The Inter-Mountain photo by Anthony Gaynor Tuesday evening's severe storm caused damage in Elkins, including bringing down this tree on Gorman Avenue. Officials say power was out in some areas as heavy flooding was reported in Upshur and Lewis counties.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Human Services is getting its second leader under Gov. Patrick Morrisey, as the state agency continues to wrestle with child welfare concerns and comes under a microscope over issues with federal funding for social services. In a press release Monday morning, Morrisey announced that Carl E. Ayers began work Monday as the new cabinet secretary of the Department of Human Services. Ayers brings nearly 30 years of social services experience from neighboring Virginia, from field work to becoming the principal deputy commissioner of the Virginia ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
ELKINS - The Elkins/Randolph County Chamber recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome to the community a new hair salon located on the Beverly Five-Lane. The event celebrated the grand opening of Luxe Hair Studio, a new salon that provides a wide range of professional services, ...
