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WVU gameday traffic no worse than usual

MORGANTOWN – Reports of traffic backups on Interstate 79 between Star City and Mount Morris, Pa., appear to stem more from construction on an overpass rather than West Virginia University gameday travelers or the new traffic lights at Exit 155 at Chaplin Road. Greene County (Pennsylvania) ...

Police respond to report of man with gun

The Inter-Mountain photos by Edgar Kelley and Brad Johnson Officers with the Elkins City Police, Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the West Virginia State Police responded to reports of a male individual with a handgun outside of a daycare center on Kennedy Street in Elkins about 12:45 ...

Commission approves funding for local events

ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission approved funding requests for a pair of local organizations during its most recent meeting. The first request on the meeting's agenda came from the Tygart Valley Homestead Association, which was seeking funding help for the Homestead Community and Event Center. "Just to fill you in on some things that have been going on up at Homestead, we have fresh paint in the dining hall and new blinds installed, and youth football and cheer have holding practices and games out on the field as well as youth soccer," said Tygart Valley Homestead Association ...

Traffic stop leads to felony drug charge

ELKINS – A Randolph County man is behind bars and facing a drug felony after a traffic stop. William Houdini Johnson, Jr., 42, is charged with prohibited acts – controlled substance, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond, set by ...

WV considered to host federal nuclear campus

CHARLESTON – After a campaign led by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia is now being added to a list of states up for consideration for a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus, though environmental advocates have concerns.  Morrisey – flanked by state Office of Energy Director Nicholas ...

Concrete Work Shuts Down Street

The Inter-Mountain photos by Brad Johnson A portion of Davis Avenue in front of Elkins City Hall was temporarily closed to traffic on Wednesday, as a crew performed concrete work on the sidewalk where repairs needed to be made. Elkins City Hall has been closed to the public for two years, and ...