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By: April 17, 2026

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Parks and Recreation

Garman Bequest Funds New Rubber Mulch for City Park

Delivery was taken of 48,000 pounds of rubber mulch at City Park today. This is the first of two shipments of mulch, for a total of 96,000 pounds, that will be installed in all of City Park’s playground and swing-set areas for […]

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Police Department

EPD Update About 1/21 South Elkins SWAT Operation

  Statement of EPD Chief Travis C. Bennett, providing additional details about last week’s SWAT team operation at a home on Evans Drive in South Elkins:   “The individual found deceased at the location of the January 21 EPD SWAT team operation […]

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Press Release

Elkins ARPA Committee Awards $154,000 for Community Projects

On Wednesday, a city council committee approved more than $150,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for 11 projects proposed by community organizations, including the Elkins-Randolph County YMCA, the Randolph County Humane Society, the Elkins Farmers Market, and Meals on Wheels. […]

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