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West Virginia receives B for fiscal health

CHARLESTON – The latest report from a national group that evaluates the financial health of states gives West Virginia high marks for having enough money to pay its outstanding bills for fiscal year 2025 while raising concerns about federal compliance under the previous ...

CHARLESTON - A 2020 law meant to pave the way for the redevelopment of the historic Hill Top House Hotel in Harpers Ferry was the focus of oral arguments Wednesday before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The lawsuit, brought in 2022 against the former Department of Economic ...

Tough Crowd

ELKINS – About 60 people attended a packed informational meeting about Randolph County's new EMS service fee Wednesday morning at the West Virginia Wood Technology Center. The meeting was scheduled to run for just 30 minutes, from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., but was extended another 10 minutes to ...

BOE presented with school consolidation plans

ELKINS - Superintendent of Schools Dr. Derek Lambert told the Randolph County Board of Education Tuesday night that declining student enrollment has forced him to formulate plans that may include further school closures, and even construction of new school facilities.     As of Oct. 1, ...

Man charged with possession with intent, DUI

BUCKHANNON - An Upshur County man is facing charges after an officer allegedly found him to be in the possession, and under the influence, of Xanax while driving. Matthew Edward Summerfield-Duke, 30, is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, a ...

First Day of Early Voting

The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley Linda Shomo, left, is checked in by poll worker Sarah Layfield at the Randolph County Commission Annex on the first day of early voting Wednesday morning in Elkins. Sitting next to Layfield is Diane Jackson. Early voting will continue through Oct. 31. ...