Ideas

March 1, 2018

Elkins, W.Va. — The public is invited to the first annual 304 Day celebration of the mountains, forests, people, and...

Cultural Awareness and Enrichment Group Raises Awareness

JoLynn Powers

February 13, 2018

For twenty years the members of the Cultural Awareness and Enrichment Group (CAEG) in Elkins, West Virginia have worked to...

Main Street to host Community Branding Workshop

Elkinite

Events

January 19, 2018

Elkins Main Street will host a Community Branding Workshop Jan. 23-25 at the West Virginia Wood Technology Center in Elkins....

Creating Christmas at the Community Center

Taira Landavere

December 8, 2017

This past weekend the Phil Gainer Community Center welcomed thirty vendors from all over West Virginia that sell a variety...

Art and History Spark Interest in Downtown Elkins W.Va.

JoLynn Powers

October 12, 2017

Quilts have always kept us warm, reminded us of our past and brought families and friends together. These same ideas...

It’s not just April Fool’s Day in Elkins

History

April 1, 2017

Do you know what today is? If your only answer is April Fool’s Day, you don’t live in Elkins, West...

Result of Fifth Ward Recount Announced

March 22, 2017

Meeting as the Elkins Municipal Election Canvassing Board on Monday night, Elkins Common Council recounted Fifth Ward ballots cast on...

Breaking: Thompson requests Fifth Ward recount with minutes to spare

March 15, 2017

At 2:55 p.m., with only minutes remaining before the end of the 48-hour period in which candidates in the 2017...

How the Mountain State Plowed Snow in the 1930s

Rob Whetsell

History

March 15, 2017

Although Winter Storm Stella didn’t pack quite the punch in this area that meteorologists predicted, local and state crews have...

Elkins council “declares” 2017 election results

March 14, 2017

By: Sutton Stokes After convening as the Elkins Municipal Election Canvassing Board, Elkins council adjusted vote totals as a result...

Elkins Election: What the heck is a “canvass”?

March 14, 2017

By: Sutton Stokes As we reported here, Elkins Common Council met on Monday as the Elkins Municipal Election Canvassing Board...

Why are some ballots “provisional”?

March 14, 2017

By: Sutton Stokes As we reported here, vote totals in the 2017 Elkins Municipal Election changed slightly on Monday as...

Parker Doubles Lead from Two to Four Votes in Fifth Ward Canvass

March 13, 2017

Candidates have 48 hours to request recounts By: Sutton Stokes Dave Parker has been elected to a new term on...

Meet the Elkins City Council Candidates

Elkinite

March 5, 2017

Here at Elkinite we fundamentally believe that civic engagement is a hallmark of strong community. To that end we feel...

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

Kelsie Marie

January 11, 2017

So many times in this world people are looking out for #1. They are concerned with how well they are...

Downtown Mural Continues to Shine

Elkinite

December 6, 2016

Drive down Third Street in Elkins and you’ll see it, big and bright and full of optimism, sitting on the...

West Virginia, My Home

Nevada Tribble

November 30, 2016

When I first moved to West Virginia, I didn’t understand the strange sense of pride the people here seemed to...

Observations on the Campaign Trail: “Deer & Debates, Debt & Donations, Death & Taxes”

John Buckley

November 7, 2016

If you’ve never been a candidate for public office, you should try it sometime. It’s incredibly exciting, frustrating, energizing, enervating,...

Four Reasons to Vote for the Randolph County School Excess Levy

Andrew Carroll

November 7, 2016

I was a keen observer of the past two school excess levy failures in Randolph County. My interest was two-fold:...

Barn Quilt Decorates Historic Randolph County Barn

Christina Hall