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Elkins man sentenced after drug plea

ELKINS — A Randolph County man was sentenced to one to three years in prison on a drug delivery charge with the possibility of supervised probation if he qualifies for North Central Community Corrections’ drug program. James Allen Shockey, 40, of Elkins, appeared before Randolph County ...

Man and woman rescued from river in Barbour

PHILIPPI — Two individuals were rescued from the Tygart Valley River in the area of Cove Run late Thursday night, Barbour County officials said. A man and a woman were injured when they attempted to take a canoe over a section of the Tygart Valley River known as Wells Falls on Thursday, ...

Summer Concert Series heating up

ELKINS — The 2024 Our Town Inc. Summer Concert Series is winding down, but organizers hope to end the season with a bang. This summer’s series featured a variety of performers from different genres and included, for the first time ever, a handful of tribute bands. Things will shift into ...

10 Randolph County high school students attend 2025 Boys State

ELKINS — Ten Randolph County high school students attended American Legion Mountaineer Boys State at Jacksons Mill this summer. American Legion H.W. Daniels Post 29 in Elkins sent the students to Boys State, an honors, leadership and citizenship Academy which has existed since 1936 to ...

Judge Ewing appointed to fill vacancy

  CHARLESTON — A Fayette County circuit court judge will be the next justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, with a special election set for 2026. In a ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the State Capitol Building, Gov. Patrick Morrisey appointed 15th Judicial Circuit ...

Morrisey tours FEMA Disaster Recovery Center

TRIADELPHIA — Gov. Patrick Morrisey praised the work already done at FEMA centers in Ohio and Marion counties, as well as the team behind it, while reiterating that the path to recovery is still in its early stages. Morrisey toured the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at the Triadelphia ...