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Communities August 29, 2026

Parish House Announcements, Buckhannon On the parish calendar: Sisters group meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Irons Chapel, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, for all ladies who wish to grow in their Christian walk. Pam Walling serves as facilitator. Study Group will be 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in Godwin Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. Pastor Steve Meadows leads a discussion of Max Lucado’s “Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Need.” All are welcome to join the conversation The Clothes Closet, located behind the Parish House at 47 Sedgewick St., welcomes ...

MSFF Turkey Calling Contest is Saturday

Local News August 28, 2026

BELINGTON - The Mountain State Forest Festival is hosting a sanctioned National Wildlife Turkey Calling Contest through the Tygart Valley Local West Virginia chapter of the NWTF at 9 a.m. Saturday at Knot Just Another Barn, 257 Camp Mahonegan Rd. in Belington. Registration is free and will take place at 8 a.m. The event will run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Divisions include Open, Friction, and Owl Hooting for both adults and juveniles. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. Committee chairs and sponsors for the event are Roger Mahanes, Jim Lemmons and Ray Mearns of the Tygart Valley Local ...

Ready for Football Friday

Local News August 28, 2026

The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley High school football stadiums around the area have been undergoing final preparations in anticipation for the 2026 season openers tonight. A crew member, above, works the lights at Tiger Stadium at Elkins High school recently. EHS will host Lincoln ...

Approval clears way for new Greenbrier joint venture

Local News August 28, 2026

CHARLESTON – A deal between the family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and New York-based financial firm Kennedy Lewis Investment Management for the historic Greenbrier Resort was already finalized, but the West Virginia Lottery Commission has formally approved the new ownership group. During its ...

Major Elkins streets to have lane closures next week

Local News August 28, 2026

ELKINS – Three major streets in town will feature temporary lane closures next week, the state Divison of Highways announced Thursday. Harrison Avenue, 11th Street and Randolph Avenue in Elkins will have lane closures for road repairs beginning Monday, Aug. 31 hrough Friday, Sept. 4, a DOH press release states. The lane closures will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each week day next week. Special accommodations will be made for emergency vehicles, school buses and the United States Postal Service. All other motorists are to expect delays and/or seek alternate routes.

GameChanger program to stay at EMS

Local News August 28, 2026

ELKINS — Elkins City Council has approved using more than $12,000 in opioid settlement funds to keep Elkins Middle School a GameChanger School for a second year. During City Council's most recent meeting, the eight present council members voted in favor of Resolution 1944, which authorizes using opioid settlement funds "to implement the GameChanger substance misuse prevention program at Elkins Middle School for a second school year." Third Ward council member Christopher Lowther and Fifth Ward representative Cody Thompson were absent from the meeting. According to Resolution 1944, ...