The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture to issue Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT). The federal COVID-19 public health emergency is ending, and West Virginia will issue a final P-EBT benefit for the covered summer period.[Read More…]
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Gray, Harrington, Parsell and Schultz blast home runs to lead Lady Indians Softball
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Lady Indians were back on the diamond this week with six games. Five of the six were at the home field for Berkeley Springs which hoped to add to their win total this season. On Monday, April 3 the Lady Indians hosted the Spring[Read More…]
Indians shut out Hancock 10-0
by Jamie Harris Last Monday, April 3 the Berkeley Springs Indians baseball team was back in action as they hosted the Hancock Panthers at Morgan Field. The Tribe did not waste any time with the visitors from Maryland and jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first inning. Berkeley[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs Tennis continues to rack up wins
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School tennis teams have been acing the competition recently with many quality wins this season. This past was no different as the Tribe continued to roll. On Monday, April 3 the Tribe traveled to Petersburg for a PVC contest. The Lady Indians rolled[Read More…]
An ‘Egg-celent’ Easter egg hunt in the park
by Lisa Schauer Berkeley Springs State Park was a picturesque setting for the annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 60 and supported by Post 60 Legionnaires and Unit 60 Auxiliary on Easter Sunday, April 9. Pink blossoms scattered under the cherry trees lining[Read More…]
Preissler Fund to award $150,000 to arts, nature programs again in 2023
The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation (EWVCF) will again award $150,000 in grants to Eastern Panhandle schools and nonprofit organizations from the Detlev and Mary Ellen Preissler Fund for the Arts, Music, Design, and Nature in 2023. Eastern Panhandle schools and nonprofit organizations that inspire and educate children through the[Read More…]
Everyday Outdoors: Spring Gobbler youth hunt
More years ago than seems possible, I took my young cousin Kyle for West Virginia’s Spring Gobbler Youth Hunt. As we talked in the predawn darkness, I reminded him to stay very still, and make sure he positively identified a gobbler before shooting. I also told him to not shoot[Read More…]
It’s Stacy — Health Eats: Spring Onion Soup
Spring Onion Soup My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, loved spring onions. She would be out in her garden this time of year, putting her onion bulbs into the ground. She was fussy about making sure those rows of onions were straight. We would walk to Hunter’s Hardware every spring to[Read More…]
Grand Jury indicts 19 in April term
The Morgan County Grand Jury met on Tuesday, April 4 in Morgan County Circuit Court and indicted 19 individuals on a variety of criminal charges. Those charges stemmed from incidents in 2022 and 2023, ranging from the murder of a Morgan County man in September of 2022 to drug dealing[Read More…]
Artists & crafters wanted for Paw Paw library art show
by Kate Evans Paw Paw Public Library Director Ginny DiFrancesco said that their library is organizing an arts and crafts show from April 24-May 6. Set-up for the art show begins the morning of Monday, April 24 around 9 a.m. Organizers hope to include paintings, woodworking, jewelry, quilting, knitting, crocheting,[Read More…]
