ELKINS - A special ribbon-cutting and commemorative planting ceremony took place Monday to unveil an extraordinary tulip at the Rosie the Riveter Statue in the All-Veterans Memorial Park. The special tulip, known as "The Tulipa…
31 indictments handed down by grand jury
ELKINS – A Randolph County grand jury returned 31 indictments Monday, for alleged crimes including malicious assault upon a correctional…
Canaan Valley to receive $1M for snow-making
CHARLESTON — Canaan Valley will receive $1 million in state funds for snow-making equipment enhancements, with other State Parks also…
Capito discusses federal flood funding in Upshur
BUCKHANNON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito came to Upshur County Monday to discuss with local leaders the Federal Emergency…
Barbour County grand jury indicts 15
PHILIPPI – Fifteen people were indicted by a Barbour County grand jury on Monday, on charges including malicious assault, wanton…
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum’s Stalnaker speaks
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylums tour guide Whitney Stalnaker addressed the Rotary Club of Elkins, giving the group the history and current…
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WVU's Hawkins focusing on passing game during bye week
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a lot of fans at…
Regional Champions
TV cross country team wraps up inaugural season
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football headed to Fort Worth and picked up the win over TCU,…
WVU takes two-game winning streak into bye week
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
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…
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
You could hear groans all over Randolph County this week when Superintendent of Schools Dr. Derek…
Season of school closure discussions
Obituaries
Loris M. Shreve
Loris M. Shreve, 91, of Upper Tract, West Virginia, passed away Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Shreve…
Carl Ernest Amorese
Elmer Richard Canfield
Richard Bryan ‘Dick’ White
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…
Student government discusses Spirit Week decisions
TVHS Competes in MSFF Band Field Show
Community Calendar
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,…
Early images of Elkins predict the future
Succession planning protects what you’ve built
Did Greene bury MAGA?
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