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City of Elkins addresses funding requests

ELKINS - The City of Elkins has adopted a new policy for how City employees should respond to ad hoc financing requests. During the last Elkins City Council meeting, eight of the nine present council members voted in favor of Resolution 1930, which establishes a new policy for addressing such ad hoc funding requests. Second Ward representative Lisa Severino voted against the resolution. First Ward Council member Robert Chenoweth was absent from the meeting. According to Resolution 1930, the City of Elkins has seen an "increasing frequency" in requests from outside organizations seeking ...

Crews perform Audra State Park rescue

BELINGTON — Emergency responders spent hours Saturday rescuing an individual who was injured along a walking trail at Audra State Park. Barbour County 911 received an emergency text around 7:16 p.m. Saturday and crews were dispatched to the the state park, according to a release from the Belington Volunteer Fire Department. Department members arrived on scene around 7:35 p.m. and set up a command post at the closest accessible point to the trail. The Barbour County Ambulance Authority also arrived on the scene. “Rescue personnel equipped themselves with rope bags, rescue hardware, ...

Cutting the Ribbon on a New Corridor H Section

The Inter-Mountain photo by Taylor McKinnie Gov. Patrick Morrisey, center, along with federal, state, county and city officials, prepares to cut the ribbon opening the new 11-mile section of Corridor H running from Kerens to Parsons on Monday afternoon.

Barbour man allegedly threatened neighbors, police

BELINGTON – A Barbour County man is in jail after being accused of threatening his neighbors and then multiple police officers. Kyle Christopher Steven Burke, 43, of Belington, has been charged with two counts of wanton endangerment, and six counts of threats of terroristic acts, all ...

Post 7 steps up to honor veteran

BUCKHANNON - Members of the Buckhannon American Legion recently went above and beyond the call of duty to honor a veteran who had a special request when he passed away.      Ed Smith, Commander of the Buckhannon Post 7 Honor Guard, said he recently received a call from the daughter of a veteran who passed away in Buckhannon. The daughter told Smith her father requested that he be buried with his wife in Elizabeth, West Virginia, but that she was having difficulty finding someone in that area to perform a military funeral.      "The daughter called me and told me that her dad ...

Kump Center to host annual fundraiser

ELKINS - One of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Kump Education Center will take place on Saturday during the annual Pie Auction at the historic Kump House. The theme for this year's event is "Pies for Preservation" and activities will get underway at noon when visitors can tour the 101-year-old Kump House free of charge. Those taking in the beautiful craftsmanship of the facility will be greeted by a tour guide who will share the history and legacy of the home, which was designed from locally sourced wood. The pie auction will begin at 1 p.m. and the event will conclude at ...