PHILIPPI – Firefighters battled a blaze at a family residence in Barbour County for hours over the weekend. The fire was reported at about 2:58 p.m., according to information shared by the Nutter Fort Fire…
Elkins pauses police payroll deduction plan
ELKINS - The City of Elkins has paused its first responder payroll deduction initiative programs after all three Tucker County…
Woman accused of stealing silver coin collection
ELKINS – A local woman is behind bars after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of silver and rare coins.…
Kump Center's Elkins History Talks begin tonight
ELKINS - The Kump Education Center will be offering three Elkins History Talks this fall, starting tonight with a session…
Woodturner Engstrom speaks with club
ELKINS - Woodturner and artisan Dan Engstrom, president of Artists at Work, spoke with the Rotary Club of Elkins recently.…
GOP lawmakers discuss economic development
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - The final day of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 90th Annual Meeting and Business Summit…
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Local Sports
EHS boys capture first at cross country meet
ONA - The Elkins High School boys cross country team won its third consecutive event by capturing the team championship at the Robert's Running XC Festival at Cabell Midland High School on Saturday. The Tigers earned top honors on the same course that will host this year's state cross country championship. Trevor George led
WVU's special teams took care of business in win
Rodriguez admits need for more aggressive play calling
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football received a commitment from former Carolina Panthers rookie minicamp participant and…
WVU football earns commitment from NFL camp participant
Sport Columns
WVU's offensive line ready to prove itself
MORGANTOWN - Rich Rodriguez comes into his second season of his second go-round as West Virginia's football coach knowing he has to rebuild his offense from the ground game up and that makes the first order of business completely replacing an offensive line that could not move a moveable object, let alone an immovable…
Rich Rod's hiring of Boulware and Trickett made sense
Weather has been too nice for Rodriguez
MORGANTOWN — In just two weeks, West Virginia football kicks off against Coastal Carolina at noon…
2026 Season Prediction
Editorials
County fairs signal end of summer
As we enter September, we are in the twilight of our area's annual county fairs schedule. Each year, local residents can enjoy, in successive weeks, the Randolph County Fair, the Tucker County Fair and the Barbour County Fair. Even with the rain that often pelted our area this summer, a lot of good times…
It's rare to find an issue these days that doesn't divide public opinion, as political differences…
Voices Joined in Opposition
Some people complain that newspapers don't publish enough happy news, but this week we reported on…
New citizens display love for U.S.
It might be easy to assume that, as we approach the marking of one month since…
State of Emergency continues
Obituaries
James Montgomery Isner Jr.
Kenneth David 'Kenny' Judy
Margy Stump Wratchford
Marlene Warner Ledbetter
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…
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
Area Religion Activities
Columnists
Rumblings from the White House
Certainly, some strange rumblings are coming out of the White House. President Donald Trump seems obsessed with both the petty and the grandiose. He renames lakes, ruminates over his buildings and innumerable projects. The White House and the country eagerly await, apparently, his ballroom. It is too bad that he seems to have little…
Three Elkins History Talks planned
Don't point a finger; hold out your hand
Trump's tariff troubles continue
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