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Morrisey announces $3.4M health funding opportunity

KINGWOOD – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey spent Monday morning at Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital in Kingwood speaking about community-based health. He was joined by local representatives, members of the Preston County Commission, state officials, local community partners and ...

Barbour man facing multiple felonies

ELKINS — A Barbour County man faces felony charges after allegedly fleeing from police while drunk, trying to take an officer's gun and threatening to kill an EMT. Jonathan Nicholas Durking, 26, of Belington, is charged with one count of attempt to disarm an officer, one count of fleeing ...

Fair retires after 15 years in Drug Courts

ELKINS — Matthew Fair has retired from the Randolph County Juvenile and Adult Drug Courts after 15 years of donated time, dedication and care. On May 26, members of the Randolph County Juvenile and Adult Drug Court treatment team, including Randolph County Circuit Court Judges David Wilmoth ...

BOE hears from entities wishing to obtain Harman School

ELKINS - Two of the three entities looking to obtain the Harman School property gave informational presentations to the Randolph County Board of Education during a special meeting held last week. The Harman Education Association and the Harman School and Advancement Center, which is part of the Harman Town Council, took part in the meeting and had several representatives from each side speak on their organizations' behalf. A third entity, Urgent Care EMS Inc., did not participate in the meeting. The Harman K-12 school building will become empty when school concludes at the end of the ...

Tiger Commencement

ELKINS — A total of 186 members of Elkins High School’s Class of 2026 graduated during commencement ceremonies on Friday evening. Held inside the Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium, this was Elkins High School’s 127th Commencement Ceremony. The event was attended by Interim Randolph ...