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ELKINS — Elkins City Council has appointed a new Municipal Court judge. Rebecca Day, who has served as the Municipal Court clerk and as the interim Munic

ELKINS — Elkins City Council unanimously voted to grant the Tygart Hotel ‘s request for two reserved parking spaces in front of the hotel for loading and

ELKINS — Elkins City Council’s Finance Committee heard from four downtown businesses Thursday requesting $5,000 each due to their sales suffering whil

ELKINS — Elkins City Council has voted to approve financial incentives to attract new officers for the Elkins Police Department, which officials said is suf

ELKINS – Elkins City Council has voted to approve financial incentives to attract new officers for the Elkins Police Department, which officials said is suffe

ELKINS — Elkins City Council voted to approve an ordinance to create a tax increment financing, or TIF, district in the city on its second and final reading.

ELKINS — Elkins City Council approved on its second and final reading a 32.5% sewage rate increase for city residents Thursday night. Residents will start t

Marco ELKINS — Newly elected Mayor Jerry Marco has created a new task force to deal with drug addiction and homelessness in the City of Elkins. The Addiction and Homeless Resources Task Force will include one Elkins City Council member, Elkins Police Chief Travis Bennett and Randolph County Sheriff Rob Elbon. The Task Force will also include at least four citizen members. Marco said Task Force members will “seek and share information about available strategies and resources, as well as iden...

bjohnson@theintermountain.com The Inter-Mountain photos by Edgar Kelley Elkins Police Department’s Dylan Coffman helps transport the ballots from last week’s Elkins Municipal Election into the Phil Gainer Community Center Monday. Elkins City Clerk Jessica Sutton and Fifth Ward City Councilman Dave Parker work during Monday’s vote canvassing at the Phil Gainer Community Center. After the canvass, Parker’s lead over challenger Burley Woods had increased from two votes ...

bjohnson@theintermountain.com ELKINS — Elkins voters elected a new mayor Tuesday — and voted down a proposal to create a city manager position, according to unofficial election results. Jerry A. Marco won an overwhelming victory in the mayor’s race, totaling 707 votes out of the more than 1,000 ballots cast in the 2021 Elkins Municipal Election. Karen Wilmoth garnered 166 votes for mayor, while Andrew Carroll tallied 139 votes. D.C. Talkington received 5 votes for mayor. The full results ...