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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: The First Church of Christ will hold its annual Vacation Bible School on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the first month of June (June 10, 17 and 24) and the first Wednesday in July (July 1). Children ages three to 18 can attend. Bring your
CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said that she is still awaiting more details from a memorandum of understanding between President Donald Trump and Iran setting up a 60-day ceasefire, but she said the Senate should have final authority on any agreement.
Speaking to West Virginia reporters from Capitol Hill prior to floor votes, Capito said the Iran MOU should lessen the need for full-scale war and slowly begin to ease the strain at the gas pump. But a final agreement to end the war
ELKINS – One of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Kump Education Center will take place on Saturday during the annual Pie Auction at the historic Kump House.
The theme for this year’s event is “Pies for Preservation” and activities will get underway at noon when visitors can tour the 101-year-old Kump House free of charge. Those taking in the beautiful craftsmanship of the facility will be greeted by a tour guide who will share the history and legacy of the home, which was designed
Are You a Doer or a Developer?
If you leave, who will take your place? If there’s a family emergency, who can fill in for you? Should job openings be filled externally or internally with a candidate who has been developed along the way?
A related question: Are individuals who achieve great individual results great at developing others? Most know the answer is “not always.” It could be that things come more naturally to them, and they assume the same is true for others. Most organizations have
American politics continues to be determined by social media, whose tone remains reliably shrill. Republicans peddle philosophies that are not particularly conservative. Everything has been reduced to sentimentality, and core complaints are rooted in notions that are considered good because they are old. Conservatism at its best is based on ideas backed by reason and supported by science. Democrats may have their spells of ultra-sweet puerile thoughts, but on the whole, they want to move
CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
June 21, 1920: Wheeling Steel Corporation was organized when La Belle Iron Works, Whitaker-Glessner Company and Wheeling Steel & Iron Works combined. In the 1920s, Wheeling Steel employed more than 17,000 workers and ranked as the nation’s third-largest steelmaker.
June 21, 1959: Musician Kathy Mattea was born in South
ELKINS — A body was found alongside the vehicle belonging to a Tucker County man who has been missing in Randolph County for more than a week, officials report.
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement regarding the “significant discovery” of a body, along with the vehicle of James Hedrick, 82, who has been missing since June 8.
According to the statement, at approximately 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s were executing a search along an “old,
On behalf of the Rotary Club of Elkins, we offer our heartfelt thanks to all who supported our International Festival, allowing us to award $13,238.98 in grants to many of our local schools and libraries: Elkins High School, Elkins Middle School, the Elkins-Randolph County Public Library, Pickens High School, Pioneer Memorial Library, Randolph Technical Center, Russell Memorial Library, Third Ward Elementary School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School and Valley Head Library.
The Randolph County
ELKINS – A small but enthusiastic group of girls, ages 10 to 11, from Girl Scout Troop 10142 are partnering with the Bookhounds, a Friends of the Library organization, to raise funds for the Elkins-Randolph County Public Library.
The girls are helping to advertise, promote, and implement a donation drive and used book sale at the shuttered old library located at 416 Davis Avenue.
The 50+ year-old building has been closed for five years due to extensive water damage caused by problems with the
ELKINS — A body was found alongside the vehicle belonging to a Tucker County man who has been missing in Randolph County for over a week, officials report.
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement regarding the “significant discovery” of a body, along with the vehicle of James Hedrick, 82, who has been missing since June 8.
According to the statement, at approximately 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s were executing a search along an “old,
