Day of Action

September 16, 2026

ELKINS - More than 260 volunteers took part in 40 local projects during the annual Tygart Valley United Way Day of Action. The event, which takes place each year during the month of September, is…

Upshur County grand jury indicts 26

BUCKHANNON – A total of 26 individuals were named in indictments by an Upshur County grand jury this week, on…

Inmate gets drug charge while in jail

ELKINS – An inmate has been charged for allegedly being found with drugs on his person within the Tygart Valley…

Vote set for using City Hall properties as loan collateral

ELKINS — Elkins City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance which, if passed in the final reading, would…

Benson touts 'Mountaineer momentum'

MORGANTOWN – Touting “Mountaineer momentum,” WVU President Michael Benson offered a bit of a progress report Monday during his second…

Steelers' chaplain to speak at WVWC

BUCKHANNON — West Virginia Wesleyan College’s Office of Religious and Spiritual Life will host Kent Chevalier, chaplain for the Pittsburgh…

Local Sports

Tygarts Valley competes in first-ever cross country meet

LOST CREEK - The Tygarts Valley cross country team made school history this past…

Mountaineers have one less worry with Cassidy at kicker

Mountaineers quickly turn attention to No. 25 Virginia

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Davis & Elkins men's soccer team remained unbeaten on the season with…

D&E soccer teams split games at Point Park; Lady Tigers blank Keyser

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

During the last decade, a local man has spent countless hours organizing road and bridge dedications in the memories of Randolph County military veterans who lost their lives or who were lost in action. This morning, a bridge on the newly opened Corridor H segment in Randolph County will be dedicated in memory of…

“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

It's rare to find an issue these days that doesn't divide public opinion, as political differences…

Voices Joined in Opposition

Do you have concerns about the use of Flock cameras in our communities?

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Obituaries

Orlan Richard Phillips II

Marvin D. 'Shorty' Currence

Gail Elaine Pingley

Sandra 'Beth' Smith Crigler

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

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…

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