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Town of Huttonsville sets date for Trick or Treating, will begin flushing water lines next week

HUTTONSVILLE — Trick or Treating for the Town of Huttonsville will take place Saturday, Nov. 1 from 6-8.p.m. * Huttonsville water customers are alerted that the Town of Huttonsville Water Department will be flushing water lines and fire hydrants for the entire service area. Flushing will begin Monday, Oct. 27 and continue through Friday, Oct. 31, officials said. Residents may experience pressure fluctuation and/or cloudy water. To clear water, allow the faucets to run for a short period of time until it clears up. Officials ask that you do not do laundry until you are sure ...

Community Calendar

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 ...

WVU Extension Fire Service trains firefighters

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 ...

Pulitzer Prize-winner to speak Thursday

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 City Hall News

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 ...

Community Calendar

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 ...