, move a bucket truck into position to work on several outlets at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Railroad Avenue this week. An employee…

Elkins City Hall News

ELKINS - The Elkins Sanitary Board meets Monday, Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. Meeting agendas, packets, and minutes are available…

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Local Sports

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…

Editorials

Capito has proved she works for us

West Virginia needs a strong, powerful voice in Washington, D.C., now more than ever — someone who has proved she can build relationships, earn influence, reach across the aisle when necessary and speak up for US. For nearly 25 years, Shelley Moore Capito has built relationships across our nation’s capital and learned what it…

Government data shows the average price for a gallon of diesel has increased 75% this year. Should the Trump administration step in and do something domestically to lower the price?

Obituaries

Donna Marie Mortimer Kent

Donna Marie Mortimer Kent of Elkins, West Virginia, passed peacefully after a lengthy illness on Sept. 13, 2026, at the age of 99. A Celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Elkins at 3 p.m. Pastor Cindy Morgan-Roberts will be officiating.

Communities

Student government discusses Spirit Week decisions 

During the week of homecoming, students have a blast celebrating by participating in Spirit Week. The student government association increases participation in Spirit Week with unique themes.  Spirit Week has many different themes to the week, which include Anything But a Backpack day, Adam Sandler day, Welcome to The Jungle day, Throwback Thursday, and…

Columnists

Trump's peace-through-strength approach

As the stretch drive in the 2026 midterms commences, the Republican Party has inadvertently managed to divide itself over foreign policy. Lindsey Graham's ghost, in the form of renewed sanctions on Russia, ran into a roadblock named Donald Trump. Whereas many Republicans are anti-Russian, the president has sought a middle way. The GOP is,…

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