BELINGTON — A Randolph County man is facing 17 felony charges after allegedly taking almost $200 from his father's bank account without permission, and also allegedly stealing and selling his firearms. Denver James Goodwin, 29, is charged with 17 counts of possession of counterfeit or ...
ELKINS — Randolph County Sheriff Rob Elbon has released a statement reminding the public to beware of scammers, based on a local incident that took place recently. This week, Elbon posted to social media information about an incident that affected a local resident. The post stated a citizen in Randolph County had been attempting to sell his home when he found out his house was already listed on TikTok and was being advertised as a rental property. When the homeowner called the phone number provided in the TikTok ad, Elbon said a "foreign-sounding man" from out-of-state ...
ELKINS — Elkins City Council voted to reallocate more than $500,000 in the General Fund Budget after the City carried over more than $1 million from the prior fiscal year. During Council's most recent meeting, seven present council members voted to revise the City of Elkins Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund Budget to account for an additional $531,594 in surplus funds left unspent from Fiscal Year 2026. First Ward Council member Cody Kerns, Second Ward representative Michael Hinchman and Fourth Ward member Andrew Carroll were absent from the meeting. In March, Council approved a ...
BUCKHANNON – Officials have announced they will close the Distribution Center at West Virginia Wesleyan College — where donated disaster relief supplies have been stored since the deadly flooding of July 21 — on Sunday afternoon. The coordinated Distribution Center at the Auxiliary Gym ...
CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Aug. 2, 2009: Golfers Sam Snead and Bill Campbell became the first two inductees into the West Virginia Golf Hall of ...
BOWDEN - A barred owl with substantial injuries received a new lease on life thanks to an observant motorist who noticed the injured bird alongside the roadway. Earlier this spring, Elkins resident Russell Corley was driving to Elkins from Bowden on Route 33 when he saw a large bird on the ...
