Montrose News

Big, small, furry or scaley. If you fit one of these categories, or love someone that does, then last night was your night.

Nathaniel Bonnell, Sherrie Holler, Brenda Schmidlen, Tanya Markley, Cindy DeMotto and Michelle Meek, all employees at Citizens National Bank, have received promotions and title changes.

Mr. Elwood Gerald Armentrout, 84, a former resident of Whitmer, and a resident of Nella's Nursing Home for the past four years, passed away at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in the Davis Memorial Hospital. via The Inter-Mountain

Posted Thursday, May 8, 2008 ; 05:58 PM Updated Thursday, May 8, 2008 ; 06:04 PM PSC toured 12 different sites impacted by proposed wind farm. via WBOY

“The windmills pose a dangerous threat to the ecology of the area and they will hurt tourism.”

Elkins City Council chambers was packed Wednesday afternoon for a West Virginia Public Service Commission public hearing as people spoke for and against the AES proposed windfarm project on Laurel Mountain. via The Inter-Mountain

A Randolph County man is in jail after allegedly threatening to stab a teen during a fight. via WBOY

If You Go ... What: American Lung Association of West Virginia benefit ride When: May 15-18 Where: Greenbriar River Trail, from Snowshoe to Lewisburg The American Lung Association of West Virginia is hosting a ... via The Inter-Mountain

The American Cancer Society's Randolph County Chapter of Relay for Life will conduct a fundraising event along the Allegheny Highlands Trail beginning at 9 a.m. June 14. via The Inter-Mountain

“You get water from wherever you can get it in rural areas”

Sparks flew and small explosions could be heard as part of the roof blew away and flames engulfed Norton Recycling and the home of its owners in Montrose Thursday afternoon. via The Inter-Mountain

Firefighters are still trying to figure out what started a fire that ripped through a recycling center in Randolph County. via The State Journal