The wait is over and summer's harvest has arrived! Across the Elk River community, vegetable stands, farmers’ markets, and even new mobile farm market trailers are overflowing with the season's freshest flavors.

The multi-phase Roxy Restoration Project will restore the theater to provide a multicultural venue supporting cultural arts and educational programming for approximately 9,600 people in a three-county area around Clendenin!

Summer squash and cucumbers have a lot in common because they belong to the same botanical family, Cucurbitaceae. Both plants grow on trailing or vining stems, produce bright yellow blossoms, and develop from pollinated flowers into delicious vegetables. They also have soft, edible seeds contained within a hollow seed cavity.

Marc Harshman is a Poet Laureate for the State of West Virginia. He was appointed as West Virginia's Poet Laureate on May 18, 2012, by former governor Earl Ray Tomblin. Harshman is well-known for his numerous children's books and works in public poetry. He currently lives in Moundsville, WV.

Big things are happening on the Elk River Trail, and we couldn’t be more excited to share them with you! This spring marked an exciting milestone with the opening of the new Elk River Trail Visitors Center at our Dundon Trailhead, located at 12 Buffalo Creek Road in Clay.

So many squash, all ready to harvest at the same time! Every gardener has too many zucchini in July. Here is how to handle the zucchini surplus problem elegantly plus turn an abundance into a delicious dish your family and friends will request again!

The Hoover Track & Field team celebrated an outstanding performance at the WV Class AAA State Championship, bringing home five individual state titles.

More than three hundred nature enthusiasts from over a dozen states ventured to Blackwater Falls State Park to participate in the 64th West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage, held on Mother’s Day Weekend, May 7-10, 2026.