ELKINS — Ray Corcoran’s time spent with the U.S. Navy not only prepared him for a long career as a firefighter, but allowed him to travel around the world to places many people only dream about visiting. Corcoran, a 1959 graduate of Elkins High School, joined the military soon after ...

ELKINS — Matthew Corcoran now has time to look back on the things he accomplished, and the places he visited, during his 30-year career with the United States Air Force, after retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant in April. Corcoran’s journey, which took him around the world, began with ...

ELKINS — People join the military for many different reasons. Some are seeking a career or to obtain money for college. But Beverly resident John Yokum joined the Army Reserves for one reason and one reason only — to serve his country. Yokum, who graduated from Elkins High School in ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2020, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. The series will be published through Veterans Day. ELKINS — Local resident Bob Vance made a lifelong ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2020, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. The series will be published through Veterans Day. HUTTONSVILLE — Hurricane Isaias wreaking havoc on ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2020, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. The series will be published through Veterans Day. ELKINS — Former local resident Jimmy Sayres ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2020, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. The series will be published through Veterans Day. ELKINS — Elkins resident Calvin Bennett spent two ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2020, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. The series will be published through Veterans Day. ELKINS — The Rev. Basil Hensley, a longtime Elkins ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2020, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. The series will be published through Veterans Day. ELKINS — An Elkins native and Vietnam veteran was ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2020, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. The series will be published through Veterans Day. ELKINS — An Elkins native and active member of the ...

ELKINS — Davis & Elkins College alumnus Steven S. Savage spent 27 years of his life serving in the United States Air Force. Savage started his Air Force career in October 1972 and retired in 1999. He achieved the rank of colonel. He grew up in Wheeling, where he graduated from high ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2019, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. BUCKHANNON — An Upshur County man who earned a Purple Heart after being injured in Vietnam is continuing ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2019, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. BUCKHANNON — The current commander of the American Legion Post 7 Frank B. Bartlett Chapter served in the ...

ELKINS — Area native Mike Steffan served in the United States Navy for more than 20 years. His selfless career of service, which was inspired by his beloved grandfather, included experiences both in and outside of the United States. Steffan earned his highest rank of first class petty ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2019, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. ELKINS — Elkins resident Tom Polesnak served a total of 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2019, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. PARSONS — Richard Lemons served in the U.S. Army National Guard for a total of 15 years, working his way ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2019, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. ELKINS — A local 99-year-old World War II veteran recalls his flying missions during the war, several of ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2019, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. ELKINS —James Herbert Lemons experienced both triumphs and tragedies during his time in the Navy. After ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2019, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. ELKINS — Life can pass in an instant, and some decisions can have life-altering impacts. While attending ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of The Inter-Mountain’s Unsung Heroes series for 2019, which features veterans in our area sharing first-hand accounts of their military service. ELKINS — Florencio D. Pernia, like many 17-year-olds, chose to turn away from his former child-like ...