ALBA DE TORMES, Spain (AP) — They lined up to see her, silent and wonderstruck: Inside an open silver casket was Saint Teresa of Avila, more than 440 years after her death.
Catholic worshippers have been flocking to Alba de Tormes, a town ringed by rolling pastures in western Spain where the remains of the Spanish saint, mystic and 16th-century religious reformer were on display this month.
“It gave me a feeling of fulfillment, of joy, and of sadness,” said Guiomar Sanchez, who traveled from
Janet Rae Shelton Skidmore Talbott, 82, a resident of Elkins, passed this life Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown.
Janet was born on Monday, June 29, 1942, at Cheat Bridge, West Virginia, a daughter of the late William Raymond Shelton and Lillian Irene Daft Shelton.
She was twice married. First, on May 26, 1961, in Randolph County, she was married David Eugene Skidmore, who preceded her in death July 26, 2013. She was then married to Kenneth Talbott Jr., who survives
Blue Ridge Risk Partners would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the Rotary Club of Elkins for hosting a truly remarkable event—the Inaugural International Festival, held on May 17 at Town Square and the Rotary Amphitheater.
As a proud sponsor, we were thrilled to see the community come together for a day filled with culture, entertainment, and generosity. The festival raised over $17,000, with proceeds benefiting Randolph County Schools, local libraries, and other community
Editor’s Note: The Elkins Municipal Election will be Tuesday, June 10. In the interest of informing voters, The Inter-Mountain is publishing a photo and a short biography of each candidate, as well as their responses to three questions about their goals on Elkins City Council.
FIRST WARD CITY COUNCIL
Rob Chenoweth
Rob Chenoweth is currently serving as a council member representing the First Ward in the City of Elkins. Rob is a lifelong resident of Elkins, growing up in the Chenoweth Creek
ELKINS – The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Randolph, Upshur and Pocohontas counties until 8 p.m. tonight.
A total of 23 counties are under the watch, including Berkeley, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Lewis, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Pendleton, Raleigh, Summers, Webster and Wyoming.
A flood watch was also issued by the National Weather Service earlier in the day for Randolph, Barbour, Upshur, Tucker and
The movie “The Big Short” — dramatizing the reckless behavior in the banking and mortgage industries that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis — captures much of Wall Street’s misconduct but overlooks a central player in the collapse: the federal government, specifically through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
These two government-created and government-sponsored enterprises encouraged lenders to issue risky home loans by effectively making taxpayers cosign the mortgages. This setup incentivized
MORGANTOWN — It wasn’t exactly a journey of 1,000 decisions that guided Steve Sabins to West Virginia.
Rest assured, there were plenty of steps the WVU baseball coach took that ultimately brought him to Morgantown.
Others were made for him. There was one instance where he was given the opportunity to back out.
In a sort of leap of faith, Sabins also passed up his first opportunity to become a head coach in 2023 in order to stay with the Mountaineers as a head coach in waiting.
Such is the way of
HAMBLETON — A total of 67 seniors graduated from Tucker County High School as the Class of 2025 during commencement ceremonies at the school.
The ceremony took place indoors on May 23.
In her address during the ceremony, Class of 2025 President Reagan Herron recalled first visiting the school as an eighth-grader, adding, “No matter how much we have changed, we have always been there to have each other’s backs. The past four years is something we will always look back on with pride, saying,
MORGANTOWN — Four of West Virginia’s game times were announced Thursday afternoon by the Big 12 and ESPN.
The Mountaineers season opener is slated to start at 2:00 p.m. on Aug. 30 against Robert Morris, but it’ll be behind a paywall on ESPN+ to watch the start of Rich Rodriguez’s second tenure.
The following week, West Virginia plays at another interesting time. The Mountaineers travel to Ohio with a start time at 4:00 p.m. on Sept. 6, broadcasting on ESPNU.
West Virginia makes its national
(AP) — Major League Baseball is investing in Athletes Unlimited to support its softball league that will debut next month, its first comprehensive partnership with a professional women’s sports circuit.
MLB said Thursday it was making a strategic investment in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League of an undisclosed amount for operational costs and a commitment to help it gain visibility. MLB will assist with content, marketing and sales, events, distribution, editorial, and digital and social
