Ravenswood FFA won first place in the West Virginia Envirothon at Cacapon Resort State Park last Friday, April 21. Morgan County’s team, the Eco Defenders of Wind Dance Farm & Earth Education Center, won fifth place in the statewide competition, earning a $1,500 scholarship. A total of 32 teams came[Read More…]
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Critton Hollow String Band to play free concert in Hancock April 29
Hancock Arts Council will host a free concert of traditional American music by acclaimed trio Critton Hollow String Band at the Hancock Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 29. The concert will start at 7 p.m. Hancock Performing Arts Center is in Hancock Town Hall, located at 126 W. High[Read More…]
Powell, Shives & Lyda place at State Social Studies Fair
Emery Shives, Elias Lyda, and Estella Powell, fourth-grade students at Warm Springs Intermediate School, returned from the West Virginia State Social Studies Fair in Charleston with high honors. The State Social Studies Fair was held on April 14 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. This year’s fair hosted the[Read More…]
Paw Paw town election attracts six candidates for council, one for mayor
Paw Paw Mayor Darlene Abe will have no challenges to her re-election bid this June, but Paw Paw council seats attracted interest during the candidate filing period. Candidates interested in running for office in Paw Paw filed paperwork to enter the race earlier this month. The candidate filing period ended[Read More…]
Paw Paw Little League kicks off 2023 season
Paw Paw’s Little League teams are ready for action on the diamond as the 2023 baseball season gets underway. Three levels of baseball play will be seen on the home field in Paw Paw, located off Winchester Street. The T-Ball team, coached by Danielle Brandenburg and Jessica Rae Dick, includes[Read More…]
State lifts outdoor burn ban
West Virginia officials have lifted a weeklong outdoor burn ban put in place after a long dry period raised fire hazards to a dangerous level. On Monday, April 24, Governor Jim Justice announced the ban on burning outdoors was over, but normal spring burning laws remain in effect. Burning forestland,[Read More…]
Bath Police Department hires two officers
by Trish Rudder Two “seasoned” police officers were hired and sworn in by Town of Bath Mayor Scott Merki, said Berkeley Springs Police Chief Bill Carper. Ronald L. Gardner and Charles D. Hess joined the force on April 11. Chief Carper, who was hired in early March has hit the[Read More…]
School Superintendent’s contract approved for four more years
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board voted unanimously to elect Morgan County Schools Superintendent Kristen Tuttle to serve a four-year term as Superintendent beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027. The board’s action came at the April 18 school board meeting after a brief executive session to[Read More…]
Rosa Lynn Buser
Rosa Lynn Buser Rosa Lynn Buser, 37, passed suddenly from this life into eternal life with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 20, 2023 surrounded by her family and loved ones. Rosa was a spirited country girl through and through. She grew up in Wayne County, West Virginia, and[Read More…]
Col. Juan Fontanes
Col. Juan Fontanes 1936-2023 Col. Juan “John” Fontanes, Texas State Guard (ret.), passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023. He was a resident of San Antonio, Texas and Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and a former resident of Hondo, Texas. Born June 28, 1936, in Bronx, New York. N.Y., he was the son[Read More…]
