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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. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon behind the Railroad Depot in Elkins. Parking can be found behind the Center Branch Church (formerly the Summit Church) buildings. The market consists of a large variety of vegetables during the growing season, eggs, cakes, cookies, jams, breads, flowers, crafts and many more items. ART OF ...

Barbour school evacuated due to heating unit

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PHILIPPI - Students were evacuated from Philippi Elementary School Monday morning due to what was originally believed to be smoke in the school, officials said. Barbour County Schools Superintendent Eddie Vincent told The Inter-Mountain Monday afternoon that the issue "really wasn't smoke," but rather a smell. Vincent likened the incident to turning a furnace on in the winter that has not been on in a while, which causes a burning smell. He added that students were evacuated as a precaution and windows were opened to ventilate the building. "It was just a heat unit that had some issues ...

Elkins native a WVU Homecoming Court candidate

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MORGANTOWN — An Elkins native is among the Homecoming Court candidates at West Virginia University this week. Ruby Jackson, a senior industrial engineering major from Elkins, is one of 10 candidates to be chosen “Homecoming Royalty.” WVU will name two students “Homecoming ...

Justice weighs political future, talks Senate control

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RAVENSWOOD – U.S. Sen. Jim Justice has enjoyed being in the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, but the November midterm election could see control flipped to the Democratic Party – which could also speed up a decision whether to run once again for governor of West Virginia in ...