2023 Election Information
The 2023 municipal election for the city of Elkins will be held June 13, 2023.
On that date, a mayor will be elected to a four-year term and one council member from each of the city’s five wards will be elected to four-year terms. Also, one council member from Second Ward and one from Third Ward will be elected to two-year “unexpired” terms.
Follow this link to learn more about polling places, voter registration, absentee voting, and more.
Why So Many Water Outages?
There is clearly an unacceptable number of ongoing water outages and sometimes resulting Boil Water Notices. What is going on? One major reason is that many underground water lines in Elkins are past their end-of-life and need to be replaced. The reason […]
Read MoreCity Hall News: Week of Oct. 31, 2022
Meeting this week are the Elkins council, council’s ad hoc Special Hiring Committee, and the Elkins Tree Board. Street-sweeper season is over, and leaf collection has begun. By longstanding council resolution, Halloween trick-or-treating in Elkins will be observed on Halloween (Monday), 6:30-8:00 […]
Read MoreEPD Investigating Death on Graceland Drive
Statement from Elkins Police Chief Travis Bennett: Early on the morning of Sunday, August 21, Elkins Police Department officers responding to a call found a seriously injured person on Graceland Drive, which runs parallel to and on the east side of Randolph […]
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