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Group tours Railyard Conference Center

ELKINS - The Rotary Club of Elkins held a special meeting at the Railyard Event & Conference Center, getting an inside look at the facility and learning about upcoming events. Nina Hebb, the center’s director of entertainment, briefly addressed the group in the conference center area and ...

WVWC sees 20% enrollment increase

BUCKHANNON — West Virginia Wesleyan College welcomes more than 400 new students to campus for the 2026-2027 academic year, marking a more than 20% increase in new student enrollment and the College’s largest freshman class in more than five years. The incoming class reflects a 75% ...

Visiting the four corners of the U.S.

PARKERSBURG - A former Parkersburg man this month completed a goal he hopes will show people there’s hope despite facing problems that may seem to be insurmountable, including school debt. Brian Bollinger, 52, of Oakland, Md., on Aug. 14 completed a tour of the eastern most, western most, ...

Band Marches into City Park

The Inter-Mountain photos by Anthony Gaynor The Elkins High School Marching Band makes its way into the Elkins City Park, above, on Saturday during the annual Corn Roast. The decades-long tradition featured performances from the EHS and Elkins Middle School band. The event featured the ...

Officials tout FEMA Disaster Recovery Center

BUCKHANNON — Upshur County officials are urging all residents who were affected by the severe July 21 flooding to make use of the services of the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center. A joint Upshur County and City of Buckhannon press release spotlights the Center, located on the second floor of the Upshur County Development Authority Building in Buckhannon. The center is open Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. “FEMA staff are available to help survivors register for federal disaster assistance, review documentation, and explain what benefits may be available,,” the ...

SHEPHERDSTOWN – Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has joined the voices opposing the Valley Link transmission line project. “I'm gravely worried about the proposed 260-mile Valley Link power line, that's going to plow through much of West Virginia, including historic Jefferson County and the lower Shenandoah Valley,” Burns said in a video posted to social media by the group Say No to Valley Link. The project, which would run through 18 West Virginia counties, including Randolph, Upshur, Tucker and Barbour, is a proposed 260-mile, 765-kilovolt transmission line that ...