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GameChanger program to stay at EMS

ELKINS — Elkins City Council has approved using more than $12,000 in opioid settlement funds to keep Elkins Middle School a GameChanger School for a second year. During City Council's most recent meeting, the eight present council members voted in favor of Resolution 1944, which authorizes using opioid settlement funds "to implement the GameChanger substance misuse prevention program at Elkins Middle School for a second school year." Third Ward council member Christopher Lowther and Fifth Ward representative Cody Thompson were absent from the meeting. According to Resolution 1944, ...

Man charged in stolen copper wire case

ELKINS — A Randolph County man faces a felony charge after allegedly breaking into a company's trailer and stealing $750 of copper wire. Mark Jay Courtney, 47, of Elkins, is charged with one count of entry into a building other than a dwelling, a felony. He is currently being held at the ...

MSFF Turkey Calling Contest is Saturday

BELINGTON - The Mountain State Forest Festival is hosting a sanctioned National Wildlife Turkey Calling Contest through the Tygart Valley Local West Virginia chapter of the NWTF at 9 a.m. Saturday at Knot Just Another Barn, 257 Camp Mahonegan Rd. in Belington. Registration is free and will take place at 8 a.m. The event will run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Divisions include Open, Friction, and Owl Hooting for both adults and juveniles. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. Committee chairs and sponsors for the event are Roger Mahanes, Jim Lemmons and Ray Mearns of the Tygart Valley Local ...

Grant program open to local nonprofits

BUCKHANNON – A longtime charitable organization based in Upshur County is seeking applications for an annual grant program. The Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon is accepting grant applications through Sept. 30 for its next Healthy Communities Initiative. The initiative provides funding to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations for health-focused projects that address needs in Barbour, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur and Webster counties. The initiative also supports projects that improve a nonprofit's internal capacity to work effectively and develop strong finances, leadership, and ...

Flight demonstration on Snowshoe Mountain wins award

SNOWSHOE – A West Virginia Department of Transportation flight demonstration atop Snowshoe Mountain has been awarded a regional transportation award. The award honors a December 2025 demonstration in which the Electra aircraft company flew its EL2 hybrid-electric Ultra Short Takeoff and ...

Major Elkins streets to have lane closures next week

ELKINS – Three major streets in town will feature temporary lane closures next week, the state Divison of Highways announced Thursday. Harrison Avenue, 11th Street and Randolph Avenue in Elkins will have lane closures for road repairs beginning Monday, Aug. 31 hrough Friday, Sept. 4, a DOH press release states. The lane closures will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each week day next week. Special accommodations will be made for emergency vehicles, school buses and the United States Postal Service. All other motorists are to expect delays and/or seek alternate routes.