Members of the Morgan County Grand Jury last Tuesday returned criminal indictments against 17 individuals on felony and misdemeanor charges, ranging from financial fraud to firearms charges and child neglect. Wanton endangerment & battery Jeremy R. Dudley, 37, of Lusby, Md., was indicted for wanton endangerment, three counts of grand[Read More…]
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Phyllis Ivalee Jackson
Phyllis Ivalee Jackson 1935-2023 Phyllis Ivalee Jackson, a beloved member of the Berkeley Springs, W.Va. community, passed away on September 6, 2023, at the age of 88. She was born on May 31, 1935, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., to Lee Beddow and Sarah Rosalie Lafollette Beddow. Phyllis was a loving[Read More…]
Vesta Glendora Maravelis
Vesta Glendora Maravelis 1933-2023 Vesta Glendora Maravelis, age 89, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 14, 1933, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Berman and Ida Belle (Barnhart)[Read More…]
Timothy Lynn Stotler
Timothy Lynn Stotler 1953-2023 Timothy Lynn Stotler, 69, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Born December 7, 1953, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Rumsey Bill Stotler and Elsie Bell (Werdebaugh) Stotler. Tim was[Read More…]
Charles K. Chenoweth
Charles K. Chenoweth 1962-2023 Charles Kenneth Chenoweth (Chuck), 60, died on Saturday, September 2, 2023. The funeral service was held at American Legion, Berkeley Springs on September 8. Arrangements were by the Giffin Funeral Home & Crematory in Capon Bridge, W.Va.
Indians lose home opener to Greencastle
by Jamie Harris Last Friday, September 1 the Berkeley Springs Indians varsity football team hosted the Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils at Morgan Field. The Indians were coming off a road loss at Petersburg and was hoping to catch the 1-0 Pennsylvania team off guard to pick up win number one. Greencastle[Read More…]
Tanouye takes first place at Clear Spring Interstate Cross Country Invitational
by Jamie Harris Paw Paw’s junior Donnie Tanouye had the weekend to remember at the Clear Spring Interstate Cross Country In- vitational. Running in the small school division with 48 other runners, Tanouye sprinted to a first-place finish in 16:59 to become the first Pirate runner to win the event.[Read More…]
Ocean Clatterbuck crowned Miss Indian 2023
by Jamie Harris The fourth Berkeley Springs Athletic Boosters Miss Indian contest had three participants this year. Seniors Stephanie Briscoe, Ocean Clatterbuck and Amelia Riggleman. All three girls worked from May 23 to August 23 raising funds with various fundraising activities. The 2022 Miss Indian Jazmine Briscoe was on hand[Read More…]
Ginseng harvest season now open through November
The ginseng 2023 harvest season is now open and will continue through Wednesday, November 30. Observing the legal season and regulations helps preserve Appalachia’s threatened and endangered wild ginseng, the West Virginia Division of Forestry reminds the public. Harvesting pulls up the ginseng root, ending the plant’s ability to replace[Read More…]
Video shows buildings lost in historic Berkeley Springs
by Trish Rudder A 20-minute video produced by Zachary Salman called “Then & Now: Berkeley Springs, West Virginia” has been circulating locally, showing buildings that once stood in the town but are gone or altered. Salman is a member of the Town of Bath Historic Landmarks Commission and advocates for[Read More…]
