Courtesy of Capturing Grace Photography Crowned during the 2026 Randolph County Fair were, from left, Randolph County Fair Teen Addison Miley and Randolph County Fair Queen Peytan Petrice.
Elkins Council adopts new Comprehensive Plan
ELKINS – Elkins City Council has voted to adopt an updated Comprehensive Plan, the culmination of a planning and public-review…
Firefighters battle weekend blaze in Barbour
PHILIPPI – Firefighters battled a blaze at a family residence in Barbour County for hours over the weekend. The fire…
Woman accused of stealing silver coin collection
ELKINS – A local woman is behind bars after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of silver and rare coins.…
Elkins pauses police payroll deduction plan
ELKINS - The City of Elkins has paused its first responder payroll deduction initiative programs after all three Tucker County…
Bridge to be dedicated for WWII hero
KERENS - A bridge on the newly opened Corridor H segment in Randolph County will be dedicated Saturday in memory…
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Local Sports
Mountaineer football holds off Coastal Carolina
MORGANTOWN — Heading into the locker room at half, West Virginia football looked like…
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia women’s soccer forward Jordyn Wilson hadn’t scored since 2023, her first season…
Wilson's goal the difference-maker in No. 7 WVU women's soccer win
EHS soccer teams in action
Tucker picks up road win at Tygarts Valley
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
County fairs signal end of summer
As we enter September, we are in the twilight of our area's annual county fairs schedule. Each year, local residents can enjoy, in successive weeks, the Randolph County Fair, the Tucker County Fair and the Barbour County Fair. Even with the rain that often pelted our area this summer, a lot of good times…
It's rare to find an issue these days that doesn't divide public opinion, as political differences…
Voices Joined in Opposition
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
Obituaries
Marlene Warner Ledbetter
Kenneth David 'Kenny' Judy
Patricia S. (Pownell) Reid
Robert 'Bob' Lee Arbogast
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…
Community Calendar
Area Religion Activities
Community Calendar
Columnists
Rumblings from the White House
Certainly, some strange rumblings are coming out of the White House. President Donald Trump seems obsessed with both the petty and the grandiose. He renames lakes, ruminates over his buildings and innumerable projects. The White House and the country eagerly await, apparently, his ballroom. It is too bad that he seems to have little…
Three Elkins History Talks planned
Don't point a finger; hold out your hand
Trump's tariff troubles continue
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