BUCKHANNON – Debris pickup continues in flood-ravaged Upshur County, with continuing work provided by the West Virginia Army National Guard and the West Virginia Department of Highways. An empty lot in Buckhannon, located just off…
Woman accused of shooting another woman in Pickens
PICKENS – A Barbour County woman is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting another woman in the face…
Bishop to do time for drug, fleeing charges
ELKINS — A Randolph County man has been sentenced to prison time on drug and fleeing charges. William Theodore Bishop…
Man sentenced in controlled substances case
ELKINS — A Randolph County man has been sentenced to 10 years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to two…
Measles case confirmed in Barbour County
PHILIPPI - The Barbour County Health Department has announced that a case of measles has been confirmed within the county,…
WVWC partnering with Ohio school
BUCKHANNON – West Virginia Wesleyan College has entered into a new partnership with the Methodist Theological School in Ohio that…
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Local Sports
EHS Basketball Squad Hosts Camp
WVU's Sadler making an impression during practice
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football defensive back Jordan Scruggs and defensive lineman Eddie Kelly Jr. are…
WVU football players seeking n extra year of eligibility
Elkins Otters make a splash in championship
Sport Columns
Izzo-Brown's rare long-tenured coaching career
MORGANTOWN — Nikki Izzo-Brown, West Virginia's women's soccer coach since the sport was introduced…
MORGANTOWN — For the most part, this new era of college athletics has been, shall we…
Bizjack is the scorer that WVU has needed
MORGANTOWN — A week before West Virginia opens fall camp of Year 2 of Rich Rodriguez…
Rodriguez ready to embark upon an interesting second season
Summer with Big 12 coaches, No. 8 Houston's Willie Fritz
Editorials
Remembering Another Flood
The deadly flood in Upshur County on July 21 ranks as one of the worst in West Virginia's history, reminding many local residents of another natural disaster we experienced more than 40 years ago. This week, officials announced that, in Upshur and Lewis counties alone, 33 homes were destroyed, with 91 other homes experiencing…
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 will be remembered as a terrible night for our local community. In…
Finding Hope After Tragedy
Educators across the state understand each child comes to the classroom with different experiences. They try…
Purple Up
Federal officials continue to behave as though they have the right to demand access to West…
Overreach
Obituaries
David Lee Snyder
James Gar Harper
Ivan T. Vanscoy
Randall Gail Weese
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. OLD TIME MUSIC: Join in the first and third Mondays, 7-9 p.m. at The Arts Center in Elkins for an Old…
August brings many Barbour events
Community Calendar
Area Religion Activities
Columnists
Needing the spirit to be free
In 1904, Lincoln Steffens published a series of essays entitled “The Shame of the Cities,” which inveighed against the "boss". But he added a spin by linking businessmen to political corruption and indeed saw them as the chief promoters. Steffens said it straight and true: "because politics is business. That's what's the matter with…
Tale of Two Towns in the Mon Forest
Some Lessons Are Worth Repeating
Obsessed with appearances, not results
Life
