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Evick addresses Elkins Rotary Club

Randolph-Tucker Children’s Advocacy Center (RTCAC) Executive Director Margot Evick addressed the Rotary Club of Elkins. With its origin in 1987, the RTCAC is a safe, child-friendly facility where child protection, criminal justice, and child treatment professionals work together to ...

Foundation elects officers and trustees

At its annual meeting on Nov. 13, the Board of Trustees of the United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia elected Rev. Dr. Kenneth Krimmel, of Oak Hill, to serve as a Foundation Trustee beginning Jan. 1. Rev. Krimmel, an elder in the West Virginia Annual Conference, resides in Oak Hill, where he serves as pastor of Oak Hill United Methodist Church. Ken is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College; he has advanced degrees from Drew University and United Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor, District Superintendent of the Little Kanawha District, the Director of ...

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. COOKIES, CRAFTS AND MORE: The First United Methodist Church in Buckhannon will host: Cookies, Crafts, and More Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, Sponsored by United Women in Faith. BUCKWHEAT & PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Randolph Lodge IOOF will host a sourdough buckwheat breakfast at the Lodge Hall on the Beverly Five-Lane on Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon. The menu will ...

Alive to Thrive Day set at Canaan Valley

DAVIS —The MoCrazy Strong Brain Injury Foundation, the West Virginia Traumatic Brain Injury Services program at the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities, and the Challenged Athletes of West Virginia are teaming up once again to bring their Alive to Thrive Day event back to Canaan Valley ...

Treasury, IRS to allow states to make advance elections

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued Revenue Procedure 2026-6 allowing States, including the District of Columbia, to make an Advance Election to participate in a new tax credit for calendar year 2027. This new credit, established under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, is for contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations that serve elementary and secondary school students from low- and middle-income families. Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, individual taxpayers may claim a nonrefundable federal tax credit for cash contributions to SGOs ...

Free holiday Maestri Vocale concert planned in Charleston

CHARLESTON — Maestri Vocale is a professional choir made up of singers who live in, or have ties to West Virginia. The majority of the members are degreed musicians, many of whom conduct their own ensembles, teach and perform regularly. The singers share a passion for making quality music in a wide range of genres and styles. Maestri Vocale is unique as it shares leadership. Furthermore, members take turns directing one another and sometimes act as accompanists on various instruments. The ensemble was created not only to promote and share excellent music in West Virginia, but also as a ...