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Flooding prompts state of emergency proclamations

BUCKHANNON - Governor Patrick Morrisey has declared a State of Emergency for all 55 counties as severe storms continue to move across West Virginia, resulting in flash flooding, landslides, road closures, and other dangerous conditions. Also today, the Uphsur County Commission has proclaimed a local state of emergency due to widespread flooding. The Upshur County Commission's proclamation notes that “Upshur County has experienced widespread flooding resulting from significant rainfall, causing damage to public infrastructure, private property, roadways, bridges, culverts, ...

Resources announced for those affected by flooding

BUCKHANNON — Resources for those in Upshur and Lewis counties who were impacted by Tuesday night's severe storm and flooding are being announced across the region. At about 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Upshur County 911 Center posted to social media that all 911 lines in the county are currently down. Officials urge anyone who needs assistance to call one of the following numbers: 304-997-9373, 681-837-2445, 304-516-2502 and 304-439-0263. The Buckhannon Church of the Nazarene has opened the church building to those who need shelter after the devastating storm Tuesday night. ...

Buckhannon mayor asks for prayers for the area

BUCKHANNON – The mayor of Buckhannon is asking for prayers for the area hit hard by Tuesday night's severe storm. At about 9:45 a.m., Mayor Robbie Skinner posted the following to social media: “First and foremost, the City of Buckhannon, North-Central Upshur County, and everyone here… ...

DUI wreck injures two elderly people

BELINGTON — A Barbour County man is facing charges after allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content level three times over the legal limit and causing an accident that injured two elderly people. Dayton Lee Isenhart, 22, of Philippi, is charged with one count of DUI with injury and one ...

Emergency Landing on the Highway

BOWDEN - An airplane traveling from North Carolina to Michigan was forced to make an emergency landing on U.S. Route 33 near the Faulkner Road exit in Randolph County Monday afternoon.     Randolph County Sheriff Rob Elbon said he was the first to respond to the scene after a 911 ...

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 ...