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Commission rescinds EMS levy vote plan

ELKINS - On Thursday afternoon, the Randolph County Commission rescinded the excess levy vote for the Randolph County Ambulance Authority that was approved in August.      The RCC had voted put the levy vote on the November General Election ballot after problems arose with the Special Emergency Ambulance Service Fee Ordinance commissioners approved back in April.    Just after the fee went into effect in July, the County Commission suspended it after the state Tax Department informed commissioners that the fee violated the streamlined sales tax agreement.    At a County ...

Two Twisted Smoke Shack employees facing felony charges

ELKINS – Two employees of the Twisted Smoke Shack in Elkins have been arrested in connection to alleged illegal marijuana products. Brandi Nicole Harris, 43, of Beverly, and Megan Raye Daniels, 38, of Beverly, were each charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance – marijuana, and conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, all felonies. Each are being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on separate $20,000 cash-only bonds, set by Magistrate Mike Dyer. According to the criminal complaints, prepared by Sgt. J.M. Tallman of the Elkins Detachment ...

Officials searching for Buckhannon man

BUCKHANNON — Officials from the City of Buckhannon Police Department and the Upshur County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management are conducting a coordinated search for Christopher James Chenoweth, who has been reported missing and endangered. Chenoweth is described as ...

IRS spotlights online services

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to explore the growing number of IRS.gov online tools that can help them quickly and securely take care of common tax tasks. IRS.gov offers secure, self-service options that can help taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals get tax information and take action online. These tools can help users access tax records, check refund status, make payments, manage payment plans, view notices, request an Identity Protection PIN, and handle authorization requests. “IRS.gov gives taxpayers secure options to get ...

W.Va. officials order flat budgets for FY28

CHARLESTON – Two months into the new fiscal year, West Virginia is showing a modest tax revenue surplus, but the state’s finances did not trigger a new personal income tax cut and state departments and agencies have been told to maintain flat budgets for the next fiscal year. According ...

Forest Festival’s Bray addresses club

ELKINS - Heidi Bray, executive director of the Mountain State Forest Festival, addressed the Rotary Club of Elkins, giving details of this year’s festival. The inaugural Mountain State Forest Festival was held in 1930, after the Elkins Business Men’s Association and the Elkins Woman’s ...