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ELKINS —The City of Elkins reminds residents and business owners to sign up for emergency text alerts. Anyone with a mobile phone can receive important alerts including weather warnings, street closures, and water outages. They will also receive reminders about changes to city services due to holidays. Please sign up at https://cityofelkinswv.com/alerts/. For the week of New Year’s Eve & Day, here is the regular weekly garbage pickup schedule: Monday, Dec. 29: Regular schedule Tuesday, Dec. 30: Regular schedule Wednesday, Dec. 31; Regular schedule Thursday, Jan. 1: Pickup ...

Community Calendar

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. 100 CHRISTMAS TREES CELEBRATION: will be Sunday, Dec. 28, from 1-3 p.m. at the historic Kump House, 401 Randolph Ave. (across from Kroger). To celebrate the Kump House Centennial, 100 decorated trees will be on display along with a magical toy train, and light refreshments will be served. Children can visit Santa on Dec. 21. Admission is free, but donations ...

Exercise physiology student gives back to West Virginia

MORGANTOWN — Alexis Cipoletti’s fears of attending college as a first-generation student from a rural West Virginia community evaporated when she toured West Virginia University as a high school student. Now ready to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology (December ...

WVDOT urges drivers to pay attention

CHARLESTON – After the fifth West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) vehicle was struck by another vehicle in the space of a week, the WVDOT is urging drivers to pay attention on state roadways. On Friday, December 12, 2025, a WVDOT pilot truck was rear-ended on WV 22 in Brooke ...

Benson reports on positive outlook

A day ahead of pomp and circumstance for thousands of new West Virginia University graduates at the Hope Coliseum, President Michael T. Benson told members of the Board of Governors on Dec. 19 that the University has hit a 10-year high in applications for the next class of ...

Whooping cough cases continue to rise statewide

MORGANTOWN — Two West Virginia University physicians are encouraging people to recognize the early symptoms of pertussis, or whooping cough, so they can take precautions and seek treatment, when necessary, to avoid further spread of the infection. Since early November, the number of ...