WHEELING – Neither the White House nor any federal intelligence agencies have informed West Virginia officials that any election information in the state has been stolen or hacked, West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said Friday morning. Warner said he “needs proof” that there ...
Mountain State Forest Festival Director General Nathaniel Bonnell has announced the appointments of Estrid Mara Garver-Daniels, Grayson Alexander Streets, Madeline Grace Wamsley, and Kyle Liam Warner as Royal Trumpeteers for the 88th Mountain State Forest Festival. Estrid Mara Garver-Daniels is the daughter of Tessa and Nathaniel Garver-Daniels of Elkins. She is the granddaughter of Debrah and Randal Garver of Ada, Ohio and Denise and Glen Daniels of Conway, South Carolina. She has one brother, Everett Garver-Daniels. This is Estrid’s first year serving as a Royal Trumpeteer. In the ...
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Senate was back on Capitol Hill this week following a 16-day recess, mourning the death of a colleague, fighting over defense spending, working on water infrastructure and college athletic oversight bills, and preparing for a primetime address by President Donald ...
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. WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: Country Music and Old-Time Jam Sessions are no longer being held at Armadillo Flats for the rest of the summer. From the present, until otherwise announced, the jams will take place at Elkins City Park in the Sycamore Street Pavillion every Wednesday. Country Music Jams are from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Old-Time Music Jams are from 6:30 ...
PARKERSBURG – An emergency blood shortage has been reported by the American Red Cross because of an "alarming drop" in supplies, the agency said. The blood supply dropped about 25% in June, the Red Cross said. "The American Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage and needs donors to give now and take steps to protect patient care," Sharon Kesselring, executive director of the American Red Cross of the Ohio River Valley, said. "A steep decline in blood donations since the end of May has created a growing gap between supply and patient need. Every donation is critical to ...
ELKINS — The Ambassador Baptist Church is seeking funds to build a new facility at its current location in Highland Park. Since 2007, when the church started Ambassador Ministries, a nonprofit, it has continued to grow and the ministry has found it necessary to construct a new facility in order to meet its needs, officials said. Beyond offering the traditional church services, the Ambassador Baptist Church has expanded to an international outreach, a K-12 private school, and a counseling agency, Pastor Mike House said. "We are going to take down the ...
