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Concrete Work Shuts Down Street

The Inter-Mountain photos by Brad Johnson A portion of Davis Avenue in front of Elkins City Hall was temporarily closed to traffic on Wednesday, as a crew performed concrete work on the sidewalk where repairs needed to be made. Elkins City Hall has been closed to the public for two years, and ...

Traffic stop leads to felony drug charge

ELKINS – A Randolph County man is behind bars and facing a drug felony after a traffic stop. William Houdini Johnson, Jr., 42, is charged with prohibited acts – controlled substance, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond, set by ...

Commission approves funding for local events

ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission approved funding requests for a pair of local organizations during its most recent meeting. The first request on the meeting's agenda came from the Tygart Valley Homestead Association, which was seeking funding help for the Homestead Community and Event Center. "Just to fill you in on some things that have been going on up at Homestead, we have fresh paint in the dining hall and new blinds installed, and youth football and cheer have holding practices and games out on the field as well as youth soccer," said Tygart Valley Homestead Association ...

Kent Price, who preached for 60 years, passes at 80

ELKINS – Many local residents this week are remembering a 60-year preacher, long-time business owner and former radio announcer who passed away Monday. Kent Price, 80, had just celebrated, on Sept. 6, his 60th year in ministry. He began preaching in Cincinnati in 1966, then later served ...

Pack vows to defend Hope Scholarship from suit

CHARLESTON – In 2022, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals lifted a block on the Hope Scholarship educational voucher program. Nearly five years later, a different state treasurer will have to defend the program in court once again. State Treasurer Larry Pack released a statement ...

Class action suit filed by hospital employee

MORGANTOWN – A class action lawsuit has been filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court on behalf of individuals who were unknowingly recorded by cameras hidden in non-public bathrooms at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. The suit was filed Sept. 1 against West Virginia University Hospitals Inc. and West Virginia United Health System Inc. by an individual identified as P.J.P. on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. On June 26, hospital employees discovered a digital recording device beneath a sink inside a staff restroom. Law enforcement was notified and the device was ...