I knew Dennis “Denny” Baxter as I had gone to school with him and played ball with him in the city park numerous times. His parents got divorced so he lived with his grandparents Jessie and Dennis Baxter on River Street in Elkins. His dad moved back to Summit, N.J., and his mother ...

Most people may assume that the West Virginia State Board of Education’s decision to accept the closure of Harman School on December 10, 2025, concluded the matter. That is not necessarily the case. There is an appeal process in contesting the State BOE’s decision. A formal appeal must ...

I too am concerned about the travel of Harman School students to Elkins and back every day. When I was in school during the 60’s we traveled from the Sinks of Gandy to Harman every day by bus. We left our house at 6:45 a.m., arriving at Harman High School at 8:45 a.m., and left after ...

House Bill 2014 that is currently being considered by the West Virginia House of Delegates hands over almost all decision-making about data centers and microgrids to the state, while shutting out the local communities that will have to live with the consequences. In the interest of West ...

The superintendent has recommended and the Randolph County Board of Education has approved the closure of Harman and North Schools. Pickens and Coalton have been given perhaps at most a one-year reprieve from closure. And now the school board seeks to increase our taxes through a levy or ...

At this time of Thanksgiving I just wanted to share some thoughts of a Thanksgiving day in Vietnam. I joined 2nd Bn, 5th Marines on Hill 69 at An Ton Bridge near Chu Lai in 1966. Several companies were up north near the DMZ on Operation Prairie and in late November 1966 our battalion ...