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Schene is Bath mayor, council transformed by election

Voters inside the town limits of the Town of Bath have put new council dynamics in place following the municipal election on Tuesday, June 10. Former councilman and local businessman Greg Schene takes the mayor’s seat after an unopposed race to replace Scott Merki, who did not seek re-election. Schene[Read More…]

Weirton woman arrested in park disturbance

At around midnight on Tuesday, June 10 police were dispatched to Cacapon Lodge Drive for a verbal disturbance called in by the state park’s superintendent, Scott Fortney. Upon arrival, the officers observed a female detained in a police cruiser, according to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court[Read More…]

Four counties designated as natural disaster area due to drought

The USDA has designated Washington, Allegany, Fulton, and Morgan counties as natural disaster areas due to ongoing drought conditions. According to a release from the Washington County’s Office of Emergency Management, the USDA designated the four counties due to prolonged drought conditions and its effect on farm operations. Also included[Read More…]

Larry Alton Mullin

Larry Alton Mullin 1944-2025 Larry Alton Mullin, 80 of Winchester, Va., passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Winchester Medical Center. Larry was born in 1944 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the son of the late Alton and Ann Mullin. He received his bachelor’s degree from Shepherd College and his[Read More…]

Haley Jean Barnhart

Haley Jean Barnhart 2005-2025 Haley Jean Barnhart, age 19, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at War Memorial Hospital. Born November 3, 2005 in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of Nancy Jean Yost and the late Jason Scott Barnhart. She was a member of Martinsburg[Read More…]

Phillip L. Stotler, Jr.

Phillip L. Stotler, Jr. 1942-2025 Phillip L. Stotler, Jr., age 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away at Winchester Medical Center on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Born June 9, 1942, he attended Morgan County Public Schools, where he would later excel in playing basketball for Berkeley Springs High School. His career[Read More…]

Local man arrested after pursuit on Pious Ridge Road

  Police responded to a 911 call for a possible domestic disturbance in the 5200 block of Pious Ridge Road on Monday, May 26 at about 7:20 p.m. Upon arrival of law enforcement cruisers, the suspect, identified as Bradley D. McCarty, 28, of Berkeley Springs, took off running into the[Read More…]

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