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Purchase of Steer, Gandy Dancer falls through

ELKINS - The highly anticipated purchase of a longtime Elkins restaurant and theater by a community church has fallen through, officials said. Owners of the Steer Steakhouse and Gandy Dancer Theater told The Inter-Mountain this week the two facilities will not be sold in December, as had been announced previously. The Inter-Mountain confirmed the news with officials from the Refinery Church, which had previously planned to buy the facilities. In August 2025, Refinery Church Pastor Roy Schneider announced the church's intentions to purchase the 20,000 square-feet facilities. An ...

Luxe Hair Studio opens on Beverly Five-Lane

ELKINS - The Elkins/Randolph County Chamber recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome to the community a new hair salon located on the Beverly Five-Lane. The event celebrated the grand opening of Luxe Hair Studio, a new salon that provides a wide range of professional services, ...

Community Calendar

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: Country Music and Old-Time Jam Sessions are no longer being held at Armadillo Flats for the rest of the summer. From the present, until otherwise announced, the jams will take place at Elkins City Park in the Sycamore Street Pavillion every Wednesday. Country Music Jams are from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Old-Time Music Jams are from 6:30 ...

Judge issues ultimatum to Justice family

CHARLESTON - The family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice was given a deadline to explain why a federal judge should not move forward with a case by The Greenbrier Resort's current lender seeking to wrest control of the historic hotel. U.S. District Court Judge Frank W. Volk issued an order to show ...

Morrisey names new Human Services secretary

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Human Services is getting its second leader under Gov. Patrick Morrisey, as the state agency continues to wrestle with child welfare concerns and comes under a microscope over issues with federal funding for social services. In a press release Monday morning, Morrisey announced that Carl E. Ayers began work Monday as the new cabinet secretary of the Department of Human Services. Ayers brings nearly 30 years of social services experience from neighboring Virginia, from field work to becoming the principal deputy commissioner of the Virginia ...

WVU leads Consortium chosen to invest $321M

MORGANTOWN – The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium – led by WVU in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and more than 60 regional partners – will receive up to $160 million over the next decade from the National ...