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NWS confirms tornado touched down in Barbour

PHILIPPI - The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Barbour County last week during the severe storms of July 21.  The NWS has issued preliminary assessments of five tornadoes that touched down in West Virginia during the storm, including one along Taylors Drain Road in Barbour County, which is five miles north of downtown Philippi.      "There was a tornado that we surveyed on last Tuesday (July 21) that trekked along Taylors Drain Road and then right along the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad," National Weather Service Meteorologist Harrison ...

Man arrested after driving through barricade in Upshur

BUCKHANNON – An Upshur County man was arrested Sunday for driving through a barricaded section of flood-damaged road, Sheriff J. Michael Coffman said. On Sunday, "deputies with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office arrested Larry Christopher Alderman, 53, of French Creek, West Virginia, ...

Officials: Flooding destroyed 33 homes in Upshur, Lewis

BUCKHANNON – Last week's flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties destroyed 33 homes, West Virginia's Senate and Congressional representatives said in a letter to President Donald Trump. The letter, dated Saturday and signed by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both R-West ...

Tygart Valley United Way donates $20K

ELKINS – Tygart Valley United Way is proud to announce a $20,000 founding gift to Interact Children's Museum in support of the museum's Founding 150 Campaign, helping bring an exciting new destination for children and families to North Central West Virginia. The investment represents more ...

United Methodist Women award scholarships

The United Women in Faith of the First United Methodist Church has awarded scholarships to two Elkins High School graduating seniors, Andrew Harris and Madelyn Lambert. Harris is the son of Christina and Scott Harris of Elkins and will be attending West Virginia Wesleyan College in the fall. ...

Morrisey surveys Pleasants County storm damage

ST. MARYS — Gov. Patrick Morrisey Saturday surveyed storm damage in Pleasants County where recovery efforts continued. Morrisey visited Wright’s Riverside Marine near St. Marys where Pleasants County Commissioner Mike Smith showed him damaged homes, campers, utility poles and other ...