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Fiddlin’ Around on Third Street

The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley Claire Kosky, left, and Hubby Jenkins play their violins in front of Tip Top on Third Street in Elkins Tuesday morning. Kosky, from Charleston, and Jenkins, from Brooklyn, New York, are in town for the Augusta Heritage Center's Blues Week.

Former pastor arraigned on indictment

ELKINS — A former Elkins pastor entered a plea of not guilty to the four charges against him during an arraignment hearing Tuesday afternoon. Kevin Curtis Jones, 34, of Elkins, appeared in Randolph County Circuit Court on Tuesday for an arraignment hearing where he entered a plea of not ...

Morrisey visits Elkins

ELKINS — Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Randolph County to sign the "Portable Benefit Account Act" on Wednesday, a bill that is meant to modernize worker protections for independent contractors across the state. During a ceremonial bill signing at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in ...

Barger to fill vacancy on Randolph County Commission

ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission appointed Kenna Barger on Wednesday to fill the County Commissioner seat that was vacated after the recent passing of Chris See.    See, who passed away on June 28 after a brief illness, was serving after being elected for a third time in 2022. He ...

DUI wreck leads to child neglect charge

ADRIAN — An Upshur County man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly driving under the influence and causing a collision accident with an infant in the vehicle. Zackery John Stotler, 35, is charged with one count of destruction of property and one count of child neglect ...

Randolph Sheriff releases six-month statistics

ELKINS — Randolph County Sheriff Rob Elbon has released statistics highlighting his office's activity during the first six months of 2026.    "Most of the numbers we have for the first six months of this year are similar to last year's first six months," Elbon told the Inter-Mountain this week. "The statistics each month change for a variety of different circumstances. Say, if your traffic stops are up, your cases are going to be down. If your cases are up, your traffic stops are down. So if you are answering a bunch of calls, you typically don't have as much time to run ...