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$1.5M paving project set in Upshur County

BUCKHANNON – A contract has been awarded by the state Division of Highways for a $1.5 million paving project in Upshur County. J.F. Allen Company was the low bidder on the project, set for WV 20, from Hinkleville to Buckhannon Road, with a bid of $1,525,386.32. Meanwhile, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia Paving Inc. was the low bidder for paving on WV 84, from the Bird Run Bridge to the Virginia state line, with a bid of $754,210. Another contract was approved for a guardrail installation project in several counties, including Barbour County. Penn Line Inc. was the low ...

Two Randolph women sentenced for battery incident

ELKINS — Two Randolph County women were sentenced to supervised probation with conditions after they forced their way into an apartment and began fighting with a resident inside in 2025. Destiny Rose McDonald, 26, of Elkins, was sentenced on Aug. 6 by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge David Wilmoth to one year of incarceration for one count of battery and one year of incarceration for one count of destruction of property, both misdemeanors. The sentences are to run consecutively. Wilmoth suspended McDonald's sentences for three years of supervised probation. As part of her ...

Clipped Pole Upright in the Road

The Inter-Mountain photo by Brad Johnson A clipped-in-two electric pole sits upright in the road on Allegheny Highway in Elkins Sunday afternoon. According to scanner traffic, a vehicle hit the pole and then drove off, leading to a police pursuit. The accident delayed traffic, and a repair ...

Company receives $1M USDA Forest Service Grant

SLATYFORK – A Pocahontas lumber company has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to install new techonology at its sawmill. Beckwith Lumber Company, Inc. will receive $1,030,900 through the USDA Forest Service Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program to install a new vertical line resaw system at its hardwood sawmill in Slatyfork. "This investment is tremendous news for Beckwith Lumber, our employees, and the forest products industry throughout Pocahontas County," said Daniel Woods, president of Beckwith Lumber Company, Inc. "This award allows us to leverage our ...

WVU cuts ribbon on dental school

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined WVU leaders Wednesday morning to cut the ribbon on the renovated and modernized School of Dentistry. The ribbon cutting marked the completion of the $12.6 Phase 1 of the project, bringing new orthodontic, pediatric and dental group practice ...

Crash on Beverly Five-Lane

The Inter-Mountain photo by Taylor McKinnie Emergency crews responded to a vehicle crash on the Beverly Five-Lane in Elkins, near the Tractor Supply store, on Friday afternoon.