Paw Paw fire crews assisted with a motor vehicle extrication in water over the weekend. Company officials said in a social media post that Company 32 was alerted to Gaston Road in Hampshire County to assist Hampshire with a two-vehicle auto accident. One of the vehicles was in the water[Read More…]
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Carper is new Bath police chief
William Carper, left, was sworn in as the new Town of Bath police chief on March 2 by Mayor Scott Merki. photo by Rose Jackson
Train Depot interior is close to the finish line
by Trish Rudder The Berkeley Springs Train Depot, one of the prestigious historic buildings in town, has been undergoing a facelift and is in the final stages of restoration. Lantz Construction Superintendent Kevin Goode has been working on the depot interior since about May 2022. He began his work at[Read More…]
Bath’s Hotel Motel tax to go to 20 applicants
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath’s Finance committee reviewed 26 applications last week, and chose 20 entities that fit the state’s criteria on how the hotel/motel tax can be distributed. Town Recorder Susan Webster, who chairs the Finance committee, said half of the estimated revenue of about $90,000 goes[Read More…]
County forests could see damage from spongy moth
WVDA proposes Spongy Moth treatments for Spring 2023 by Kate Shunney Agriculture and forestry officials have said spongy moths – known previously as gypsy moths – are likely to show heavy impacts in parts of forested Morgan County and other areas of West Virginia this spring. The West Virginia Department[Read More…]
David Warren Smith
David Warren Smith July 26, 1957 – February 27, 2023 David Warren Smith, 65, passed away February 27, 2023. A native of Montgomery County, Md., son of the late John Milton and Helen Marie Sheehan Smith, he was a member of Hope Community Church, Hedgesville, West Virginia. Dave was a[Read More…]
Loretta Mae Miller
Loretta Mae Miller 1945-2023 Loretta Mae Miller, age 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at War Memorial Hospital. Born December 12, 1945 in Petersburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Lacy and Esther May Bergdoll Simmons. She was a Christian. Loretta was a[Read More…]
Irene Adair Kleiss
Irene Adair Kleiss 1946-2023 Irene Adair Kleiss, age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born August 12, 1946 in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of the late James Wallace Pierce II and the late Catherine Gwendolyn Everett Pierce. She was[Read More…]
Helen Geneva McCarty
Helen Geneva McCarty 1934-2023 Helen Geneva McCarty, 88, Hancock, Md., passed away, Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Born July 6, 1934, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Hull and Martha Gladhill Hull and the widower of James Warren McCarty.[Read More…]
Jennifer Lynn Oliver
Jennifer Lynn Oliver 1965-2023 Jennifer Lynn Oliver, age 58, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at her home. Born January 26, 1965 in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Arthur Oliver, Sr. and the late Gladys June Close Whittington. Born with a[Read More…]
