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Garden Club appoints officers

Submitted photo The Emma Scott Garden Club appointed the following officers for the remainder of the fiscal year. Seated from left are Summer Kirk-Swanson, vice president; Patricia Mayes, president; and Katy Kerns, parliamentarian. Standing from left are Vickie Keller, corresponding ...

Emergency Landing on Route 33

The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley A small aircraft performed an emergency landing on the median strip on Route 33 near the Faulkner Road exit on Monday afternoon. Responding to the scene were the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, the Elkins City Police and the Elkins Fire Department.

Morrisey declares State of Emergency in Barbour County

CHARLESTON - Governor Patrick Morrisey on Monday afternoon declared a State of Emergency for Barbour County following severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall that caused significant flooding and damage across the county beginning on July 18. "When West Virginians are facing an emergency, we're going to move quickly to get the people and resources in place to help," said Morrisey. "We're working closely with local emergency officials to assess damage, support response efforts, and help affected communities recover as quickly as possible." The proclamation allows state agencies to ...

Beverly Heritage Day

The Inter-Mountain photos by Joe Blankenship Above, Joseph Mullenax of Montrose demonstrates the art of Blacksmithing during the Beverly Heritage Day celebration Saturday. At right, Liz Stout of Elkins rides Que on her way to deliver the Declaration to Don Teter for a reading during the ...

Officials discuss ownership of EMS property

ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission agreed to conduct a deed search for one of the Randolph County Emergency Squad's stations during its most recent meeting During the meeting, Commission President David Kesling made a motion to do a search in order to transfer the deed of Station 1 to the Randolph County Ambulance Authority. Fellow Commissioner Cris Siler seconded the motion. "Right now Station 1 is deeded to the Randolph County Commission and we are looking to deed that property over to the Randolph County Ambulance Authority board," Kesling said during the meeting. "This gives ...

Warner not informed of election vulnerabilities

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 ...