Eddie Currence and Marquetta Cade would like to invite you to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of their parents: Reuben Lawrence Currence and Janice Marvella Cutright Currence at Tygart Valley Baptist Church in the fellowship hall from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Cards will be ...

Lisa Jean Slayton and Stacie June McIntosh celebrated over 25 years of love, adventure, and community service together on their wedding anniversary on Aug. 12. They were first united in a traditional methodist ceremony on the banks of the North Fork of the Chena River, Alaska on Aug. 12, ...

Dwain and Louise (Baker) Leach will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 15, 2025. The couple were married Aug. 15, 1975 at the First Baptist Church in Grafton by the Rev. Harry T. Rowe. Dwain A. Leach is employed by Clonch Industries Inc. as a log saler. Louise Leach is ...

Joe and Shannon Thornhill of St. Robert, Missouri, announce the birth of a daughter, Rosalie Belle, on Sept. 22, 2025, at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. She weighed 8 pound sand and 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. She has one sister, Aurora ...

Phillip and Andrea Engelkemier of Rivesville, announce the birth of a daughter, Riley James, on Oct. 8, 2025 at UHC in Claksburg. She weighed 8 pounds and 7 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She has one brother, Beau Alexander. Grandparents are Dan and Terry Thornhill of Elkins and Tim ...

Phillip and Andrea Engelkemier of Rivesville, announce the birth of a daughter, Riley James, on Oct. 8, 2025 at UHC in Claksburg. She weighed 8 pounds and 7 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She has one brother, Beau Alexander. Grandparents are Dan and Terry Thornhill of Elkins and Tim ...

Barbara Jane Bucy Hinchman of Troy, Ohio, will celebrate her 104th birthday on New Year’s Eve. She was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on Dec. 31, 1921, to the late Henry W. and Jennie Thorne Bucy. Her father was a train conductor for many years with the Western Maryland Railroad until his ...

Brooke Alexa Hinzman of Elkins will wed Trenton Carl Barnhart of St. Marys during a June 1 ceremony at the West Virginia State Capitol. The bride-elect is a 2019 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College with a bachelor’s degree in English. She is employed as a Public Information Specialist ...

Linda and John R. Goodwin Jr., formerly of Parkersburg, West Virginia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Angelea Roberta Kay Bernadette Ruby Goodwin, to Matthew James Maynard, son of Ralphene and James “Ken” Maynard, of Elkins, West Virginia. Angelea is a 2019 ...

Arthur and Patty Sayre of Buckhannon announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Marie Sayre, to Matthew David Hewitt, son of Dave and Pam Hewitt of Elkins. The bride-elect is a 2008 graduate of Buckhannon-Upshur High School, a 2012 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College with a ...

Hannah Faith Daniels of Beverly and Samuel Robert Urban of Elkins announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Stephen and Lori Daniels of Beverly and the granddaughter of Wilson and Rebecca Kenney of Elkins and the late John and Carol Daniels. She is ...

On Saturday, Oct. 17, 2025, Haley Swanson and Trip Johnston exchanged vows at The Legacy of Willow Pond in Suffolk, Virginia. Haley is the daughter of Kevin and Jamye Swanson, of Chesapeake, Virginia, and the granddaughter of Ron and Debbie Carder, of Chesapeake, Virginia, and the ...

Jocelyn Cornwall Wyatt of Vermont and Ko Cha Ta Seth Young, of West Virginia, will be married on Aug. 8, 2025, at Blackwater Falls State Park in Davis. The ceremony will be officiated by artist and mentor Valerie Mindel, with festivities continuing throughout the weekend in a celebration that ...

Dustin Clark, 36, of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and Katlynne Weaver, 23, of Vineland, New Jersey, were married by Randolph County Family Court Judge Lori Haynes on May 15. The couple shares a son named Atticus Clark and own a home in Valley Head.

Earl and Terri Sandridge of Belington are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Mallory Noel Sandridge, to Bryan Philip Rachunok of Charleston, the son of Rachael Rachunok of Lincoln, Nebraska. Mallory is a 2008 graduate of Philip Barbour High School, a ...

ELKINS — The Elkins High School Class of 1959 met Friday, Sept. 7, at Smoke on the Water to celebrate their 65th reunion. A delicious dinner was enjoyed by 25 with an evening of “Remember When.” Saturday’s event was held at the Elks Club, which was beautifully decorated for the ...

Hello from Barbour County. Spring is in the air. The first day of spring is March 20. Winter never lasts forever. Don’t forget to “spring ahead” this weekend. Daylight Savings Time will be March 9 at 2 a.m. This is also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. ...

Hello from Barbour County! Strutters Baton & Dance Team will be sponsoring a half-price skate night on Feb. 24 from 6-8 p.m. at SkateZone in Belington. This event is open to the public for children of all ages. Have a heart and twirl. Say no to drugs. The Belington City election will be ...

Hello from Barbour County, where we traded the snow for rain and flooding. Tacy Community Association will be having a breakfast fundraiser on Feb. 8 from 7 a.m - noon. Menu consists of buckwheat cakes, pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy. There will be a cost for adults, and for children ...

Hello from Barbour County! Are you staying warm enough? I suppose the highlight of everyone’s conversations lately has been the cold temperatures.  Belington Bakery will be having its one-year anniversary party on Jan. 25 from 6-8 p.m. Come out and celebrate with them and enjoy ...

DAVIS — The West Virginia Master Naturalist Conference was held this year at the scenic Blackwater Falls State Park from June 27 – June 29. Members, from seven different chapters, traveled there from throughout the state. The Tygart Valley Chapter, located here in Elkins, coordinated the ...