BUCKHANNON - Buckhannon City Council on Thursday approved a measure to waive all building and wiring permit fees for verified flood‑related repair and restoration work within city limits, following last week's deadly flooding in Upshur County. Officials said the move is “part of the ...
The Elkins Rotary Club has made a donation to support the meals program at Rosenbaum Family House, which is located on the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital campus of WVU Medicine in Morgantown. Elkins Rotary President Karen Wilmoth met with Rosenbaum Family House Director Dana Schutte to present ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced Thursday that the state record for pumpkinseed sunfish was set on June 25 by Ken Neer of Morgantown, and then broken by Sierra Adamson of Beverly on July 14. "The pumpkinseed state record category was established in ...
PHILIPPI — For the past five years there has been one day each summer when it was normal for those visiting the city of Philippi to be creepy, kooky, mysterious, and sometimes spooky. That day has once again crept up on Barbour County and will take place Saturday, with the sixth annual Lurch Fest, a one-day event that has become one of West Virginia's most popular festivals. "Lurch Fest is a really quirky event where you might see a little bit of everything," said Lurch Fest Committee Chair Tammy Stemple. "A lot of people dress up and come out to have a good time. It's a ...
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 ...
BALTIMORE, MD – A federal judge sentenced an Elkins man to more than two decades in prison for child sex abuse crimes, officials said. U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Donald Robert Wilt Edwards, Sr., 30, of Elkins, to 25 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexually exploiting a minor, the United States Attorney's Office of Maryland announced in a press release Wednesday. According to the press release, U.S Attorney for the District of Maryland Kelly O. Hayes announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul of the FBI Baltimore ...
