ELKINS - If the Rev. Father Babu Joseph Elamturuthil, the new pastor of St. Brendan and St. Patrick Catholic churches, were going to write the word serve, it would likely be in all capital letters…
BOE to distribute funds from closed schools
ELKINS - The Randolph County Board of Education learned Tuesday night how the leftover funds from the two county schools…
Elkins Council renames part of Lincoln Avenue
ELKINS — Elkins City Council has voted to change the name of a block of Lincoln Avenue, and assign new…
Harman arson case will move forward to grand jury
ELKINS — A grand jury will hear the case involving a Randolph County man accused of setting an illegal fire…
Landmark conservation deal protects 38,000 WV acres
CHARLESTON — Thirty-eight thousand acres of West Virginia forestland will remain permanently protected under what the West Virginia Land Trust is…
Power plant emissions rules repeal raises questions
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll…
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Local Sports
Tygarts Valley golf team captures PVC championship
SNOWSHOE - The Tygarts Valley High School golf team captured the Potomac Valley Conference…
Sport Columns
Virginia is among the oldest teams in college football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - College football players, you may have heard once or twice over…
WVU quarterback Hawkins has calm, collected confidence
MORGANTOWN — We could throw some smoke and mirrors at you today, enough to make you…
WVU defense will have to be better
MORGANTOWN — After West Virginia’s first half against Coastal Carolina, I walked around the press box…
Last week's second half left a bad taste in Mountaineers' mouth
Editorials
With Recent Announcements, W.Va. Is Making This A Ballgame
A little more than a year ago, we wondered whether West Virginia was even going to show up for Gov. Patrick Morrisey's proposed "economic backyard brawl." It has. And the scoreboard is getting tighter. Last August, we put the score at 49-0 in favor of our neighbors. Pennsylvania was touting $90 billion in energy…
During the last decade, a local man has spent countless hours organizing road and bridge dedications…
Honoring Fallen Heroes
“Never forget.” What did we mean, when we declared as a country that we would forever…
Have we forgotten?
As we enter September, we are in the twilight of our area's annual county fairs schedule.…
County fairs signal end of summer
Obituaries
Marvin D. 'Shorty' Currence
Marvin D. "Shorty" Currence, 99, a resident of Cassity, passed away peacefully on Sept. 11, 2026, at Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Retirement Center in Elkins under the care of WV Caring Hospice. Friends may call from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept 17, 2026.. at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins.
Pamela Sue Henline Phillips Taylor
Donna Marie Mortimer Kent
James Russell Vandevander
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. GRAND FEATURE PARADE SEATS: Forest Festival Grand Feature Parade seats will be available at the Otterbein United Methodist Church at 1100…
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
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Columnists
Internal struggle over foreign policy
This has not been an easy year for President Donald Trump. He has lost himself in gratuitous comments and, frankly, has been all over the rhetorical map. But one area where he has shown some uniformity is his approach to China and Russia. Particularly toward the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, Trump has shown constancy. Perhaps the…
Thanking the doctor and the newspaper
Pausing: Leadership skill the world needs now
Rumblings from the White House
Life
