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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 ...

ELKINS — Elkins voters elected a new mayor Tuesday — and voted down a proposal to create a city manager position, according to unofficial election results

Executive Editor 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 of the electi...

By MADDY VITALE Ocean City Councilman Tom Rotondi expressed his concerns about the recent legalization of recreational marijuana at his Second Ward Zoom meeting Saturday. The Second Ward encompasses the south side of Fourth Street to the north side of 12th Street. On Monday, Governor Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and to decriminalize it for people under 21. The married father of three and former police officer said he was “extre...

Columbia City Council candidates discussed energy and climate concerns Thursday during a virtual forum hosted by the Osage Group of the Missouri Sierra Club. Four of the six council candidates were present: Andrea Waner and Bill Weitkemper for the Second Ward seat, and incumbent Betsy Peters and Philip Merriman for the Sixth Ward seat. Candidates Jim Meyer and Randy Minchew did not participate. The event was co-sponsored by the Citizens Climate Lobby of Columbia, Climate Leaders at Mizzou...

There was nothing we could do: Houston urban farmers devastated by winter storm FacebookTwitterEmail Plant It Forward farmers Constant Ngouala and Guy Moulet lift protective sheets to survey both damaged and salvageable produce at the PIF Braeswood Church location on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Contributor The state suffered from major power outages, which in turn led to a loss of heat, food, water and lack of access to resources. Unfortunately, crops and livesto...

Mayor: New alderman, 39, brings younger perspective to Shelton board Brian Gioiele FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 New alderman Joanna Carloni is sworn-in by attorney Francis Teodosio, left, as Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti looks on at the start of a Board of Alderman meeting at Shelton City Hall in Shelton, Conn., on Tuesday Feb. 23, 2021. Carloni was appointed as a new alderman to replace Stanley Kudej who died this past month.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of8 New al...

Houston farmer loses 80 percent of crop in Texas freeze, and hes not alone FacebookTwitterEmail 1of27 Plant It Forward farmer and chef Constant Ngouala surveys his farmland at the PIF Braeswood Church location on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / ContributorShow MoreShow Less 2of27 Plant It Forward farmer Constant Ngouala surveys both damaged and salvageable produce at the PIF Braeswood Church location on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Cont...

CHARLES FRIDDLE Charles Friddle, an incumbent Second Ward representative on Elkins City Council, retired from FirstEnergy, parent of Mon Power, after 33 years of service. A native of Petersburg, he has lived in Morgantown, Moorefield, Weston, Clarksburg and moved to Elkins in 1984. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1974 with a degree in Business Administration and a major in Marketing. He has spent the majority of his career specializing in Economic Development. Currently he is a me...