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Terroristic threats case going to grand jury

ELKINS — After a two-day preliminary hearing, probable cause was found in the case of a former City of Elkins employee accused of threatening the mayor and President Donald Trump. Christopher Benjamin “Ben” Curtis, 44, is charged with threats of terroristic acts. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail with no bond. Curtis appeared in Randolph County Magistrate Court on Wednesday and Thursday for a preliminary hearing. After more than five hours of witness testimony on Wednesday, the hearing was continued until Thursday morning. After almost 30 minutes of ...

Young leaving Augusta Heritage Center

ELKINS - The Augusta Heritage Center has announced that Executive Director Seth Young is leaving the organization after seven years of service. Young is stepping down to pursue a new professional opportunity, an Augusta Heritage Center press release states. Since taking over in 2019, Young has been the face and the voice of the organization. After guiding Augusta through the COVID-19 pandemic, Young helped the organization purchase the historic Wilt Building in downtown Elkins in late 2023. Before the purchase and the move to downtown, which took place in early 2024, the Augusta ...

Otterbein United Methodist Church celebrating 75 years

ELKINS - The Otterbein United Methodist Church is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary at its current location on the corner of South Davis Avenue and 11th Street.     The church, whose members credit its longevity to generations of faith, generosity and dedication, was dedicated in 1952. It originated in Elkins, however, in 1899, when a growing community showed interest in organizing a Church of the United Brethren in Christ, led by the Rev. B.J. Taylor.    The Rev. J.H. Robinson followed in 1900, and by 1902 the congregation was worshiping with a Methodist Protestant ...

Emergency Responders Called to Fire

The Inter-Mountain photo by Taylor McKinnie The Elkins Fire Department and Randolph County EMS responded to a reported structure fire Friday afternoon on South Gate Road near Jennings Randolph Elementary in Elkins. Firefighters were seen pulling burned items out of the home.

Elkins City Hall News

ELKINS - City of Elkins offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day. The holiday will change the trash collection schedule. Two council committees meet Tuesday, and applications are open for entry-level police officer testing Oct, 17. There will be no trash collection Monday. Customers whose regular trash day is Monday will instead have their trash collected Tuesday, Sept. 8. Crews will collect both Monday and Tuesday routes that day. As always, trash should be out for collection no later than 6 a.m.; this will be especially important Tuesday as crews work two routes in one ...

This Week in WV History

CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Sept. 6, 1875: Members of the notorious James Gang allegedly robbed the Bank of Huntington and got away on horseback. The ...