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Plea entered in stabbing case
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ELKINS — A Randolph County man accepted a plea agreement this week regarding a 2023 stabbing incident involving his spouse. Mark Allen Rhodes, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful assault, a felony, and one count of domestic assault, a misdemeanor. Rhodes agreed to an Alford plea, ...
Company to invest $1M in Buckhannon
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BUCKHANNON — The City of Buckhannon is to receive a $1 million multi-year investment from Weyerhaeuser, one of the largest private owners of timberlands. Weyerhaeuser, which owns or controls approximately 10.4 million acres of timberlands in the U.S., announced this month that it will be ...
Randolph County farmer wins statewide agriculture award
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CHARLESTON — A Randolph County woman has been awarded a 2025 Women in Agriculture Award from the state of West Virginia. During this year’s 100th annual State Fair of West Virginia, Carole Daniels was recognized during a ceremony for the six state-wide recipients. Each year, the ...
Shutdown causing SNAP program issues
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CHARLESTON — With the federal government shutdown showing no signs of ending in the short-term, the effects are now being felt by West Virginia’s most vulnerable populations. In a Facebook post Saturday, the West Virginia Department of Human Services said the Supplemental Nutrition ...
Wellsburg gains tourist attraction with addition of ‘Almost Heaven’ swing
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WELLSBURG — The installation of a unique tourist attraction overlooking the Ohio River and in the city’s Historic District was celebrated with a ribbon cutting on Monday by local and state officials. Members of the Wellsburg Urban Renewal Authority and Brooke County Area Chamber of ...