ELKINS - Maid Silvia LXXXVIII Emma Grace Snyder will descend Coronation Hill to receive her crown today, wearing “the most royal color of velvet that has never been tried!” A brilliant hammered-gold velvet was used at the request of 2026 Mountain State Forest Festival Director General ...
ELKINS - A Randolph County man faces a felony charge after allegedly shoplifting from a local gas station. Joshua Runner, 44, is charged with one count of shoplifting third offense, a felony. Runner was being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond that has since been posted. According to the criminal complaint, filed by Corporal R.A. Summerfield with the Elkins Police Department, on Sept. 21, Summerfield was dispatched in reference to alleged shoplifting at the Speedway gas station on Harrison Avenue in Elkins. Upon arrival, Summerfield spoke ...
CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Jim Justice offered clarification Wednesday on comments the night before that seemed critical of immigration enforcement sweeps by the administration of President Donald Trump. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Justice said he supported Trump's ...
ELKINS - As the Mountain State Forest Festival welcomes visitors from across the region, downtown Elkins has once again been transformed through a collection of beautifully decorated display windows showcasing the rich history, traditions, and people who have shaped the Festival throughout the ...
CHARLESTON — After being selected earlier in September to participate in a new nuclear energy program, Gov. Patrick Morrisey and state energy officials submitted a letter Wednesday night declining to proceed after the governor said the state would not be a dumping ground for waste. The ...
ELKINS - Some Elkins residents were confused when they received a letter this week regarding contamimants in city water. Though many found the letter to be vague, an Elkins city official told The Inter-Mountain Thursday that the city's water is safe and there is no reason for alarm. In the letter, the Elkins Water Division announced customers can access unregulated contaminants results from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study conducted nationwide from 2023 to 2025. The letter stated that the city's water system was "sampled for a series of unregulated contaminants." ...
