Cucumber Salad with Dill My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, would have this cucumber salad several times a week during peak cucumber season. She would take it to picnics and family reunions as her dish to share. As a summer snack, I still take a cold cucumber out of the refrigerator,[Read More…]
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Vote for the 2023 Apple Butter Festival logo
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce is asking the public to vote in their first ever Apple Butter Festival logo contest. Sponsored by Blue Flame, Inc, this contest was open to anyone of any age to enter as many times as they chose. The candidates were then narrowed down[Read More…]
Vivian Graham shares many area memories from decades past
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs resident Vivian (Yeakle) Graham just turned 92 years old and has fond memories she shared of both Hancock and Berkeley Springs from over the decades. Graham was born in Little Cove, Pennsylvania at Yeakle’s Mill, which is around 20 miles east of Hancock. Graham was[Read More…]
Spongy moths damaging trees around Morgan County
by Kate Evans The telltale signs of spongy moth damage is visible now in multiple forest locations in Morgan County. State agriculture officials warned of tree trouble coming as they predicted larger numbers of the moths, formerly known as gypsy moths, would be hatching this summer. A cooperative spraying program[Read More…]
Southern end of bypass 50% complete – should open September ‘24
Northern connector to follow in 2026 by Kate Shunney With excavation and construction work visible in multiple locations along the 3.4-mile route of a future U.S. 522 Bypass, it can be tricky to tell how close the $69.3-million project is to being done. West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) officials[Read More…]
Luella M. Yost Ford Andrews
Luella M. Yost Ford Andrews 1934-2023 Luella M. Yost Ford Andrews, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. surrounded by her loving family and while under the care of Hospice of Washington County. Born October 1, 1934 in[Read More…]
Rodney Gerald Fox
Rodney Gerald Fox 1955-2023 Rodney Gerald “Bo” Fox, 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., went to heaven on July 8, 2023, at his home, under the care of hospice. Born May 5, 1955, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Nancy Lee (Schetrompf) Fox and the late Homer Gerald[Read More…]
Rodney Victor Wolfe, Sr.
Rodney Victor Wolfe, Sr. 1940-2023 Rodney Victor Wolfe, Sr., 82, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023, at his home in Big Cove Tannery, Pa. Born July 17, 1940, he was the son of the late Victor Wolfe and Dorothy Marcle King, and the widower of Catherine Wolfe. He was the[Read More…]
Gene Ulysses Spring
Gene Ulysses Spring 1932-2023 Gene Ulysses Spring, age 91, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born January 16, 1932 in Great Cacapon, W.Va., he was the son of the late Raymond Blaine and Nellie Catherine Unger Spring. He attended Mt. Zion United[Read More…]
Your Wednesday edition a little early
Because the July 4 holiday affects the scheduling lineup of our newspaper printer, The Frederick News Post, this week’s Morgan Messenger is being printed on Monday, July 3. It will be distributed on news stands a day early and will be online for our digital subscribers on July 3. We’ll[Read More…]
