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Dilly: Coalton school would close under consolidation plan

ELKINS — Coalton Elementary School would have to close as part of Dr. Shawn Dilly’s proposed consolidation plan, the superintendent said during Tuesday evening’s Randolph County Board of Education meeting, to the apparent surprise of BOE members. During a scheduled work session ...

Valley Head man sentenced

ELKINS — A Valley Head man was sentenced Wednesday to one year in prison and five years of supervised probation, with extensive contingencies, after pleading guilty to conspiracy and grand larceny charges. Eric Wayne Robinson, 33, was sentenced by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge David ...

West Virginia tax collections take slight dip in August

CHARLESTON — Two months into fiscal year 2026, August general revenue fund collections in West Virginia came in slightly lower than estimates, but year-to-date collections remain in the black. According to the monthly report released by the state Senate Finance Committee released Tuesday ...

First Friday Focus on Education event planned

ELKINS — Kump Education Center will host Randolph County native Seth DiStefano as the speaker for First Friday Focus on Education on Friday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. He works with the West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy in a coalition of concerned citizens called “Together for Public ...

Rally for Workers

ELKINS — More than 100 citizens took time out of a celebratory holiday that honors American workers in order to take part in a nationwide rally at the Randolph County Courthouse on Monday billed as “Workers Over Billionaires.” Both locals and out-of-town residents were among those who ...

Ride set to honor POW/MIA soldiers

ELKINS — The Mingo Saloon and Lodge will host a POW/MIA Memorial Ride and Ceremony this month, with the procession traveling through Randolph County towns and into the City of Elkins. The Mingo Saloon and Lodge is partnering with the POW/MIA Forget-Me-Nots, a non-profit volunteer ...