by Kate Shunney Two key things have to happen for Morgan County’s first responders to render aid quickly in an emergency. First, someone has to report the incident to 911 and say what’s happening or what has happened. Second, they have to tell 911 where that emergency is. Morgan County[Read More…]
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Brian Keith Reed
Brian Keith Reed 1970-2024 Brian Keith Reed, 54, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at his home with his loving family by his side on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Brian was born on February 19, 1970 to the late D. Fay (Wolford) Reed and Orville “Tom” Reed in Berkeley Springs,[Read More…]
John David Swink
John David Swink 1935-2024 John David Swink, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, March 11, 2024 at Willow Tree Healthcare Center in Charles Town, W.Va. Born November 2, 1935 in the Cold Run Valley area of Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Oliver Henry[Read More…]
Kathern Marie Bell Gere
Kathern Marie Bell Gere 1931-2024 Kathern Marie Bell Gere, age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, March 15, 2024 at her home under the care of her caregivers, Joy and Dale Dailey and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 25, 1931 in Cowen, W.Va.,[Read More…]
Joseph M. Unger, Sr.
Joseph M. Unger, Sr. Joseph Matthew Unger, Sr., 81 of Winchester, Va. died Monday, March 18. 2024. Funeral services will be at a later date.
Teen found by bloodhound in daylong search
by Kate Shunney A 14-year-old boy who had gone missing from his New Hope area home on Sunday was found by a police bloodhound and his handler late Monday afternoon following a widespread search by multiple police agencies and members of the public. The teen was suffering from exposure to[Read More…]
Ice House will host reading by West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman
An evening celebrating the art of poetry with West Virginia’s Poet Laureate Marc Harshman will take place at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs on Wednesday, March 20. Hosted by the Morgan Arts Council, the free event is a culmination of three days of workshops with children in Morgan County[Read More…]
Brick pathway planned for German Cemetery
by Trish Rudder A brick walkway using historic pavers from the old brick roadway on Fairfax Street is being planned for the German Cemetery. At the March 5 Bath Town Council meeting, the council unanimously approved the Foxglove Garden Club request to use the pavers for the historic cemetery between[Read More…]
Powell, Fravel & Smith shine at State Science Fair
Morgan County Schools’ Regional Science Fair winners attended the State Science Fair at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston on Monday, March 4. Students were escorted to Charleston by their families and performed well at the competition. All three students brought home awards. Isabella Powell, 7th grader from Warm Springs[Read More…]
Judge sentences man for delivering deadly drugs
Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin handed down sentences and accepted pleas in a variety of felony and misdemeanor cases in Morgan County Circuit Court in recent months. Judge McLaughlin sentenced a man found guilty in a January jury trial of delivering a controlled substance that caused the death of a local[Read More…]
