Touching Up the Intersection
The Inter-Mountain photo by Brad Johnson A West Virginia Division of Highways crew spent much of Wednesday working on touch-ups and improvements to the intersection of Randolph and Railroad Avenues in Elkins.
Fentanyl case going to grand jury
ELKINS - Probable cause was found in the case of a Randolph County man who was allegedly found with drugs while bicycling through Elkins. Eric Lynn Armstrong, 43, has been charged with possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on ...
W.Va. election officials monitoring rulings
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a partial victory for an executive order placing certain restrictions on mail-in voting, though the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office said those restrictions likely will not affect the November general election. The Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday granting a stay of a lower court injunction of an executive order issued by Trump earlier this year aimed at election integrity. Among other things, Executive Order 14399 – issued by the president in March – directed the U.S. Postal Service to create ...
Tucker County Fair royalty crowned
ELKINS – Isabelle Hauser has been crowned the 2026 Tucker County Fair Queen, and her royal court has been announced this week. Hauser was chosen a winner during the Queen's Pageant Sunday, along with 2026 Tucker County Fair Teen Norah Jackson and 2026 Ms Tucker County Fair Tressica ...
Grand jury to hear child abuse case
ELKINS — A grand jury will hear a case involving a Beverly woman accused of child abuse after a juvenile in the care of her and her husband was allegedly found bound by zip ties in a bathroom. Licha Faye Ortiz, 54, of Beverly, is charged with one count of child abuse creating risk of bodily ...
Montrose man facing multiple charges
ELKINS – A Randolph County man is facing a spate of charges after allegedly injuring an elderly woman and fleeing from police. Andrew Stephen Purdum, 38, of Montrose, is charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, a felony. He is also charged with multiple ...