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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 ...

EHS student receives Kindness Scholarship

ELKINS — An Elkins High School student has been named as the recipient of the eighth annual Austen Moore Kindness Scholarship. Raighan Hall Carte will receive the full scholarship amount of $2,500. “Why celebrate kindness with a scholarship?” Joanne Gabel, a member of the scholarship ...

Community Calendar

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: The First Church of Christ will hold its annual Vacation Bible School on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the first month of June (June 10, 17 and 24) and the first Wednesday in July (July 1). Children ages three to 18 can attend. Bring your friends, brothers, sisters, neighbors, cousins and anyone you know. There is room for ...

Telling W.Va.’s story as America turns 250

MORGANTOWN — As West Virginia marked another year of statehood and the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, historians, alumni and community members gathered Thursday afternoon inside the Milano Reading Room at West Virginia University’s Downtown Library to reflect on the stories that ...

Meals on Wheels volunteers visit Rotary

ELKINS - Randolph County Meals on Wheels volunteers Rhonda Coffman and Beverly Bennett spoke with the Elkins Rotary Club at a recent Monday meeting. The Meals on Wheels program originated in Europe in 1943 during the London blitz of WWII. The Women’s Voluntary Services provided meals from ...

Capito: Senate should have final say

CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said that she is still awaiting more details from a memorandum of understanding between President Donald Trump and Iran setting up a 60-day ceasefire, but she said the Senate should have final authority on any agreement. Speaking to West Virginia ...