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Retired circuit judge Keadle passes

BUCKHANNON – Tom Keadle, a retired circuit judge who served Upshur and Lewis counties, has died. Keadle retired as a circuit judge in 2013. He had been a judge since 1985 and an attorney since 1974. A native of Alderson, Keadle had served four years in the United States Marine Corps, and ...

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 ...

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 ...