CHARLESTON – Despite a contingent of Harman residents traveling to Charleston Wednesday morning to make a last-ditch effort to save their school, the West Virginia Department of Education voted unanimously to close the Harman K-12 School, along with North Elementary School.
At the beginning of Wednesday morning’s meeting, four Harman supporters spoke before the state BOE members, asking that their community school be allowed to remain in operation.
The state Board of Education voted to approve
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia State Board of Education approved the closure and consolidation plan for several schools in Barbour County on Wednesday.
During the State Board’s meeting Wednesday morning, board members approved in a 8-1 vote the consolidation plan, which would see the closure of Belington Middle School, Kasson Middle School and Philippi Middle School, all three of which will be consolidated into Philip Barbour High School, making it a grades 6-12 school.
The plan also calls for
ELKINS — A blizzard warning alert for today and Thursday has been released by the Randolph County Office of Emergency Management and 911.
According to the alert, released at 12:33 p.m. Tuesday, the blizzard warning will run from 10 a.m. today to 10 a.m. Thursday.
The alert reads, “blizzard conditions (are) expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches. Wind gusting as high as 45 mph.”
The alert was issued for Southeast Randolph, Northeast Pocahontas and Southeast Webster counties.
CHARLESTON — December is National Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving Prevention Month, and the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is joining stakeholders across the state to increase awareness of the risks involved with impaired driving, and reduce impaired driving traffic crashes and fatalities.
These organizations work to identify and prevent alcohol and substance use issues, as well as intervene and provide recovery resources, before these issues lead to further risky
CHARLESTON — The finance board for West Virginia’s Public Employee Insurance Agency recently approved slight premium increases and other fee increases for the state’s health coverage program beginning in July, though lawmakers had questions about possible changes.
The Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and PEIA met Monday morning during December legislative interim meetings at the Capitol where PEIA Director Brent Wolfingbarger updated lawmakers on the changes approved by the PEIA Finance
On Sept. 18, a school aide at McNinch Primary School in Moundsville reportedly witnessed a horrifying incident in which a teacher grabbed a 6-year-old girl — nonverbal and on the autism spectrum — by the neck with both hands and squeezed. That aide took the girl to the nurse’s office, where photos were taken of red marks on the girl’s neck.
Then, the aide took the correct next step: reporting the incident to the school’s principal. After that, it seems, Principal Jane Duffy and Erin Cuffaro,
ELKINS – A blizzard warning alert for Wednesday and Thursday has been released by the Randolph County Office of Emergency Management and 911.
According to the alert, released at 12:33 p.m. Tuesday, the blizzard warning will run from 10 a.m. Wednesday to 10 a.m. Thursday.
The alert says “blizzard conditions (are) expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches. Wind gusting as high as 45 mph.”
The alert was issued for Southeast Randolph, Northeast Pocahontas and Southeast Webster
Richard “Rick” Dale Swecker, 64, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away on Dec. 5, 2025. Born on Nov.13, 1961, in Elkins, West Virginia, Rick was the son of Richard Neil Swecker and Jane Ellen Gear Swecker.
Rick built a remarkable 40-year career with McDonald’s, where he managed multimillion-dollar operations and served most of that time as a director of operations. His leadership, dedication, and ability to bring out the best in others left a lasting impact on countless coworkers and colleagues
Dear Annie: If you had told me five years ago that I would fall in love with my ex-boyfriend’s brother, I would have laughed you out of the room. And yet, here I am.
I dated “Mark” for two years. He moved into my home, and even after I ended the relationship, he stayed another six months because he had nowhere else to go. He is an alcoholic who can be charming one minute and emotionally and verbally abusive the next. Over the years, he has burned through nearly every relationship he has had:
(AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers shut up the folks calling for Mike Tomlin’s departure — for one week at least.
The Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars defended their home turf and took over first place in their respective divisions.
The Houston Texans moved another step toward a playoff berth while damaging Kansas City’s hopes.
Week 14’s biggest games didn’t disappoint.
Rodgers played his best game of the season and the Steelers held on for a 27-22 victory in Baltimore to
