ELKINS – Last week, 12 campers “traveled” to five different regions to learn Christmas traditions from around the world for this year’s Spanish Camp at the Kump Center, titled, “La Navidad en Julio,” or Christmas in July.
Spanish camp was taught by Leah Devine, a Spanish teacher at Elkins High School, with the help of four recent EHS graduates. The five-day camp ran from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.
The students, ages 5-10, learned about a Christmas tradition from the country of the day. The
Three graduates of the West Virginia University Extension Junior Firefighter Camp have recently achieved their goal of becoming professional firemen after getting hired by the Bridgeport Fire Department in Harrison County.
To prepare for their new positions, Justice Heater, Bryant Sponaugle and Gabriel Skidmore each attended Junior Firefighter Camp to learn the basics of being a firefighter. Held at the West Virginia State Fire Academy, youth aged 14 to 17 learn how to tackle a variety of
BEVERLY — A Randolph County couple is facing multiple felony charges after a child in their care was allegedly found bound by zip ties in a bathroom.
Licha Faye Ortiz, 54, and Manuel Ortiz Jr., 69, are each charged with one count of child abuse creating serious risk of bodily injury or death and one count of conspiracy, both felonies. Both are currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, each on a $150,000 cash-only bond, set by Randolph County Magistrate Mike Dyer.
According to the
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today highlighted the upcoming National Whistleblower Day, and the important role whistleblowers play in exposing fraud, reducing the tax gap, and strengthening compliance.
Observed annually on July 30, National Whistleblower Day commemorates the nation’s first whistleblower law, enacted in 1778, and recognizes individuals who report wrongdoing and help protect public resources. Since the IRS program’s inception in 2007, whistleblower information has
BALTIMORE, MD – A federal judge sentenced an Elkins man to more than two decades in prison for child sex abuse crimes, officials said.
U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Donald Robert Wilt Edwards, Sr., 30, of Elkins, to 25 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexually exploiting a minor, the United States Attorney’s Office of Maryland announced in a press release Wednesday.
According to the press release, U.S Attorney for the District of Maryland Kelly O.
BEVERLY — A Randolph County couple is facing multiple felony charges after a child in their care was allegedly found bound by zip ties in a bath room.
Licha Faye Ortiz, 54, and Manuel Ortiz Jr., 69, are each charged with one count of child abuse creating serious risk of bodily injury or death and one count of conspiracy, both felonies. Both are currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, each on a $150,000 cash-only bond, set by Randolph County Magistrate Mike Dyer.
According to the
GANDY — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Randolph County near Gandy on July 21, the night severe storms caused flooding throughout the region.
The NWS said the tornado hit at approximately 6:55 p.m. and was on the ground for close to a minute.
“There was an EF1 tornado confirmed in Randolph County with estimated peak winds of 95 miles per hour,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Harrison Sincavage told The Inter-Mountain Wednesday. “The trek length
Kenneth Glenn Poling, 90, a resident of Parsons, passed from this life Monday, July 27, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of West Virginia Caring.
Glenn was born on Saturday, July 4, 1936, in Parsons, the son of the late Gaston E. Poling and Hazel Wilson Poling.
In Parsons, on February 3, 1956, he married Agnes Oldaker Poling, who survives. They had celebrated 70 years of marriage.
Left to cherish Glenn’s memory besides his wife is a granddaughter, Ashleigh Sweeney
ELKINS – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Randolph County near Gandy on July 21.
The NWS said this was an EF1 tornado, with winds up to 95 miles per hour.
This was the first confirmed tornado in Randolph County since 1980, officials said.,
This is the ninth confirmed tornado in West Virginia on July 21, including one in Barbour County.
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WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: Country Music and Old-Time Jam Sessions are no longer being held at Armadillo Flats for the rest of the summer. From the present, until otherwise announced, the jams will take place at Elkins City Park in the Sycamore Street Pavillion every Wednesday.
