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Upshur man accused of threatening police

BUCKHANNON — An Upshur County man faces felony charges after allegedly making threats against police in an online comment about Flock cameras. Justin Drew Sayre, 37, of Buckhannon, is charged with one count of threats of terrorist acts and one count of making threats of a crime of violence, ...

2026 Mountain State Forest Festival Closing Ceremony

The Inter-Mountain photo by Brad Johnson Queen Silvia LXXXVIII Emma Grace Snyder and 2026 Mountain State Forest Festival Executive Director Nathaniel Bonnell stand above the 2026 commemorative MSFF stone placed at the Jennings Randolph Federal Center in Elkins during Sunday's MSFF Closing Ceremony.

Elkins City Hall News

The Treasurer’s Department and Municipal Court will reopen at City Hall, 401 Davis Avenue, on Monday, Oct. 5, following their move back into the building. Other City Hall offices will be moving back in over the coming weeks. City offices and regular trash collection schedules also return to normal this week following the Mountain State Forest Festival. The Personnel Committee meets Monday at 1 p.m., followed by the Rules and Ordinances Committee at 3:30 p.m. The Personnel Committee will consider a proposed employee grievance procedure and municipal court staffing, among other ...

No Rain for Royal Event

ELKINS — The plan to move up the coronation ceremony for the Mountain State Forest Festival's 88th Queen Silvia Friday afternoon was successful, as not a single raindrop fell during the festivities. West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner crowned Queen Silvia LXXXVIII Emma Grace ...

Area Religion Activities

Parish House Announcements, Buckhannon On the parish calendar: Sisters group meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Irons Chapel, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, for all ladies who wish to grow in their Christian walk. Pam Walling serves as facilitator. Study Group will be 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in Godwin Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. Pastor Steve Meadows leads a discussion of Max Lucado’s “Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Need.” All are welcome to join the conversation The Clothes Closet, located behind the Parish House at 47 Sedgewick St., welcomes ...