Potato, Corn, and Ham Soup My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, would use potatoes from the root cellar to make different kinds of potato soups. My favorite was the one she made with corn and ham. We spent many hot summer days shucking and cutting corn off the cob, putting it[Read More…]
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Morgan County projects, teams take firsts at Regional Science Fair
Four projects will head to State Science Fair Morgan County Schools sent 26 students and their projects to the Regional Science Fair at Ranson Civic Center on Friday, February 3. Students and projects from the surrounding seven counties were present at the fair. All projects were based on a variety[Read More…]
Harris & Zombro capture regional wrestling championships
Clark, Morgan, Cain, Gageby, Clark & Wilt punch tickets to states by Jamie Harris All season long the Berkeley Springs Indians wrestling team took some lumps at the hands of some of the state’ s best. All this in preparation for this past weekend’s Class A/AA Region I Wrestling Championships[Read More…]
Indians snap losing streak with win over Moorefield
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Indians varsity basketball team got back in the win column this past week with a home victory over Moorefield after a loss to Southern Fulton earlier in the week. On Monday, February 13 the Indians traveled to Southern Fulton (Pa.) for a showdown with[Read More…]
Hancock Arts Council to host Free Variety Show Sunday, February 26
The Hancock Arts Council is hosting a free entertainment show at the Hancock Town Hall on Sunday, February 26. The event is open to the public and begins at 2 p.m. A wide range of acts will be performing, including: belly dancers, marimba, singing cats, Celtic fiddle w/bagpipes, The Ukeclectric[Read More…]
Margaret Louise Billings
Margaret Louise Billings 1936-2023 Margaret Louise Billings, 86, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, at her home. Born October 9, 1936, in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Howard Schriefer and Mary Barbara (Dorbert) Schriefer. Margaret was a homemaker and a member[Read More…]
Donald Kerns
Donald Kerns 1932-2023 Mr. Donald “Pop” Kerns, 90, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital in Romney, West Virginia. He was born May 12, 1932 at Paw Paw and was the son of the late Joseph and Thelma Robertson Kerns. Pop worked at[Read More…]
Alvin Carl Bain, Jr.
Alvin Carl Bain, Jr. 1946-2023 Alvin “AC” Carl Bain, Jr., 77, Hancock, Md., passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born January 17,1946, in East McKeesport, Pa., he was the son of the late Alvin C. and Margret Smith Bain, Sr. He was a[Read More…]
George Washington: A Young Man Makes His Way
Editor’s note: The late John Douglas, who was editor of The Morgan Messenger for 38 years, was a local expert on George Washington’s movements through this area as a young surveyor and later as he established himself as a colonial leader. John’s articles in The Messenger about the subject were[Read More…]
Student and family strive to raise awareness about rare genetic disease
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School senior Rachel Nuckles has struggled with the challenges of living with what doctors thought was cerebral palsy since she was around age one. When two neurologists weren’t sure that was her correct diagnosis, Nuckles had genetic testing done in 2021 that indicated she[Read More…]
