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Moore, Parsi meet in debate

MARTINSBURG - With 20 days to go before November’s midterm election, Mountain State congressional candidates Riley Moore and Ace Parsi took on the issues, and each other, in a televised debate in Martinsburg on Wednesday. Moore, the former state treasurer and nephew of current West ...

Community Celebration

ELKINS - The First United Methodist Church of Elkins celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Lunch with Neighbors program Tuesday afternoon in the church's Family Life Center.    Those attending the event were treated to a spaghetti dinner that included salad, bread, drinks and ice ...

Upshur man facing felony drug charges

ADRIAN - An Upshur County man faces felony drug charges after allegedly selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant on three separate occasions in 2025. John Michael Stotler, 55, of Adrian, is charged with three counts of delivery of methamphetamine, a felony. He is currently being ...

Body of hiker recovered in Tucker County

TUCKER COUNTY – The body of a 21-year-old college student from Ohio who had been reported missing Sunday was found in Tucker County. On Sunday, at approximately 11:39 a.m., Tucker County 911 notified West Virginia Natural Resources Police of a missing hiker in the area of the Red Creek Trail and Fisher Springs Trail in Tucker County, according to a West Virginia State Police press release which was issued Wednesday afternoon. Trooper D. M. Tate responded to assist with search and rescue efforts, along with members of the Harman Volunteer Fire Department. The missing hiker was part ...

Operation Christmas Child drop-off locations set

ELKINS - Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week will begin on Nov. 16, and drop-off locations are already set in Randolph, Barbour and Upshur counties. As the season of giving approaches, Operation Christmas Child volunteers are preparing to collect donated shoebox gifts during the project's National Collection Week, which will begin this year on Nov. 16 and will last until Nov. 23. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 244 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 175 countries and territories. Many of the recipients ...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month events are underway

Editor's Note: More information on Breast Cancer Awareness Month is available on pages A11 and A12. ELKINS - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time well-known for pink ribbons, but the color and campaign carries a message that can save lives. Early detection remains one of our ...