by Kate Evans Morgan County has 16 new cases of COVID-19 reported as of Friday, September 16 for the week of September 9 to September 15. County COVID transmission levels remain at medium level, according to the Morgan County Health Department Facebook page. The week of September 2-September 8 there were 26 new COVID cases. […]
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Apple Butter prep fires up at Greenwood Community Center
by Lisa Schauer Josh Place of Berkeley Springs jars the first batch using his homemade apple butter filler at Greenwood School Community Center. Josh Baker of Berkeley Springs volunteered to stir apple butter on a long shift last Saturday, September 17 at Greenwood School Community Center. Diane Clark of Berkeley Springs stirs a 60-gallon vat […]
School board holds work session on LSIC goals, considers policies
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board held a work session at their September 6 meeting to discuss updating the goals of the local school improvement councils (LSICs) to effectively and comprehensively communicate each school’s path to success through their vision and strategic plan. School board president Aaron Close had asked the board to […]
Eleanor Jean Effland
Eleanor Jean Effland 1934-2022 Eleanor Jean Effland, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital. She was born January 3, 1934 in Huntingdon, Pa., the only child of the late Alton Leroy and Hazel Elizabeth Wible Hooper. She was a member of Trinity-Asbury United Methodist Church, where […]
Joan Steen Kuiken
Joan Steen Kuiken Joan Steen Kuiken, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, WV.
Nancy Proctor-Marquiss
Nancy Proctor-Marquiss 1938-2022 Nancy Proctor-Marquiss, 84, of Falling Waters, W.Va., (formerly of Williamsport, Md.) passed away peacefully on September 13, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 15, 1938, in Jodie, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Mary (Skaggs) Boles of Ansted, W.Va. In Nancy’s early […]
State uncovers vote gap in Morgan County ballot count
245 votes may have not been counted by Kate Shunney West Virginia election officials uncovered a vote discrepancy in the May primary election that could mean up to 245 ballots cast in Morgan County were not counted toward that election’s vote totals. Donald Kersey with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office told The Morgan […]
Access gates to Sleepy Creek WMA will stay closed for 2022 season, and into next year
by Kate Shunney Bright red gates across access roads into various parts of Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area will stay closed for the rest of 2022, including the upcoming hunting seasons. DNR officials last week confirmed local rumors that have been circulating about whether the gates would open for fall hunters. During previous years, gates […]
Chip Shots – Going to take a step back
Going to take a step back by Jim Buzzerd Some mornings I’m up way too early. Monday morning it was around 3:30. Still bleary eyed, I scanned my phone, basically to see the score of Sunday night’s Tampa-Dallas game that I had a small wager on. On any given morning I may have four to […]
Empty Bowls event returns September 23 at American Legion
by Kate Evans Morgan County Starting Points’ annual Empty Bowls fundraiser returns as an in-person event on Friday, September 23 from 5-7 p.m. at the Alderton-Dawson American Legion in Berkeley Springs. All of the Empty Bowls proceeds benefit the non-profit’s Mealtime Community Kitchen, which offers free meals to community members three times per week. This […]
