by Kate Shunney Morgan County Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin on Friday denied a petition from the West Virginia Secretary of State asking her to decertify the results of the May primary election so that a corrected vote total could be certified as the official results. The Secretary of State’s office[Read More…]
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Schedule of Interim Committee meetings of the West Virginia Legislature at Cacapon State Park
Sunday, November 13 1 p.m. — Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability, Rumsey Room. On the agenda are presentations from the Office of Health Facilities and presentation and findings concerning the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Senator Craig Blair (R-Berkeley) and Delegate Ken Reed[Read More…]
Inwood man jailed after traffic stop
A Morgan County Sheriff’s deputy nabbed a suspected pot dealer following a traffic stop on Winchester Grade Road October 30. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Deputy Hedrick, police running stationary radar stopped a Silver Honda Accord traveling around 55 mph in a 40[Read More…]
Morgan County voters back GOP candidates at all levels on 2022 ballot
County hits 41% voter turnout Morgan County voters cast 5,316 ballots in the 2022 General Election, hitting 41.5% voter turnout, including ballots cast during early voting, through absentee voting and in-person at the county’s 13 polls on Tuesday, November 8. Election Day voting held a steady pace at precinct locations[Read More…]
Steven Ray Ullom
Steven Ray Ullom 1949-2022 Steven Ray Ullom, 73, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, passed away on September 26, 2022. Born on July 11, 1949 in Washington, D.C. He was the son of the late Sanford Carlton Ullom and Lucille Ullom-Hottenstein. Steven retired as Senior Vice President of WJAL in 2017 after 20[Read More…]
Carolyn C. Bassford
Carolyn C. Bassford Carolyn C. Bassford (nee Enders), 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Saturday, October 29, 2022. Services were handled by Evans Life Celebration Home-Parkville.
Richard James Carrington
Richard James Carrington 1945-2022 Richard James Carrington, 77, of Accident, Md., passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md., where he spent his last days surrounded by his loving family. Born on March 18, 1945, in Holyoke, Mass., Richard was the son[Read More…]
Seth Kendall Bowman 2002-2022 Seth Kendall Bowman, 20, Hancock, Md., passed away, Monday, October 31, 2022, in Hagerstown, Md. Born March 12, 2002, in Hagerstown. Md., he was the son of Kenneth and Debbie (Shaw) Bowman. He loved being in the outdoors, listening to music, playing pool and “figuring out[Read More…]
Betty Lou Frock
Betty Lou Frock 1939-2022 Betty Lou Frock, age 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital. Born November 28, 1939, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Frederick Vincent and Margie Elizabeth Kyne Frock. She was of the Methodist[Read More…]
Chip Shots – WVU basketball opens Monday
WVU basketball opens Monday by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University football team continued its losing ways Saturday losing 41-31 to TCU at home. The effort was an improvement from last week’s shellacking at Texas Tech, but once again, critical mistakes at inopportune times cost WVU a chance to win.[Read More…]
