by Kate Evans Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part article on Morgan County’s Teen Court program Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney Dan James said that cases he considers for Morgan County Teen Court are non-violent, first time offenders. Cases can include underage use of tobacco, possession of[Read More…]
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Town parking meter decorations to begin November 24, will last five weeks
by Trish Rudder The “Deck the Meters” project will begin the day after Thanksgiving, on Friday, November 24 and will be overseen by the Town of Bath instead of the local Chamber of Commerce. At the November 7 Bath Town Council meeting, Mayor Scott Merki said the Chamber turned the[Read More…]
Legislators & school board discuss state mandates, skill gaps & staff shortages
by Kate Evans West Virginia Senator Charles Trump, State House of Representatives Delegates George Miller and Darren Thorne and Governor Jim Justice’s Eastern Panhandle Representative Daryl Cowles attended the November 7 Morgan County School Board meeting’s legislative work session to discuss areas of concern to the school system and to[Read More…]
Beams in the morning light
Opinion: We’re still here, and that’s because of you
by Kate Shunney, Editor The Morgan Messenger I wonder if S.S. Buzzerd and Lewis Frey, back in 1893, talked about how long their new newspaper for Morgan County might last. Having worked with lots of entrepreneurs over the years, I doubt it. Those guys were risk-takers and had a vision,[Read More…]
Virgil Harold Ruppenthal
Virgil Harold Ruppenthal 1938-2023 Virgil Harold Ruppenthal, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, November 10, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born October 14, 1938 in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Henry Martin Ruppenthal, Jr. and the late Frances Ada Henry Ruppenthal. He was[Read More…]
Frances Henry Cain
Frances Henry Cain 1929-2023 Frances Henry Cain, 93, of Falling Waters, went home to be with our Lord and Heavenly Father on Monday, November 6, 2023 while at home. Born December 19, 1929 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. to the late Joseph Dean and Bessie Weber Henry. In addition to her[Read More…]
Neal M. Farris
Neal M. Farris 1935-2023 Neal M. Farris, 88, passed away on November 9, 2023, at Jefferson Health Care in Jefferson, Ohio. He was born on July 8, 1935, in West Virginia, the son of Bernard and Nellie (Kidwell) Farris. On December 29, 1956, Neal married his beautiful bride, Carol A.[Read More…]
David Richard Yost
David Richard Yost 1963-2023 David Richard Yost, age 60, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, November 6, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born July 4, 1963 in Jacksonville, N.C., he was the son of David C. Yost of Berkeley Springs and the late Judith Diane Richard Yost. He was[Read More…]
John Joseph Glass, Sr.
John Joseph Glass, Sr. 1963-2023 John (Rosco) Joseph Glass, Sr., 60, born January 9, 1963, to Roger B. Glass, Sr., and Rose Marie Irvin Glass, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023, at his home in Hancock, Md. Rosco loved spending time with his family as well as hunting and fishing[Read More…]
