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The Berkeley Springs Lions Club will be holding a fundraiser at Charlotte’s Café on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 to benefit Memphis Frey, daughter of Robert and Megan Frey. Memphis was born on December 4, 2024. She was born with a cleft lip. Memphis has Tetrasomy 10/trisomy 10[Read More…]
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the following personnel changes at recent meetings, Changes included granting leaves of absence and rehiring probationary and substitute personnel: In professional personnel actions, Richard Gramling was employed as a Paw Paw Schools long-term substitute health/physical/driver’s education teacher beginning April 21 for[Read More…]
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians baseball team capped off their regular season with a strong week, notching two victories in three games, including a dominant win in their season finale at Morgan Field. On Tuesday, May 6, the Indians traveled to Moorefield to face the Yellow[Read More…]
The Sleepy Creek Watershed in association with the Eastern Panhandle Conservation District and West Virginia Environment Protect Agency will host a Rain Barrel Workshop on Thursday, May 22, at the First United Methodist Church campus at 440 Fearnow Road in Berkeley Springs. The workshop will run from 5:30 to 7[Read More…]
by Trish Rudder Town of Bath officials have approved several special requests about parking meters and street activities tied to upcoming events in Berkeley Springs. “Bringing in the May’ Parking meter closures to accommodate the set-up for the annual “Bringing in the May” fairies festival in Berkeley Springs State Park[Read More…]
Blueberry Pie My Great-Grandmother, Arizona Henry, loved blueberry season. Blueberries grow wild in Morgan County, and Grandma had a knack for finding them. Wild blueberries are smaller and sweeter than the ones you get at the grocery store. I am a fan of blueberry trees. We have several blueberry trees[Read More…]
by Kate Shunney Modern methods of sharing information will be part of Morgan County’s new 911 call system in the coming months, following a decision by Morgan County Commissioners to approve a contract to implement Next Gen 911 here. That contract, with INdigital based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, will cost[Read More…]
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath received $55,000 in municipal sales taxes from its first quarter of 2025 that began January 1 and ended March 31. That’s far more than town officials said they expected when they discussed putting the tax into place. Last June, council members said they[Read More…]
Mary Ruth Barnhart 1952-2025 Mary Ruth Barnhart, age 72, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025 at her home. Born July 3, 1952 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Leonard Brent and Ada Ruth Smith Bishop. Mary was a graduate of Hancock[Read More…]
Dorothy Lee Ziler 1940-2025 Dorothy Lee Ziler, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born May 14, 1940 in Oldtown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Willard J. and Amy Carolyn Hutchinson Robertson. She was a Christian.[Read More…]
