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Joe Martin III, a longtime leader in state and local government whose service spanned decades and historic milestones, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at his home
Staff Writer ELKINS — A fire at a plant that manufactures fuel pellets brought multiple emergency responders to the Industrial Park Sunday evening. Emergency crews responded to a call late Sunday night of a possible explosion and fire toward the south end of the Industrial Park in Elkins. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. at the Hamer Pellet mill on 15th Street. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, officials determined that the fire was electrical by nature. “It was an electrical issue and apparently there was a short somewhere in the system,” said Elkins Fire Depa...
Staff Writer The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley About 40 firefighters from multiple fire companies battled a blaze for close to six hours on High Street in Elkins on Christmas Day. The house was deemed a total loss. ELKINS — A home on High Street has been deemed a total loss after a house fire kept area fire departments busy for close to six hours on Christmas Day. The Elkins Fire Department responded to a call at approximately 4:40 p.m. Friday afternoon and when they arrived found a three-story home ablaze. Fire crews battled the blaze until almost 11 p.m. that night.
bjohnson@theintermountain.com ELKINS — The City of Elkins has reappointed City Clerk Jessica Sutton and given her a raise of $6,000 per year. Elkins City Council set Sutton’s new compensation rate at $54,000 per year and reappointed her for another two-year term during a recent council meeting. “Madame Chairman, it gives me great honor to recommend the approval of Resolution 1364,” Second Ward Councilman Charlie Friddle stated at the meeting. All 10 council members voted to approve the resolution. “Thank you very much for your support,” Sutton said after the vote. Sutton has been ...
bjohnson@theintermountain.com ELKINS — The City of Elkins is purchasing a new garbage truck after accepting a bid from Newlons International Sales of Elkins. Elkins City Council voted unanimously at its most recent meeting to purchase the new truck for $182,603. “It is an International truck,” Elkins Operation Manager Bob Pingley said before the vote. “We’ve gone to automatic transmission in those kind of trucks, that’s pretty much standard equipment that we normally get.” The Easy Pack G400 Sanitation Truck will be modified as part of the purchase agreement. It will be “paint...