With volunteer firefighter numbers decreasing nationwide, the West Virginia University Extension Fire Service is playing a critical role in training and retaining current volunteers while preparing the next generation of firefighters. In West Virginia, 90% of fire departments are staffed ...
CHARLESTON — Nationally renowned novelist and author Viet Thanh Nguyen will deliver the West Virginia Humanities Council’s annual McCreight Lecture in the Humanities at Capitol Theater in Charleston this Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. Nguyen, who won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2016 for his debut novel, The Sympathizer, has written extensively about the legacy and memory of the Vietnam War. “The McCreight Lecture is all about creating opportunities for West Virginians to share the room with great authors and scholars like Viet Thanh Nguyen,” says the Council’s ...
ELKINS — The City of Elkins asks residents to sign up for emergency alerts. Residents with mobile phones can receive important alerts including weather warnings and water outages. They will also receive reminders about changes to city services due to holidays. Please sign up at https://cityofelkinswv.com/alerts/. The City’s Sanitation Department announces that for October 2025, the free monthly bulk item pickup (one large item, such as an appliance, TV, or mattress) schedule is as follows: For October: Thursday: Thursday, Oct. 23 Friday: Friday, Oct. 24 For ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Inter-Mountain’s 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 and as space allows. WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: The Augusta Heritage Center’s weekly acoustic music jam sessions are now taking place at Armadillo Flats at C.J. Maggie’s Restaurant on Davis Avenue in Elkins throughout the fall and winter months. The country music jam sessions will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., while the old-time music jam sessions will be ...
MORGANTOWN — During West Virginia University Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 24-25, the WVU Alumni Association will honor recipients of the 2025 Homecoming and Alumni Service Awards. Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal Dr. Clay Marsh (’81, ’85), chancellor and executive dean for WVU Health Sciences, will serve as the grand marshal for the 2025 Homecoming Parade at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, on High Street in downtown Morgantown. Known for his calm, compassionate leadership and steadfast dedication to the people of West Virginia, Dr. Marsh has become one of the state’s most trusted ...
ELKINS — For as long as she can remember, Diana Smith wanted to be a nurse. And now the ERCC employee continues to improve on her lifelong goal by obtaining additional certification. Smith recently completed a course and has received her Resident Assessment Coordinator certification (RAC-CT), said Tara Shaver, ERCC Administrator. Smith works with families to create a care plan for those in short-term care at ERCC, Shaver added. “We’re extremely pleased that Diana obtained this certification noting that it is a dificult course to complete,” Shaver said. “It’s another way ...
