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Officials: Middle Fork River in Ellamore is flooding

ELLAMORE – Randolph County officials announced this morning that the Middle Fork River in Ellamore is flooding. A message from the Randolph County Office of Emergency Management and 911 Monday morning stated, “The Middle Fork River in Ellamore has risen to Action stage at 12.77 ft; Flood stage is 13 ft. Anyone living along the river is urged to self evacuate and move to higher ground, flooding is imminent. DO NOT drive through flood waters.”

Manuel case going to grand jury

ELKINS — A grand jury will hear a case involving a Randolph County man accused of allegedly cashing an already deposited check that belonged to a deceased man. Richard Allan Manuel, known as "Opie," 53, is charged with one count of forging or uttering other writing, a felony. He is ...

Flooding leads to water rescues in Randolph, Barbour

ELKINS - Emergency workers performed water rescues in both Randolph and Barbour counties Sunday after severe storms caused flooding in the local area. Flooding in the Montrose area of Randolph County area forced officials to rescue a family who were stranded in their home by high water, ...

Special Water Board meeting set for Tuesday

ELKINS — An open special meeting will take place Tuesday morning to discuss Elkins' current and possible future water sources. According to an Elkins City Hall release, the Elkins Water Department and Water Board will be holding a "special meeting" on Tuesday to discuss Elkins' source water and "potential for new raw water sources in the future." The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Phil Gainer Community Center from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. In a text-exchange comment to The Inter-Mountain, Elkins City Public Water System Chief Operator and Manager Wes Lambert stated ...

Upshur residents charged with child abuse, animal cruelty

BUCKHANNON — An Upshur County man and woman face abuse charges after police allegedly found a child and animals in their care living in "repulsive" conditions. Dakota Ray Mcie, 23, and Ciarra Marueen Lacey, 22, are both charged with one count of child abuse creating risk of injury, a ...

State liaison assigned after contract controversy

CHARLESTON — Marion County Schools avoiding becoming the latest school to be placed in a state of emergency or direct intervention by the West Virginia Board of Education, but it will be watched closely. The state Board of Education voted during its regular monthly meeting in Charleston to ...