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Upshur residents may qualify for disaster SNAP benefits

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CHARLESTON – Upshur County is one of four West Virginia counties where residents may qualify for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) benefits or SNAP supplements in relation to the severe July 21 flooding. Affected residents in Upshur, Lewis, Ritchie and Pleasants counties may apply Monday, Sept. 21 through Friday, Sept. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at designated locations in each county. The designated location in Upshur county is the West Virginia Department of Human Services office at 34 Auction Lane in Buckhannon. The office will be open from 8 a.m. ...

Neglect case ends with probation sentence

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ELKINS — A man charged with child neglect has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation after an allegedly successful turn-around in rehab and sober living in Wood County. Brandon Edward Hepler, 40, was sentenced by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Wilfong to six months ...

Diverted WV passengers recall Sept. 11

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On Sept. 11, 2001, Gary Herridge and his wife Sharon boarded their flight from Paris heading back home to Washington, W.Va., when their plane made an unexpected landing in Gander, Newfoundland. Their plane was one of 38 that landed at Gander International Airport that day, after years of only ...

Randolph County Commission appoints interim county clerk

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ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission have unanimously approved an interim county clerk to fill the position after Brenda Wiseman's retirement.    In early August, Wiseman announced that she was retiring after serving as county clerk for the past 20 years. Wiseman had served in the ...

Morrisey honors graduate killed in attacks

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PARKERSBURG – The sister of a Parkersburg High School graduate killed 25 years ago at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 asked students to remember not only her but all of the nearly 3,000 people whose lives were lost in that day’s terrorist attacks. “Behind every name is a family that ...

MSFF Leaves to Light Up Downtown

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The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley City of Elkins employee Steve Stone hangs a Mountain State Forest Festival decorative light in the shape of a leaf on a light pole at the corner of Davis Avenue and Second Street. The colorful leaf decorations were placed along Davis Avenue and light ...