by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw Lady Pirates picked up two wins this past week in high school volleyball action. On Tuesday, September 6, the Lady Pirates traveled to Cumberland, Md., to play Lighthouse Christian Academy and took the 3-0 win by the scores of 25-4, 25-15 and 25-20. Ciara Arnold led the Pirates with […]
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Lady Indians Volleyball picks up first win
Ocean Clatterbuck serves the ball. photo by Lori Younker by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Lady Indians volleyball team went 1-1 on the week. On Tuesday, September 6 the Lady Indians hosted Legacy Christian and lost 18-25, 14-25, 11-25. The JV team lost 17-25 and 13-25 to Legacy. On Thursday, September 8 the Lady Indians […]
Louise Madeline Keiter
Louise Madeline Keiter 1930-2022 Louise Madeline Keiter, age 92, passed away at her home on September 4, 2022. She was a Christian. She was the eldest child of the late Robert Leroy and Thelma Juanita Clingerman Bushman. Louise was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy William Keiter. They were married in 1948 and cherished […]
Scott Allen Mullen
Scott Allen Mullen 1974-2022 Scott Allen “Buzzard” Mullen, age 47, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Monday, September 5, 2022 in his hometown. Born December 21, 1974 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Wayne Leo Mullen of Chambersburg, Pa., and Christine Irene Stotler Mullen of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He was a Christian. […]
Richard W. Harvey
Richard W. Harvey 1933-2022 Richard (“Dick”) W. Harvey of Boiling Springs Lakes, N.C., died on September 6, 2022, at the age of 88. Dick was born on October 21, 1933 to Wilbur James Harvey and Frances Veronica Duval Harvey, in North Andover, Massachusetts. He graduated from Norwich University in 1955 and became a commissioned officer […]
Clyde William Fields
Clyde William Fields Clyde William “Casey” Fields, age 91, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, September 12, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Pastor Dick Voorhaar will officiate. Burial […]
County school state exam proficiencies rise slightly with some decreases
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools students overall fared slightly better than in the previous year on the 2022 West Virginia General Summative Assessment exams that they took in May. Reading and math proficiencies rose in most county schools. The test results show overall student learning progress and ongoing recovery in student achievement from the […]
Apple Butter Hall of Fame inducts new members
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce created the Apple Butter Festival Hall of Fame in 1998 to recognize the people who have devoted their time, energy, talents, and resources to making the festival what it is. The 2022 Hall of Fame members will be inducted at a luncheon on Wednesday, September 14, and are […]
Chip Shots – Down or Brown?
Down on Brown? by Jim Buzzerd With just over six minutes to go in West Virginia University’s opening football game at Pitt, the Mountaineers led 31-24. It was fourth down and less than a yard to go for a first down. West Virginia had already rushed for more yards against Pitt than anyone had all […]
Morgan County 911 tells state that Paw Paw phone outages leave citizens isolated from help
by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s 911 Emergency Telecommunications has filed a formal complaint with the West Virginia Public Service Commission against Frontier West Virginia, Inc. about frequent phone outages in the Paw Paw exchange area. The Public Service Commission (PSC) is the state agency that regulates the operations of utilities, including phone companies. Frontier Communications […]
