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By: April 19, 2026

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Mayor Broughton Proclaims City State of Emergency over Coronavirus Pandemic

March 17, 2020 Mayor Van Broughton today declared a citywide state of emergency in Elkins in response to the ongoing threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To further mitigate against this threat and to comply with federal recommendations concerning social distancing to […]

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City Hall News: Week of Nov. 29, 2021

Meeting this week are the Elkins Board of Zoning Appeals and council’s ad hoc Special Hiring Committee. Council meets Thursday. The Board of Zoning Appeals meets Tuesday at 5 p.m. to hear an appeal from a company proposing to build a 190-foot […]

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Whiteman Avenue Homicide

Statement of EPD Chief Travis Bennett: On 11/18/2021 at approximately 11:39 pm, Elkins Police Department officers responded to a residence located at 112 Whiteman Avenue for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers encountered a male subject suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. EPD […]

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