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Man accused of stealing $412K from his mother

BUCKHANNON — An Upshur County man faces felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $400,000 from his mother, who he had not seen in 22 years. Bob Pavlovic, 54, is charged with one count of obtaining a signature by false pretenses and one count of financial exploitation of elderly ...

Lemonade Stand All-Stars

The Inter-Mountain photos by Edgar Kelley Members of the Elkins Little League 11-12 year-old All-Stars, top photo, offered a lemonade stand fundraiser in front of the Kiddie Cove Daycare on Randolph Avenue on Tuesday. The 11-12 year-olds, along with the Elkins 9-10 year-old All-Star team, ...

Pack provides school disqualification details

CHARLESTON – State Treasurer Larry Pack released information this week about why a private school in Beverly has been disqualified from participating in the Hope Scholarship Program. The Hope Scholarship Board, of which Pack is the chairman, announced last week that Tygart Valley Christian Academy had been “permanently disqualified” from participating in the scholarship program due to “financial misconduct.” This week, Pack was quoted by MetroNews as saying that Tygart Valley Christian Academy had failed to repay funds owed back to the Hope Scholarship Program “despited ...

Elkins Rotary Club installs officers

ELKINS - The Rotary Club of Elkins welcomed its 2026-2027 officers and governing board members during its regular Monday meeting. Karen Wilmoth was installed as president by outgoing president Phillips Kolsun. Wilmoth previously served as president of the club in 2003-2004 and most recently ...

Peoples Cartage documents show violations

CHARLESTON – As multiple local and state emergency responders work to keep a fire at the Peoples Cartage facility on Camden Avenue contained, a sister facility near the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport was dinged last year by environmental regulators. According to records in the West ...

New diocese bishop installed

WHEELING — As the newly installed Bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala already had one thing figured out with his new Mountain State mission. It never hurts to quote "Country Roads." Menjivar, who was installed as the 10th Bishop of the diocese ...