It’s not just April Fool’s Day in Elkins Sutton Stokes April 1, 2017 1 Comment Do you know what today is? If your only answer is April Fool’s Day, you don’t live in Elkins, West Virginia. If you do live in Elkins, West Virginia and your only answer is still April Fool’s Day, you...
Result of Fifth Ward Recount Announced Sutton Stokes March 22, 2017 Meeting as the Elkins Municipal Election Canvassing Board on Monday night, Elkins Common Council recounted Fifth Ward ballots cast on or before the city election held March 7. Entering the recount, Dave...
Breaking: Thompson requests Fifth Ward recount with minutes to spare Sutton Stokes March 15, 2017 Cody Thompson, candidate for Fifth Ward council member. At 2:55 p.m., with only minutes remaining before the end of the 48-hour period in which candidates in the 2017 Elkins Municipal Election could...
Elkins council “declares” 2017 election results Sutton Stokes March 14, 2017 By: Sutton Stokes After convening as the Elkins Municipal Election Canvassing Board, Elkins council adjusted vote totals as a result of accepting some provisional ballots and “declared” the following...
Elkins Election: What the heck is a “canvass”? Sutton Stokes March 14, 2017 By: Sutton Stokes As we reported here, Elkins Common Council met on Monday as the Elkins Municipal Election Canvassing Board to “canvass” the election. We reported further, that only one ward’s...
Why are some ballots “provisional”? Sutton Stokes March 14, 2017 By: Sutton Stokes As we reported here, vote totals in the 2017 Elkins Municipal Election changed slightly on Monday as a result of the Elkins council’s canvass of the election.This was because one of the...
Parker Doubles Lead from Two to Four Votes in Fifth Ward Canvass Sutton Stokes March 13, 2017 Candidates have 48 hours to request recounts By: Sutton Stokes Dave Parker has been elected to a new term on Elkins Common Council representing Fifth Ward, the Elkins council confirmed today after...
Soon As I Could: Call Me Crazy Sutton Stokes May 31, 2016 I feel great about living in Elkins and West Virginia—most of the time. Sometimes, though, it can feel like there is a conspiracy to get us to doubt ourselves—to make us feel like we must be crazy for...
Soon As I Could Sutton Stokes April 19, 2016 1 Comment First things first: I wasn’t born in West Virginia. Upon learning this fact, more than one person who was born in West Virginia has recommended that I add “but I got here as soon as I could.” That...