Business

Big Timber receives SBA loan

ELKINS - Matt Kwasniewski knows beer. He also knows business.Kwasniewski is an alumnus of West Virginia University's College of Business & Economics, graduating in 2008 with a degree in finance.The global financial crisis made it difficult for a new graduate to obtain a position in finance and Kwasniewski ended up traveling to Montana to start his post-college career.Kwasniewski was always interested in the brewing process and the craft brew atmosphere of Montana helped inspire the idea of turning his passion for craft beer into a business.Kwasniewski returned to Elkins in 2011 to ...

Schuler appointed to position

ELKINS - The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C., has announced the appointment of Carol M. Schuler as vice president for State Fund programs. Schuler is presently vice president for development at Davis & Elkins College.In making the announcement, CIC President Richard Ekman said, "Carol brings highly relevant professional experience that corresponds to many of the key areas of responsibility that are of priority interest to State Fund members, their executive officers and staff, and their member college presidents.As a seasoned professional with strong ...

Freedom Bank Toy Drive

Class will teach sign language

ELKINS - Local students have organized a class to offer sign language instruction to emergency responders and law enforcement personnel in the region.Randolph Technical Center's Future Business Leaders of America will host the free class from 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. Thursday at the school.Club members organized the class as their FBLA community service project. Club President Micah Toney said everyone is welcome to attend, although the information will be geared toward fire fighters, police and EMTs."We will be teaching the basics of American sign language to anybody in the emergency ...

Moser facing additional charges

ELKINS - Additional charges have been filed against an Elkins man who was arrested late last week for allegedly fleeing from police.In addition to one felony count of fleeing from an officer, Sean Michael Moser, 26, has been additionally charged with two felony counts of receiving or transferring stolen goods, one misdemeanor count of prohibited person in possession of firearm, one misdemeanor count of domestic battery and one misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance.He is currently being held at Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $50,000 cash-only bond for all charges, ...

Probation sentence handed down in Randolph DUI case

ELKINS - A Randolph County man who was convicted of DUI and driving on a revoked license was sentenced to probation Tuesday in Randolph County Circuit Court.Jeremy Lynn Huffman, 34, of Elkins, was sentenced to one to three years in a state penitentiary for the DUI charge and six months in regional jail for the driving revoked charge, to run concurrently. This sentence was suspended for three years of supervised probation.Huffman must additionally serve no less than six months on remote alcohol monitoring and pay a fine of $100.Huffman pleaded guilty to one felony count of driving under ...