ELKINS — Probable cause has been found in a felony case involving a Randolph County man accused of illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Andrew Stephen Purdum, 38, of Montrose, is charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, a felony. He is also charged ...
PARKERSBURG — The importance of employment and career on an individual's health and wellness, as well as the impact of a high school diploma on earning potential, is the focus of a program aimed at helping people earn their GEDs. Highmark Health Options West Virginia recently launched GEDWorks, an educational support program designed to help eligible members earn their General Educational Development credential at no cost. The program is available to qualifying HHO members throughout West Virginia, according to a release from Highmark Health Options. Eligible members receive ...
CHARLESTON - U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Monday learned more about the services offered by West Virginia 211, the program operated by the state’s United Way chapters that connects people to state and federal resources and assistance. Capito, R-W.Va., toured the Charleston offices of ...
MARIETTA, Ohio — A Monroe County man who suffered catastrophic burns in a 2025 orphan well explosion in Wayne National Forest is suing the drilling and cementing companies involved, alleging their safety failures caused the blast. Chazz Bates filed the civil complaint Aug. 21 in Washington ...
ELKINS – A local fraternal organization has continued its long history of supporting area youth by donating to a pair of Randolph County youth baseball leagues. John Gilmore, a representative of the Elkins Pilgrim Commandery No. 21 Knights Templar, recently presented a $500 donation to ...
DAVIS – A Tucker County grass-roots group of local citizens, along with two conservation groups, are asking for their concerns about a proposed data center to be heard in court, following the state Intermediate Court of Appeals' issuing of two procedural dismissals. The two Tucker United appeals cases regarded the state Department of Environmental Protection’s granting of an air quality permit for a proposed Fundamental Data power plant and data center near Davis. "These decisions have been about which court should hear our cases, not whether Fundamental Data's air permit is ...
