The Inter-Mountain

Jul 9, 2026 The Inter-Mountain photos by Taylor McKinnie Above, Greg Brown lifts tinfoil off a 69-pound half of a hog that he was cooking for six hours on Wednesday for one of the Augusta Hertiage Festival's Cajun, Creole & Country Week cooking classes. Brown, at left, is teaching this week's Cajun Cooking Over Fire evening class at Big Timber Brewing in Elkins.

Jul 9, 2026 Photo by Steven Allen Adams Pictured from right to left: Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Paula Potter, Jackson County Schools Superintendent Will Hosaflook, State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt, and Ohio County Schools Superintendent Kimberly Miller takes questions from the press Tuesday about the new I Love WV Public Schools campaign.

Robert Franklin Lambert, 93, a resident of Elkins, West Virginia, departed this life Monday morning, July 6, 2026, at his home with his loving wife by his side and under the care of West Virginia Caring. The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons, West Virginia, Friday, July 10, 2026.

Jul 9, 2026 Curtis ELKINS – A former City of Elkins employee is behind bars after he allegedly threatened the mayor and President Donald Trump, leading to city offices being locked down Wednesday, police said. Christopher “Ben” Curtis, 44, has been charged with threats of terroristic acts. He is being held in the Potomac Highlands Regional Jail on a $100,000 cash bond. According to the criminal complaint, filed by Deputy Connor D.

Jul 9, 2026 West Virginia football doesn’t appear until Day 2 of Big 12 Media Day in the afternoon at the Dallas Cowboys practice facility in Frisco, Texas. But that didn’t mean there wasn’t plenty to talk about when half of the other coaches took the podium, and the Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark took the stand in a lengthy introductory press conference.

Photo by Steven Allen Adams Several Democratic  lawmakers and statehouse candidates, including, from left,  Kim Hundley, Deputy Minority Leader Evan Hansen, House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, and Del. Mike Pushkin, called for a special session for public education during a press conference in Charleston.

Jul 9, 2026 CHARLESTON — A flood watch is in effect through Sunday for most of the state, the National Weather Service (NWS) reports. The NWS declared a flood watch Thursday for most of West Virginia, including Randolph, Barbour, Upshur, Tucker and Pocohontas counties. The watch for Randolph, Barbour, Upshur and Pocohontas counties is in effect through the morning of July 12. In Tucker County, the watch is in effect through Thursday evening.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. TUTORING: Kump Education Center is offering a four-week summer tutoring program. Any elementary aged student who needs help with reading is welcome. There is a cost. Students will meet with individual tutors one hour each week, through July 15. Call 304-801-3372 with questions.

Jul 9, 2026 Photo by Brett Dunlap Fire crews continue to douse hot spots at the scene of the Peoples Cartage warehouse fire Tuesday morning. Officials at the scene said the fire is around 95% extinguished with crews working to dig out and extinguish hot spots. PARKERSBURG – The large plumes of black smoke radiating from the Peoples Cartage warehouse site off of Camden Avenue since early Sunday were gone by mid-morning Tuesday as fire crews continued to douse hot spots at the scene.

newslink Today's Paper | Subscribe Jul 9, 2026 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — More World Cup teams. Same World Cup story. This edition started with 48 teams; it’s now down to eight, with six of those from Europe. And unless Morocco pulls off a series of surprising outcomes over the final two weeks, the champion will come from Europe or South America. Again. As always. A tournament that has been around for nearly a century — the first World Cup was in 1930 — has been contested on 22 previous occasions.