by Kate Evans The 2023 Morgan County Expo is happening this Saturday, July 29 at Berkeley Springs State Park and the Country Inn from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The family event features art, musical entertainment, exhibits, food, crafts, a watermelon-eating contest at 11 a.m., the 4-H cake auction at[Read More…]
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New Bath council members take seats on town committees
by Trish Rudder The 2023 Bath Town Council — Scott Merki, mayor; Susan Webster, town recorder; councilwomen Elizabeth Skinner, Rebecca MacLeod and Mary Lynn Hickey and councilmen Tom Hall and Greg Schene – have been assigned by Mayor Merki to act as committee chairs or to serve as committee members[Read More…]
Bath receives $55,000 grant for stormwater management on former industrial train depot lot
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath has been awarded a $55,400 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust from the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns Award Program for the installation of stormwater management practices to revitalize the Berkeley Springs Depot lot. The innovative design will turn the eastern portion[Read More…]
School board okays facility, food service actions, considers policies
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved a bid extension for food service for the 2023-2024 school year to Gordon’s Food Service. Their action took place at their July 18 meeting. School officials said it was the final year for the food service bid extension and that it[Read More…]
Pleasant View community gets Little Free Library
by Kate Evans For those who love to read in the Pleasant View community, there’s a new source of books to explore without going too far. Pleasant View Elementary now has a Little Free Library at the school where people can access books to read any time. It’s located along[Read More…]
Man sentenced for armed robbery at River Road, others enter pleas and get jail time
Multiple individuals have entered pleas in felony criminal cases and been sentenced by Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin in Morgan County Circuit Court. David Gerhard, 31, was sentenced for multiple felonies associated with an armed robbery on River Road in 2022. Judge Debra McLaughlin sentenced Gerhard to five years in prison[Read More…]
State releases broadband plans, asks for citizen feedback, suggestions
The West Virginia Office of Broadband released the first draft of the State Digital Equity Plan, which is available for public comment. The public comment period is open and will close Monday, August 21. The West Virginia Digital Equity Plan can be viewed online at broadband.wv.gov and at internetforallwv.wv.gov. Feedback[Read More…]
Quintel Maleak Jackson
Quintel Maleak Jackson 2004-2023 Quintel Maleak “Bubbie” Jackson, age 19, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 in West Chester, Pa. Born March 21, 2004 in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of William Patrick Jackson of Wheeling, W.Va. and Crystal Gale Vanorsdale of Berkeley Springs. He[Read More…]
Marjorie Kidd Dropp
Marjorie Kidd Dropp Marjorie Kidd Dropp, 79, of Berkeley Springs passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at her home. She was born in Cambridge, Mass., to the late Robert Kidd and Marjorie Anne “Gilbert” Kidd. Marjorie grew up in Naples, New York’s Finger Lakes Region. She graduated from Michigan State[Read More…]
State hunting season changes outlined in 2023-24 Hunting and Trapping Regulations
With updated hunting regulations in effect, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is reminding hunters to review several important changes to hunting seasons for white-tailed deer, wild turkey and black bear before their respective seasons open this fall. These changes are included in the new 2023-24 West Virginia Hunting[Read More…]
