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Lurch Fest expecting big crowd Saturday

PHILIPPI — For the past five years there has been one day each summer when it was normal for those visiting the city of Philippi to be creepy, kooky, mysterious, and sometimes spooky.    That day has once again crept up on Barbour County and will take place Saturday, with the sixth annual Lurch Fest, a one-day event that has become one of West Virginia's most popular festivals.    "Lurch Fest is a really quirky event where you might see a little bit of everything," said Lurch Fest Committee Chair Tammy Stemple. "A lot of people dress up and come out to have a good time. It's a ...

Landmark Baptist Church celebrates 35 years

ELKINS — The Landmark Baptist Church of Elkins celebrated its 35 years of ministry in the community with a cookout after services on Sunday. The church, which was founded by Dr. Kenneth Shiflet in 1991, began as a mission work fully supported by Landmark Baptist Church of Richmond, the Atlantic Baptist Bible Fellowship, and 16 other Baptist churches. The church's first service took place on July 21, 1991, and was conducted by Shiflet to a congregation of 15 at the Odd Fellows Lodge. The church moved to a conference room at the Econo Lodge several weeks later, before meeting in a ...

Buckhannon waives flood-restoration permit fees

BUCKHANNON - Buckhannon City Council on Thursday approved a measure to waive all building and wiring permit fees for verified flood‑related repair and restoration work within city limits, following last week's deadly flooding in Upshur County. Officials said the move is “part of the ...

Kentucky man accused of stealing from Mill Creek resident

MILL CREEK — A Kentucky man is facing felony charges in Randolph County after allegedly using his brother's information in a fraudulent check scheme to steal more than $4,000 from a West Virginia resident. Preston H. Biggs, 30, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, is charged with one count of fraudulent schemes and one count of possession of counterfeit or unauthorized access device with intent to defraud, both felonies. Biggs was being held on a $4,069 cash-only bond that has since been posted. According to the criminal complaint, filed by Trooper Thomas J. Sclimenti with the Elkins ...

Beverly resident sets state fishing record

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced Thursday that the state record for pumpkinseed sunfish was set on June 25 by Ken Neer of Morgantown, and then broken by Sierra Adamson of Beverly on July 14. "The pumpkinseed state record category was established in ...

Gift supports Rosenbaum Family House

The Elkins Rotary Club has made a donation to support the meals program at Rosenbaum Family House, which is located on the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital campus of WVU Medicine in Morgantown. Elkins Rotary President Karen Wilmoth met with Rosenbaum Family House Director Dana Schutte to present ...