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Randolph man faces 53 fraud charges

BELINGTON — Charges against a Randolph County man accused of stealing over $700 from his father’s bank account total 53 after he received 36 more charges for the same crime. Denver James Goodwin, 29, of Belington, is charged with 36 counts of possession of counterfeit or unauthorized access device with intent to defraud, a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail for these charges on a $25,000 cash-only bond set by Randolph County Magistrate Tracy Harper. According to the criminal complaints filed by Trooper Thomas J. Sclimenti with the West…

Elkins Farmers Market Fun

The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley Mary Utt, right, waits on some customers at her food stand set up Saturday…

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Local Sports

Old dog new tricks

MORGANTOWN — Jaden Bray is the old man on West Virginia’s campus. He’s been a receiver on the football team for the past two years and was at Oklahoma State three years before that. Bray hadn’t played every year, dealing with injuries, but he still has a lot of experience. “I definitely feel like…

Sport Columns

Sylla can change the essence of WVU's offense

MORGANTOWN Let us begin with the reality of life in college basketball: big men don't grow on trees. If they did, West Virginia probably would stand tall in the production of dominant centers as there is surely no shortage of trees for them to grow on within the state. But while other schools have…

Editorials

Next phase of flood recovery

Immediately after the deadly flooding of July 21, West Virginians once again showed how big their hearts are by providing donations of supplies, money and volunteer man hours to Upshur and Lewis counties. Those donations and charitable efforts were vital in getting the communities past the initial shock of the flooding, providing people temporary…

Educators across the state understand each child comes to the classroom with different experiences. They try…

Purple Up

Were you living in the local area during the Great Flood of 1985, or were aware of it happening at the time?

Obituaries

Elizabeth (VanMeter) Judy

Elizabeth (VanMeter) Judy, 77, of Petersburg, West Virginia. passed away at her home on Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026. Visitation will be on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, from 6-8 p.m. at Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, West Virginia. Funeral service will be on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Schaeffer Funeral Home in

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…

Columnists

Trump's foreign policy issues

George Wallace, during his 1968 Independent presidential campaign, mocked the Republican and Democratic parties for not having "a dime's worth of difference" between them. Although he meant it in a totally different context, it does resonate in 2026, particularly as it relates to foreign policy. After Donald Trump, along with Israel's prime minister, launched…

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