BOE chooses company for North School auction
ELKINS - The Randolph County Board of Education unanimously approved real estate and personal property auction agreements with Kaufman Realty…
Two Twisted Smoke Shack employees facing felony charges
ELKINS – Two employees of the Twisted Smoke Shack in Elkins have been arrested in connection to alleged illegal marijuana…
Copper wire theft case ends in plea deal
ELKINS — A Randolph County man who broke into a company’s trailer and stole $750 of copper wire entered into…
Upshur man charged again with domestic battery
FRENCH CREEK — An Upshur County man faces a felony battery charge after allegedly assaulting his long time romantic partner.…
Credit available for paying vehicle taxes on time
WHEELING — It's nearly fall, and time for West Virginia residents to pay their vehicle property taxes if they want…
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MORGANTOWN — The Ohio game in 2025 was bad for West Virginia football for…
MORGANTOWN — The college football season is officially underway. West Virginia football’s 2026 season is still…
Rodriguez tuned in to watch future opponents
Robinson broke Tigers' record in opener
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s offensive line received a complete rebuild this offseason. From the coach…
WVU coaches confident in rebuilt offensive line
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
Voices Joined in Opposition
It's rare to find an issue these days that doesn't divide public opinion, as political differences in our country have become so strongly entrenched. One current issue in West Virginia, however, is uniting both Democrats and Republicans – in opposition. The Valley Link transmission line project, which would run through 18 West Virginia counties,…
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
Immediately after the deadly flooding of July 21, West Virginians once again showed how big their…
Next phase of flood recovery
Obituaries
Connie Jane Seech
Harry 'Junie' Preston Gum Jr.
James R. Junkins
Robert 'Bob' Grant Erickson
Communities
Officials searching for Buckhannon man
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Columnists
Trump's tariff troubles continue
Donald Trump’s tariff policies reflect outmoded 19th-century economic thought. Yet he has persistently pushed the notion that free trade represents “a rip-off” of American producers and workers. Despite the reality that neither consumers nor workers benefit from restrictive trade, and it is estimated that 86 to 96 percent of levies on imported goods are…
Lessons from the Wetland Ecology
Leaders should eliminate the 'zinger'
We're Losing the Backyard Brawl
Life
August Yards of the Month
The Emma Scott Garden Club Yard of the Month committee has chosen several lovely area yards to highlight this month. Officials try to find homes all over the Elkins area. The committee will be choosing the fall yards of the month the last week of September. Hope this serves as a reminder to get…