BUCKHANNON — West Virginia Wesleyan College’s Office of Religious and Spiritual Life will host Kent Chevalier, chaplain for the Pittsburgh Steelers and author of “Do It Afraid” on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in Wesley Chapel. Born and raised in the Pittsburgh region, Chevalier dedicated ...
CHARLESTON – A group of lawmakers are trying to avoid the drama of the last night of the Legislature and find agreement on a draft bill meant to protect students from being pulled out of public school while under child welfare reviews, but homeschool advocates remain opposed and some ...
The Inter-Mountain photos by Taylor McKinnie. Top photo: State senator Robbie Morris, center, displays a sign for the new U.S. Army Pvt. Preston D. Vanscoy Memorial Bridge, flanked by Emma Lou Teets, left, and Elkins Marine Corps League Commandant Roger Ware, who led the ceremony ...
PHILIPPI – A manager at the Philippi Dollar General store is accused of locking a juvenile female inside the store and making inappropriate comments to her. Jeffrey Irvin Malcolm, 35, of Philippi, is charged with soliciting a minor, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional ...
PHILIPPI – School officials said an “isolated behavioral issue” with one student led to police officers being present at Philip Barbour High School Monday, but added that no one was hurt, classes were not closed and no students were sent home from school. "We had a student who had an issue in the classroom and it was dealt with in that classroom," Barbour County Superintendent Eddie Vincent told The Inter-Mountain Monday afternoon. "The student had some behavioral issues and it was taken care of. “We did a really good job of taking care of it quickly, and a notice was sent ...
ELKINS — The case against a Kentucky man accused of a fraudulent check scheme to steal more than $4,000 from a West Virginia resident has been dismissed. According to Magistrate Court records, the case against Preston H. Biggs, 30, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was dismissed after a preliminary hearing in Randolph County Magistrate Court. Biggs was represented by attorney Brent Easton. Randolph County Magistrate Benjamin Shepler presided over the case and dismissed the charges against Biggs at the hearing's conclusion. Biggs had been charged with one count of fraudulent schemes and ...
