by Trish Rudder Bath Town Recorder, Susan Webster said she attended the Town of Hancock’s council meeting recently where that council approved expanding the MARC train to include Martinsburg to Hancock, WV. Webster told the Bath Town Council on February 21 that the Maryland Legislature in Annapolis is moving forward.[Read More…]
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Rabies confirmed in raccoon on Harrison Avenue
A confirm case of rabies in a raccoon near Harrison Avenue has led the Berkeley-Morgan Health Department to issue a public alert for that area. The Morgan County Health Department said last Thursday they were notified by the West Virginia Office of Laboratory Services of a positive test result for[Read More…]
Italy, Bosnia & Taiwan take top bottled water awards at 2023 Water Tasting
Judges for the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting awarded top honors to waters from around the world on Saturday, February 25 during an award ceremony at The Country Inn. The ceremony closed the 33rd annual festival, which was a two-day event in Berkeley Springs. Five continents had waters among the[Read More…]
County school board gives Superintendent Tuttle high marks
The Morgan County School Board issued a statement regarding their Tuesday, February 21 evaluation of Morgan County Schools Superintendent Kristen Tuttle. The Morgan County Board of Education finished the required Superintendent Evaluation as required by March 1, 2023 by West Virginia Board of Education policy 5309 and West Virginia State[Read More…]
Landmarks Commission focuses on educating public to show historic value
by Trish Rudder Bath’s Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) president, John Mason, told the Bath Town Council that commission member Zack Salman has prepared a draft pamphlet design of the “Historic Architecture of Berkeley Springs” that will be printed to make it available to the public. The tri-fold pamphlet will show[Read More…]
Dusting over area primarily pollen, says enviro agency
A pale dust that filled the air in some parts of the Eastern Panhandle and settled onto cars and other surfaces on Thursday, February 23, was primarily pollen mixed with “trace mineral matter,” said the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Monday. The regional emergency response social media[Read More…]
Donald Leslie Bare
Donald Leslie Bare 1929-2023 Donald Leslie Bare, 93, of Martinsburg, W.Va., passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at home under Hospice care. Born on September 6, 1929 in Frederick County, Maryland to Alice E. Bare, he was raised by his grandparents, Leslie Harrison Bare and Elizabeth Adele (Koogle) Bare.[Read More…]
Wallace D. Allen
Wallace D. Allen 1933-2023 Wallace David Allen, 89, of Bunker Hill, W.Va., died on January 28, 2023. Services were held on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
Lloyd A. Timmons, Sr.
Lloyd A. Timmons, Sr. 1936-2023 Lloyd A. Timmons, Sr., 86, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, at War Memorial Nursing Center, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born August 16, 1936, in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Lloyd D. and Mary E. Timmons. He was employed[Read More…]
Chip Shots – Hanging by a thread?
Hanging by a thread? by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University men’s basketball team put their spot in this year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament in jeopardy by blowing an eight point second half lead and losing 78-72 to Texas Tech. The Mountaineers beat Tech in Lubbock 76-61 on January 25 which[Read More…]
