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Community Calendar

Communities August 1, 2026

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. OLD TIME MUSIC: Join in the first and third Mondays, 7-9 p.m. at The Arts Center in Elkins for an Old Time Music Session. Beginning musicians are encouraged to join in. Fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, dulcimer, bass are welcome. Participants enter through the back door. Contact dp-foot@hotmail.com. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to ...

This Week in WV History

Local News August 1, 2026

CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Aug. 2, 2009: Golfers Sam Snead and Bill Campbell became the first two inductees into the West Virginia Golf Hall of ...

Injured owl flying high again

Local News July 31, 2026

BOWDEN - A barred owl with substantial injuries received a new lease on life thanks to an observant motorist who noticed the injured bird alongside the roadway. Earlier this spring, Elkins resident Russell Corley was driving to Elkins from Bowden on Route 33 when he saw a large bird on the ...

Landmark Baptist Church celebrates 35 years

Local News July 31, 2026

ELKINS — The Landmark Baptist Church of Elkins celebrated its 35 years of ministry in the community with a cookout after services on Sunday. The church, which was founded by Dr. Kenneth Shiflet in 1991, began as a mission work fully supported by Landmark Baptist Church of Richmond, the Atlantic Baptist Bible Fellowship, and 16 other Baptist churches. The church's first service took place on July 21, 1991, and was conducted by Shiflet to a congregation of 15 at the Odd Fellows Lodge. The church moved to a conference room at the Econo Lodge several weeks later, before meeting in a ...

WVU assumes ownership of University Place

Local News July 31, 2026

MORGANTOWN - A 2024 lawsuit brought by the West Virginia University Board of Governors pertaining to the University Place complex and its financing has reached a “negotiated resolution.” The West Virginia University Board of Governors announced the settlement Wednesday on behalf of WVU, ...

Kentucky man accused of stealing from Mill Creek resident

Local News July 31, 2026

MILL CREEK — A Kentucky man is facing felony charges in Randolph County after allegedly using his brother's information in a fraudulent check scheme to steal more than $4,000 from a West Virginia resident. Preston H. Biggs, 30, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, is charged with one count of fraudulent schemes and one count of possession of counterfeit or unauthorized access device with intent to defraud, both felonies. Biggs was being held on a $4,069 cash-only bond that has since been posted. According to the criminal complaint, filed by Trooper Thomas J. Sclimenti with the Elkins ...