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By: December 7, 2025

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Water Repairs

Update: Boil Water Notice near Industrial Park LIFTED

Update as of 1/29, 7:45 a.m.: This Boil Water Notice has been lifted. Lab testing found no contamination in the sample. ====================== As a result of loss of pressure on a water main during repair of a leak, a Boil Water Notice […]

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Press Release

Illegally Dumped Diesel Fuel Found in Tygart River

Water operators contained a small amount of diesel fuel dumped by an unknown person On Friday, city, county, and state officials responded to a report of an oily sheen in the Tygart River, near Fifteenth Street. Elkins Water Board employees determined that […]

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charter change

Charter Change: City Manager Costs and Tenure

During council’s ongoing consideration of possible updates and changes to the city charter, councilors requested information about the potential costs and likely tenure of a city manager in Elkins. Tim Stranko, the attorney retained by council to assist with the charter-change process, […]

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