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Spooktacular Shindig

Spooktacular Shindig

The Inter-Mountain photos by Taylor McKinnie Costumed kids, above, gather for a group picture during the Spooktacular Elkins Downtown Trick-or-Treat event on Tuesday evening. Jack Skellington and Sally from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' at right,…

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Local Sports

Hornet booters advance to semifinals

BRIDGEPORT — The Elkins Middle School boys soccer team advanced in the Mid-Mountain 10 Conference tourney with a win over third-seed East Fairmont on penalty kicks on Tuesday evening. The sixth-seeded Hornets scored all five of their PKs after the game was tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation and remained deadlocked after…

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…

With the General Election set for Tuesday, are you likely to be swayed by any last-minute political ads?

Obituaries

Alice Marie Sutton Guire

Alice Marie Sutton Guire, 96, a resident of Norton, West Virginia, departed this life early Monday morning, October 26, 2026, at the WV Caring Hospice Center at Elkins, West Virginia. Death was unexpected. The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

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…

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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