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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
