National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The 2022 Theme for this preparedness month is “A Lasting Legacy.” “The life you’ve built is worth protecting. Prepare for disasters to create a lasting legacy for you and […]
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Town trash pickup attracts vandals
by Trish Rudder At the August 16 Town of Bath council meeting, Councilman Rick Weber, who chairs the Public Works committee, said that it was discovered by the town trash collectors that “somebody turned a garbage bag upside down and tied it with a knot to mess with the trash pickup,” and all the trash […]
WVDNR: Hunters can apply for controlled deer hunt lottery at Cacapon and other state parks
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is now accepting applications to participate in controlled deer hunts at four state parks. Controlled hunts are scheduled this fall at Beech Fork, Cacapon Resort, North Bend and Twin Falls Resort state parks. Hunters have until August 31 to apply. Drawing for the hunts will be held on […]
State police arrest Michigan man on drug charges; seize marijuana
West Virginia State Police arrested a Michigan man on drug distribution charges following a traffic stop on Valley Road at Kyne Lane last Friday, August 26 at about 1 p.m. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Trooper S.M. Ward, officers observed a silver Nissan Altima with unknown and obscured […]
Berkeley Springs resident believed to be lone victim in crash & car fire
Virginia police believe that a Berkeley Springs resident was the driver and lone victim in a single vehicle crash on U.S. 522 in Frederick County near Cross Junction on Tuesday, August 23. In a press release, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office reported that the severity of the crash and vehicle fire afterwards complicated the identification […]
Jazmine Briscoe crowned Miss Indian 2022
Miss Indian contents from left to right, Kierra Miller, Jazmine Briscoe and Destiny Parsell. photo by Lori Younker […]
Evelyn Eveon Hedges Smith Sims
Evelyn Eveon Hedges Smith Sims Evelyn Eveon Hedges Smith Sims, 84, of Hedgesville, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Born in Berkeley County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles N. Hedges and Emma Frances Riggs Hedges. She is survived by one daughter, Retta V. Henry and […]
Marilyn Rae Blair Slifer
Marilyn Rae Blair Slifer 1941-2022 Marilyn Rae (Blair) Slifer 81, of Danville, Ill., died on August 21, 2022 with her daughter by her side. Marilyn was born January 9, 1941 in Danville, Ill.; the daughter of Russell and Ethelmae (Harvey) Blair. She graduated from Catlin Township High School, Catlin, Ill. Class of 1959. She loved […]
Peggy Lee Omps
Peggy Lee Omps 1949-2022 Peggy Lee Omps, 73, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at the Autumn Acres Personal Care Center. Peggy was born on July 19, 1949, Winchester, Va., the daughter of the late Ernest and Janet Yost Avey. She was a 1967 graduate of the Berkeley Springs High School […]
Guy Warren
Guy Warren 1938-2022 Guy Warren, age 83, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, formally of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022. Guy was born December 14, 1938 in Kingsport, Tennessee to parents Paris and Betty Warren; beloved husband of Doris Warren (nee Duff) and devoted father of Margaret Chewning, Wanda Turner (Jim), Guy Parish […]