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Mill Creek fraudulent check case dismissed

ELKINS — The case against a Kentucky man accused of a fraudulent check scheme to steal more than $4,000 from a West Virginia resident has been dismissed. According to Magistrate Court records, the case against Preston H. Biggs, 30, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was dismissed after a preliminary hearing in Randolph County Magistrate Court. Biggs was represented by attorney Brent Easton. Randolph County Magistrate Benjamin Shepler presided over the case and dismissed the charges against Biggs at the hearing's conclusion. Biggs had been charged with one count of fraudulent schemes and ...

Community Calendar

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. GRAND FEATURE PARADE SEATS: Forest Festival Grand Feature Parade seats will be available at the Otterbein United Methodist Church at 1100 South Davis Avenue in Elkins. The seats are for the Oct. 3 parade and will go one sale on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Parade seats may be reserved by calling the church office at 304-636-0569, Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 ...

Dedicating a Corridor H Bridge

The Inter-Mountain photos by Taylor McKinnie. Top photo: State senator Robbie Morris, center, displays a sign for the new U.S. Army Pvt. Preston D. Vanscoy Memorial Bridge, flanked by Emma Lou Teets, left, and Elkins Marine Corps League Commandant Roger Ware, who led the ceremony ...

Mail Truck vs. Mini Cooper

Photos courtesy of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office A sports car and a mail truck collided Saturday afternoon in Beverly. At about 1 p.m., a Mini Cooper and a United States Postal Service vehicle crashed in a 'rear-end type collision with severe damage to both vehicles' on US 219 near ...

Matchmaking for Manufacturers

CHARLESTON - Advocates for West Virginia's manufacturing industry are educating companies to look at their fellow manufacturers for the supplies they need instead of relying on foreign imports. The West Virginia Manufacturer's Association is working with a new group, ReshoreWV, to team up ...

Store manager accused of soliciting a minor

PHILIPPI – A manager at the Philippi Dollar General store is accused of locking a juvenile female inside the store and making inappropriate comments to her. Jeffrey Irvin Malcolm, 35, of Philippi, is charged with soliciting a minor, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional ...