Elkins News

At an American Legion Post 29 dinner this spring, Charles W. "Bill" Phares was honored for 60 years of being a member in good standing.

An Elkins man was arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing another man's generator from his storage unit - and then selling it for $75.

The Elkins man arrested for making methamphetamine in an apartment above Lexy's bar earlier this year pleaded guilty to forgery and drug-related charges Monday in Randolph County Circuit Court.

"We are redoing the numbers, and we believe that the numbers can be lowered," Sanitation/Landfill Committee Chairman Carman Metheny said at the outset of the meeting.

Houchin was welcomed to Elkins last weekend at the traditional reception at Graceland Mansion on the campus of Davis & Elkins College.

More than 150 flags, worn out from worthy service, were retired Friday evening during a flag retiring service near Mt.

Elkins city officials aren't happy about the state Public Service Commission's ruling on proposed water rate increases, although the city's water customers will be paying more - eventually.

Margaret Elinor Wolfe Ramsey, 87, of Elkins, departed this life June 13, 2013, in Valentine Personal Care Home following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Sen. Clark Barnes, R-Randolph, presents a Governor's Community Participation Grant Award for $15,000 Friday to the city of Elkins to improve Glendale Park.

Established by members of the Board of Trustees in honor of the college's 13th president in appreciation for his years of service from 2008 to 2013, it is funded with initial commitments totaling $1 million from members of the Board of Trustees.

A local tattoo artist was arrested on methamphetamine-related charges early Thursday morning, after a domestic dispute in which he allegedly hit his girlfriend in the head with a beer bottle.

An Elkins man was life-flighted to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown for treatment Wednesday night after another Elkins man allegedly stabbed him in the chest following a text messaging argument.

FirstEnergy's Storm Center is reporting more than 17,000 residents in West Virginia are without electricity.

One of the many experiences I've enjoyed over the years is the freedom of the open road by way of the motorcycle - specifically a Har-ley Davidson motorcycle.

Latin music artist Eduardo Canelon remembers when he first picked up an instrument.

The Fifth Annual Fur Ball to benefit the Randolph County Humane Society is slated for 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at Halliehurst Mansion on the campus of Davis & Elkins College.

Elkins City Council's Sanitation/Landfill Committee voted Monday to recommend a plan that would charge both residential and commercial customers each month to help pay off the Elkins-Randolph County Landfill's debts and operating costs.

Post 29 claimed a 12-7 win over Preston County Post 56 Sunday in Area 5 action at Elkins High School.

Hope and inspiration filled the air Saturday as the rain subsided and sunshine filled Elkins Town Square, where hundreds gathered for the Randolph County Relay For Life.

Elkins resident Judith McCauley said when cancer strikes, you don't have a choice in the situation and unfortunately, it can happen to anyone.