by Kate Evans The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved updated vaccines against Covid-19 this week. Officials recommend getting the updated COVID vaccine with your updated flu shot. When to get your shot depends on your age, your health, if you’ve recently had COVID and if you have any[Read More…]
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Charles Carroll Wheeler III
Charles Carroll Wheeler III 1943-2024 Charles Carroll Wheeler III, 80, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed away on August, 24, 2024. Born November 18, 1943, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late C. Carroll Wheeler, Jr. and Dorothy Hale Wheeler and the devoted husband to Retha M. Miller.[Read More…]
Gretchen Lee Largent
Gretchen Lee Largent 1939-2024 Gretchen Lee Largent, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., went to her enternal reward on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Frederick County, Va. Born July 8, 1939 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Aletka Calvert. Gretchen was a high school graduate. She was[Read More…]
County home destroyed by Wednesday fire
by Kate Evans A Berkeley Springs family lost their home in a Wednesday, August 28 fire. Area firefighters battled the heat as well as the fire as the heat index rose to around 104 degrees that day. The call for a structure fire came in at 5:22 p.m. to the[Read More…]
Juanita Mae Sherrard
Juanita Mae Sherrard 1931-2024 Juanita Mae Sherrard, age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born December 12, 1931 in Charleston, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late[Read More…]
Janice Bright
Janice Bright 1937-2024 On Monday, June 24th, Janice Bright (nee Watson), of Winchester, Va., passed peacefully at the age of 87, surrounded by her loving family. Jan is survived by her husband, Harold, her children, Deborah, Leslie, and Christopher and their spouses and five grandchildren. Jan was born in San[Read More…]
BERKELEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FALL SPORTS PREVIEW
by Jamie Harris Team Overview Record: 1-9 (2023) Head Coach: Wes Eddy (Second season at BSHS) Slogan: “A Season with a Reason” As the Berkeley Springs Indians prepare for the 2024 season, there is a renewed sense of purpose and determination within the team. After a rigorous offseason filled with[Read More…]
School board hears attendance procedures, summer school reports
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Assistant Superintendent Jeromy Duelley gave a presentation on school attendance procedures at the August 20 school board meeting. Duelley said Morgan County Schools’ chronic absenteeism rate was 22% last year, down from 28% from the 2022-2023 school year. Berkeley Springs High School chronic absenteeism[Read More…]
Didawick pursues passion for dance at the WV Governor’s School for the Arts
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School junior Ariella Didawick attended the West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon this summer from June 23-July 13 to study dance. She was the first Berkeley Springs High School student to attend the program for dance.[Read More…]
Starting Points moves to become independent non-profit agency
by Kate Evans Shenandoah Community Health and Morgan County Starting Points have announced a planned transition in their longtime partnership where Starting Points will become an independent non-profit agency, according to a joint press release. Starting Points, a local non-profit family resource center in its 25th year of serving the[Read More…]
