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Fall community blood screenings to be offered

BUCKHANNON – The longtime partnership between the Rotary Club of Buckhannon Upshur and WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital will once again offer affordable community blood screenings. Officials say the screenings provide residents with an easy way to monitor important health indicators. The screenings will be offered by appointment only at two locations: at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon on Oct. 10, 17, 24 and 31, and Community Care of Rock Cave on Nov. 7. “Rotary of Buckhannon Upshur is proud to continue our partnership with WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital to ...

Forecast predicts sun for MSFF opening

ELKINS – Although rain is in the forecast for the Elkins area through Thursday, sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s are predicted for the start of the 88th Mountain State Forest Festival on Saturday. The National Weather Service is calling for mostly sunny weather with a high temperature near 64 on Saturday, which will feature the 2026 MSFF Official Opening Ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Jennings Randolph Federal Plaza. The forecast for Sunday predicts mostly sunny skies with a high near 67. Sunday's list of MSFF activities features the annual Parade of Children, with this ...

Commission approves funds for RCDA, EFD

ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission unanimously approved funding requests from the Randolph County Development Authority and the Elkins Fire Department during its most recent meeting. The request from the RCDA was for the $65,000 in annual funding that the County Commission budgets for the organization each year. "Each year the County Commission budgets money for the Development Authority to help with economic development of the county," Commission President David Kesling said. "We are taking $45,000 out of our development authority line and then $20,000 community development ...

Capito hails Senate progress on NIL reform

CHARLESTON – A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito to put guardrails around sports name, image and likeness rights is one step closer to full passage in the Senate. Speaking during a conference call with West Virginia reporters from Capitol Hill, Capito said S. 4668, the ...

Club learns about Family Support Center

ELKINS - Tammie Rizzio, executive co-director of Youth Health Service, Inc., (YHS) and Hannah Myers, director of the Randolph County Family Support Center (FSC), addressed the Rotary Club of Elkins. The Family Support Center is a Youth Health Service program that is made possible with funding ...

State arts agency facing fiscal issues

CHARLESTON - Legislative auditors found numerous fiscal and administrative failures in the former West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, issues that are now the responsibility of the Department of Tourism. The Post Audit Division of the Legislative Auditor's Office released a ...