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Federal government shutdown heading into week four

CHARLESTON — Today will mark day 24 of the federal government shutdown due to disagreements in the U.S. Senate over continuing funding resolutions between Republicans and Democrats, with the impasse likely to continue until at least the beginning of November. The U.S. Senate voted ...

Four names sent to Morrisey to succeed Armstead

CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey will have four names to consider appointing to succeed Tim Armstead, the late West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals justice who passed away in August. After conducting interviews earlier this week, the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission (JVAC) ...

Plea entered in stabbing case

ELKINS — A Randolph County man accepted a plea agreement this week regarding a 2023 stabbing incident involving his spouse. Mark Allen Rhodes, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful assault, a felony, and one count of domestic assault, a misdemeanor. Rhodes agreed to an Alford plea, ...

Company to invest $1M in Buckhannon

BUCKHANNON — The City of Buckhannon is to receive a $1 million multi-year investment from Weyerhaeuser, one of the largest private owners of timberlands. Weyerhaeuser, which owns or controls approximately 10.4 million acres of timberlands in the U.S., announced this month that it will be ...

Randolph County farmer wins statewide agriculture award

CHARLESTON — A Randolph County woman has been awarded a 2025 Women in Agriculture Award from the state of West Virginia. During this year’s 100th annual State Fair of West Virginia, Carole Daniels was recognized during a ceremony for the six state-wide recipients. Each year, the ...