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Mountaineers blank Troy to stay alive in College WS

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OMAHA, Neb. — The ball drifted into the afternoon air inside Charles Schwab Field, carrying with it about 134 years’ worth of hopes, dreams, near misses and never-even-closes. When it landed 395 feet later, Gavin Kelly had himself a home run to remember. West Virginia had itself a trip to college baseball’s Final Four. Kelly’s three-run shot in the sixth inning backed up what was a noble pitching performance from teammate Dawson Montesa, and the Mountaineers advanced to the national semifinals for the first time in school history following a 12-0 shutout victory against Troy ...

'Tech Toolshed' offers free use of equipment

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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'

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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, ...

WVU researchers probe spacetime ripples

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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 ...

Fixing a Water Leak

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The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley Workers with the City of Elkins Water Department recently repaired a water leak at the entrance of Lincoln Avenue off of Wilson Street. A city employee used a backhoe to dig up a portion of the street.

Bartak and the College World Series

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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 ...