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Johnson receives DAISY Award for nursing excellence

PHILIPPI — Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital proudly recognizes Cieara Johnson, RN, as the latest recipient of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an international recognition program that honors nurses for the compassionate and skillful care they provide to patients and families ...

EPD moves back into City Hall

ELKINS — The Elkins Police Department has returned to Elkins City Hall after working out of trailers for almost two years. During the Elkins City Council's June 11 meeting, Elkins City Operations Manager Michael Kesecker announced that the Elkins Police Department was once again operating ...

Virginia man sentenced one to three years

ELKINS — A Virginia man was sentenced to one to three years in prison after he entered into a guilty plea for possession with intent to deliver last week. Michael Robert Boley, 44, of Winchester, Virginia, entered into a plea agreement in Randolph County Circuit Court on Wednesday, pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (diazepam), a felony. After Boley entered into the plea, Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Wilfong sentenced him to no less than one, no more than three years in the state penitentiary. In February, Boley was ...

Students taking part in Leadership Ready program

ELKINS — The Elkins-Randolph County Chamber and Randolph County CLIMB have joined forces to host the Leadership Ready program to high school students from Randolph County. Leadership Ready is a week-long leadership development initiative that helps students explore career pathways, strengthen leadership skills, connect with community leaders, and gain a deeper understanding of opportunities available in the county. "This is our high school program that we designed to help high school students explore our county and understand that there are things for them to do in the county both ...

Local bank to fully fund City Hall restoration

ELKINS — Mountain Valley Bank will provide "permanent financing" for the restoration of Elkins City Hall after the Elkins City Council accepted the bank's funding proposal. During the council's June 11 meeting, all nine present council members voted in favor of Resolution 1931, which accepted and approved "a proposal from Mountain Valley Bank for financing of the City Hall renovation project." First Ward Council member Robert Chenoweth was absent from the meeting. Elkins City Hall has been closed for restoration and recovery work since Aug. 31, 2024, after a sewage overflow incident ...

Girls State participants help with fundraiser

ELKINS - Participants with Rhododendron Girls State teamed up with the Interact Children's Museum on Thursday to paint stars on the sidewalks in front of businesses in downtown Elkins. The painting was part of ICM's 'Stars, Stripes, and Smiles' fundraiser and served as a service project for ...