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Close call in a blind curve

On June 28 at 1:30 p.m., my wife and I had just left Belington on Route 250 headed toward Route 33. With traffic headed toward Belington, there is a complete blind curve. As my wife and I headed into that curve, a police truck heading toward Belington passed a car in that blind curve. Luckily, my wife was driving under the speed limit to take the curve safely. The police truck came remarkably close to hitting us head-on. My wife drove close to the guardrails to avoid being hit head-on. Everything happened so fast that all I can remember is it was a black police truck ...

From peaceful events to riots

Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin to protest police killings of African Americans. It was a mainly peaceful demonstration that did not bring about a lot of actual changes in the last seven years. Fast forward to today and look at the riots, abusing police and property destruction after George Floyd died in police custody just a month or so ago. Now when there is a case of white officers involved in a black suspect’s death the officers are immediately fired, before there is even an investigation. City and state governments have ...

Scholarship winner expresses thanks

I wish to thank the Snowshoe Foundation for the generous Education Scholarship I was granted this summer. This scholarship has allowed me more time to focus on my studies and help fund the amount of travel that is needed for labs and clinical rotations. I am grateful for the consideration and endeavor to use my education to improve the lives of others in our local communities. Thank you! Casandra Newhard Huttonsville

Charmed by Elkins

I am from out of town. I came to Elkins with my (now) wife to marry at the courthouse. Neither of us had any knowledge of what a courthouse wedding was. We thought that it may be like buying a dog tag. It is not. Not in Elkins. Not in Judge Lori Haynes’ office. Far from it. What a kind, thoughtful, friendly, moving experience it was. How meaningful, memorable, riveting the service was. We dined locally, roamed your streets a while and left for a short honeymoon. I know that there are destination weddings that cost tens of thousands of dollars. If those folks have one half the ...

Bill before the House

Our local bike shop, Joey’s Bikes, has sold more bikes this year than ever before. In major cities like Washington and Richmond, you can’t find a new bike to buy. Large box stores across the country are selling kayaks right off the truck as it pulls up, as people look to the outdoors to vacation in fresh air and have a local vacation to look forward to this year. This is the reality we are in as the country seeks to recover from COVID and few people are boarding an airplane. On June 17, the Senate voted in favor of the giving our wild and wonderful public lands a real boost. Now, ...

Pastor says he was present among armed anti-protesters

With all due respect to those concerned with the armed response to the BLM rally, you must understand that these rallies have not gone well throughout the country! Contrary to what was thought to be an out-of-town militia response, most of us that came or were prepared to be present were Randolph County residents. We were not prepared to be at the event for a confrontation, simply to make certain that what has taken place in other communities did not happen in Elkins. We understand that the police were present; however, in other communities the police presence was not adequate ...