by Jamie Harris Last Thursday, February 1, the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians basketball team played the Keyser Golden Tornado. Berkeley Springs was looking to snap a long losing streak against their sectional rivals. However, Keyser kept their winning streak alive with a 57-35 win over the Lady Indians. Berkeley Springs[Read More…]
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Indians Wrestling captures fifth straight PVC Championship
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Indians wrestling team had a very busy week on the mats with a home tri and then a Saturday trip to Hampshire High School for the 2024 Potomac Valley Conference Championships. The Indians were all business as they knew the match with the Northern[Read More…]
Kessel’s art mural on display in Huntington exhibition
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School junior Elizabeth (Ella) Kessel’s art mural of a musician playing a guitar was placed on the West Edge Factory building in Huntington, West Virginia along with other individual student art murals. The drive-through “Alley Gallery” outdoor art exhibition opening took place on January[Read More…]
IRS Criminal Investigation urges taxpayers to protect themselves this tax season
IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) dedicates 70% of its time and resources to investigating tax crimes that include questionable refund schemes, return preparer fraud, abusive tax schemes, and more. This tax season, CI is cracking down on schemes that victimize U.S. taxpayers. “Tax crimes surge during filing season because criminals steal[Read More…]
Downtown trees removed, Tree Board to approve work plan
On Tuesday, January 30, two volunteers from the Town of Bath Tree Board removed five small, dead trees along Washington Street between Union and Liberty Streets. The work done by volunteers is part of a $15,000 Demonstration City Grant from the WV Division of Forestry for fiscal year 2024. In[Read More…]
Water film to make world premier Feb. 23 in Berkeley Springs
The World Premier of H2O: The Intelligence of Water takes place on Friday, February 23 at 8 p.m. at the Star Theatre in Berkeley Springs. Writer, director, and producer, Emmanuel Itier, Wonderland Entertainment Group, filmed the movie around the world and at the 2022 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting. “We[Read More…]
Martinsburg man sentenced to 15 years for killing Mullen
by Trish Rudder Gabriel J. Cardwell, 23, formerly of Martinsburg, was sentenced to 15 years for voluntary manslaughter on Friday, February 2 in Morgan County Circuit Court. A local jury found Cardwell guilty of fatally stabbing a Berkeley Springs man — Scott A. Mullen, 47 — during an altercation at[Read More…]
Bath Landmarks group removes properties from historic district
by Trish Rudder Three properties have removed from the Town of Bath Historic District list after being deemed ineligible to remain as contributing properties. At the January 25 Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) meeting, the members voted to remove the two contributing structures in town that no longer qualify to be[Read More…]
Give the gift of health this Valentine’s Day
by Kate Evans Tired of buying the same Valentine’s Day gifts for your special someone? Maybe you could give them the gift of true love by giving them the gift of health, said Stacy Schultz, War Memorial Health registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator. People spend a couple hundred dollars[Read More…]
JoAnn Marie Whitacre
JoAnn Marie Whitacre 1947-2024 JoAnn Marie “Peachie” Whitacre, 76, of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at her residence. Born on April 8, 1947 in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Clarence Edward Kerns and Hazel Marie (Yost) Kerns. JoAnn had worked at[Read More…]
