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Maid Silvia Strolls Downtown

ELKINS - Spectators lined both sides of Davis Avenue Sunday afternoon to watch the 2026 Mountain State Forest Festival Children's Parade under sunny skies, and were able to catch a peek at this year's Maid…

EHS Homecoming Queen Honored

The Inter-Mountain photo by Steve Chamberlain Elkins High School senior Julia Biola was named EHS Homecoming Queen during halftime of…

Crowning the TVHS Queen

Submitted photo Tygarts Valley High School senior Addison Riddle is crowned TVHS Homecoming Queen by school Principal Melissa Walters during…

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Rodriguez made the wrong call

MORGANTOWN – With the game at its absolute peak moment Saturday night, the innovator of offense got his hat handed to him. Rich Rodriguez, there is no doubt you can draw up Xs and Os with the best of them, but with 39 seconds remaining in the third quarter, you made the wrong call.…

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Take part in Festival fun this week

The 88th Mountain State Forest Festival kicks off this morning, with the MSFF Official Opening Ceremony set for 11 a.m. at the Jennings Randolph Federal Building Plaza in Elkins. Today's weather forecast calls for sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s. The other MSFF opening day events include the 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.…

Are you planning to take in any Forest Festival events this week?

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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. PARADE SEATS: Forest Festival Grand Feature Parade seats will be available at the Masonic Lodge at 26 Randolph Avenue, in between…

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Trump is no respecter of persons

No doubt Donald Trump knows New York City and is familiar with the Puck building in Manhattan, which is currently owned by Jared Kushner's family. It was once the headquarters of Puck, a satirical magazine founded by Joseph Keppler in 1876 that ran until 1918. The symbol of Puck, the mischievous pixie from Shakespeare's…

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