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‘Tech Toolshed’ offers free use of equipment

ELKINS — A new free program can provide tech tools for use by local businesses and non-profits. Woodlands Development & Lending is presenting the “Tech Toolshed,” a cost-free program that allows small businesses and non-profits to borrow high-quality tech tools and equipment to further their business goals and mission. “This program was created to help businesses and organizations present their services professionally, as most rely on social media and marketing materials to increase sales,” a Woodlands Development press release states. The current inventory includes ...

Foundation announces 36th ‘Uncle Sam’s Birthday Party’

PARSONS – The Tucker Community Foundation’s 36th annual Uncle Sam’s Birthday Party charitable event is scheduled for Friday, July 3, at the Bear Paw Lodge of Canaan Valley State Park, with doors opening at 5:15 p.m. and dinner will start at 6 p.m. Tickets are available now; however, ...

Bartak and the College World Series

OMAHA, Nebraska – Hey Ump: That probably was a Mickey Mouse call. Even if Lambert Bartak didn’t realize the sonic implications of what just happened. What he just did. Are you heading out to Omaha for the College Baseball World Series and West Virginia University’s first-ever foray ...

Worth a shot: Challenge raises $500K for food pantries

OMAHA, Nebraska - West Virginia baseball fans traveling to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series can support their team in more ways than just going to the games as the Mountaineers battle to advance in the 2026 championship series. In fact, they can do it by doing something they’ll (more than likely) already be doing. Something Mountaineer fans everywhere are known for, and are pretty good at doing as well. Rocco’s Pizza & Cantina, located just across the street from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, is home to the College World Series Jello Shot Challenge, a fundraiser that ...

WVU researchers probe spacetime ripples

Backed by $5.9 million in National Science Foundation funding, West Virginia University researchers are using stars that function like celestial clocks to search for spacetime ripples known as gravitational waves. The sources of those ripples could be supermassive black holes. They could be ...

Community Calendar

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. BROWN BAG CONCERT: The June Brown Bag Concert will feature the West Virginia Highland Dancers at The Arts Center. The performance will be Wednesday, June 17, from noon to 1 p.m., free to attend, in the Great Hall at the Arts Center - 2 Park Street, Elkins. WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: The Wednesday Pickin’ Country Music Jam Sessions are continuing to take place ...