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Dedicating a Corridor H Bridge

The Inter-Mountain photos by Taylor McKinnie. Top photo: State senator Robbie Morris, center, displays a sign for the new U.S. Army Pvt. Preston D. Vanscoy Memorial Bridge, flanked by Emma Lou Teets, left, and Elkins Marine Corps League Commandant Roger Ware, who led the ceremony ...

Store manager accused of soliciting a minor

PHILIPPI – A manager at the Philippi Dollar General store is accused of locking a juvenile female inside the store and making inappropriate comments to her. Jeffrey Irvin Malcolm, 35, of Philippi, is charged with soliciting a minor, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional ...

Officials: No students harmed in PBHS incident

PHILIPPI – School officials said an “isolated behavioral issue” with one student led to police officers being present at Philip Barbour High School Monday, but added that no one was hurt, classes were not closed and no students were sent home from school. "We had a student who had an issue in the classroom and it was dealt with in that classroom," Barbour County Superintendent Eddie Vincent told The Inter-Mountain Monday afternoon. "The student had some behavioral issues and it was taken care of. “We did a really good job of taking care of it quickly, and a notice was sent ...

Mill Creek fraudulent check case dismissed

ELKINS — The case against a Kentucky man accused of a fraudulent check scheme to steal more than $4,000 from a West Virginia resident has been dismissed. According to Magistrate Court records, the case against Preston H. Biggs, 30, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was dismissed after a preliminary hearing in Randolph County Magistrate Court. Biggs was represented by attorney Brent Easton. Randolph County Magistrate Benjamin Shepler presided over the case and dismissed the charges against Biggs at the hearing's conclusion. Biggs had been charged with one count of fraudulent schemes and ...

Thacker donation adds 47 acres to Audra State Park

BUCKHANNON - A local family has donated more than 40 acres of land to Audra State Park, with plans for trail development in the works. On Sept. 3, former Elkins residents Dr. Victor and Mary T. Thacker donated 47 acres of land to Audra State Park, expanding the park by around 13%. The new ...

Mail Truck vs. Mini Cooper

Photos courtesy of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office A sports car and a mail truck collided Saturday afternoon in Beverly. At about 1 p.m., a Mini Cooper and a United States Postal Service vehicle crashed in a 'rear-end type collision with severe damage to both vehicles' on US 219 near ...