CLARKSBURG – Former Buckhannon Mayor David Walter McCauley was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Thursday for possessing images of a minor engaged in sexually explicit acts.
In December, McCauley, 66, pled guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.
According to court documents, McCauley enticed a 17-year-old boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct for photo and video production. McCauley had several electronic devices that contained illegal images and videos seized
Roger Lee Collins, 80, a resident of Montrose passed from this life Thursday, June 4, 2025, at his residence. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected.
Roger was born on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1944, in Dailey, a son of the late Arch Collins and Opal Lambert Collins. He was never married.
Left to cherish Roger’s memory is a daughter, Becky Owens of Elkins and Michael Collins of California; three grandchildren, Nick Owens, Jenna Collins and Aiden Collins; a sister, Eula Smith of
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — James McDonough served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, fighting in Vietnam and delivering humanitarian aid to Rwanda. For him, Saturday’s military parade in Washington for the Army’s 250th anniversary — coinciding with President Donald Trump’s birthday — is about the resilience of a vital institution and the nation it serves.
“The soldiers marching that day represent all of that history,” said McDonough, 78, of Crofton, Maryland. “They don’t represent a single day. They don’t
ELKINS — After 37 years with the agency, Executive Co-Director Peggy Johnson will be retiring from Youth Health Service, Inc. on June 30, and her successor, Sarah Begg, will join the established leadership team, consisting of Executive Co-Director, Tammie Rizzio, and Director of Business Operations, Amanda Arbogast, to lead the agency.
While Johnson has spent the last 10 years serving in the role of executive co-director, her contributions to the agency in its tenure are varied. During the
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a milestone three-run home run in the fifth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Wednesday.
McCutchen’s shot to left-center field off Cal Quantrill was his sixth of the season and 241st in 12 seasons with the Pirates, moving him past Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente into third place on the franchise’s career list. Willie Stargell (475) and Ralph Kiner (301) are ahead of McCutchen.
The homer put the Pirates ahead 4-0 after they
Are you a devoted sports fan? Do you enjoy taking sports photos? Do you love documenting local sports history?
Do you have photos showing local high school teams or athletes from the past? Have you held onto pictures of local sports achievers from yesteryear?
If your answer to any of those questions is yes, then we have a terrific opportunity for you.
The Inter-Mountain is accepting submitted photographs to be considered for inclusion in an upcoming high school sports photo book.
The book will
BUCKHANNON – An Upshur County woman is behind bars after allegedly selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant near a school.
Tiffani Dawn Sparks, 43, is charged with delivery of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), and distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, both felonies.
She is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $75,000 cash-only bond.
According to the criminal complaint, prepared by Patrolman James Fisher of the Buckhannon Police
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Board of Education placed Randolph County Schools in a state of emergency Wednesday following the release of a report raising concerns about the financial situation in the county.
The state of emergency will remain in place for a six-month period. The state Department of Education will work with Superintendent Shawn Dilly and the Randolph County Board of Education to create a comprehensive plan to correct identified deficiencies, including a workable proposal for a
ELKINS – The Randolph County Office of Emergency Management and 911 has announced that a planned power outage is scheduled for Thursday.
The following information was released at about 7:40 a.m.:
“Mon Power will be having a planned power outage on Thursday, June 12th, from approximately 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. to perform maintenance on equipment. This will include customers in the vicinity of Appalachian Highway, Bonner Mountain Rd, Esten Cooper Rd, Pennington Rd, Mott St, Water St, and Whitmer Rd.
The hot-selling book “Abundance” is written by liberals who bash liberals, or more precisely, try to make them feel guilty. Sure, authors Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson shed some blame on conservatives for why America doesn’t build as easily as it used to. But it’s those liberals in expensive cities, the authors insist, who are callously driving less-than-rich families to move elsewhere.
Klein and Thompson argue that Democrat-run “superstar” cities have failed to provide enough affordable housing
