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Garden Club seeking more Rosies for statue

ELKINS — The Emma Scott Garden Club is currently seeking additional names to be added to the Rosie the Riveter Statue that is located in the All-Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Elkins. The 6-foot, 3-inch statue, which was placed in the park in July of last year, is the first of its kind ...

Man charged with failing to register

COALTON — A Randolph County man faces a felony charge after allegedly failing to update his employment status in time as a sex offender. Danney Neal Elmore, 66, of Coalton, is charged with one count of failure to register first offense, a felony. Elmore was being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $15,000 10% cash bond that has since been posted. According to the criminal complaint filed by Trooper R.K. Stewart with the West Virginia State Police, on May 26, Elmore arrived at the Elkins Detachment of the West Virginia State Police to complete an update on his sex offender ...

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. ANNUAL YARD SALE: Orlena Global Methodist Church at Gilman will host a yard sale 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 5, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. Lunch will be available to purchase. WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: The Wednesday Pickin’ Country Music Jam Sessions are continuing to take place weekly at Armadillo Flats on Davis Avenue in Elkins. The jam ...

'Here’s Your (Farm) Sign’ to celebrate 250th U.S. anniversary

CHARLESTON — To celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, the West Virginia Century Farm Program wants to celebrate farmers by collecting photos of our participants’ Century Farm signs across the state. The “Here’s Your (Farm) Sign” coordinators ask that you email, no later than June 22, a photo of your already posted Century Farm, Sesquicentennial Farm, Bicentennial Farm, or Sestercentennial Farm signs to Ken Brown at retiredtch20023@yahoo.com and/or Davin White at dwhite@wvca.us. Please write in the email subject line: “Century Farm sign photo.” ...

Major drug trafficking indictments announced

MARTINSBURG — Federal, state and local law enforcement officials gathered Tuesday in Martinsburg to announce major drug trafficking indictments stemming from a multi-agency investigation known as Operation Turf War, while also marking the launch of a new nationwide anti-drug initiative led ...

ERCC receives prestigious safety designation

ELKINS — Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center was recently recognized for its efforts to provide the safest workplace possible. Leadership at the facility recently received a letter from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration stating that ERCC had been enrolled in the federal agency’s Pre-Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (Pre-SHARP). Pre-SHARP is an OSHA run program which identifies businesses that maintain a high quality of health and safety. “We have worked extremely hard to achieve the level of quality in health and safety to be considered ...