by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath will elect its representatives on June 13 to serve a new two-year term as mayor, town recorder and five council members. Every two years, an election is held for the municipality, and townspeople are selected to serve as election officials that oversee the[Read More…]
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Berkeley Springs to host 33rd annual International Water Tasting, with public seminars & awards
The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting will include waters from fourteen countries, and states from California to Florida on Saturday, February 25. Held at The Country Inn in Berkeley Springs, it is the largest and longest running water tasting in the world. Tasting of municipal waters, followed by purified drinking[Read More…]
Bypass work closes Keystone Lane
A new access route to Keystone Lane, in Morgan County, began on Tuesday, February 15 in conjunction with the U.S. 522 Bypass project. Keystone Lane no longer has access from Martinsburg Road. Extensive excavation, culvert work and fill operations have been going on at that location for several weeks. West[Read More…]
Saturday campfire explosion causes multiple injuries
An explosion at a Saturday campfire in Berkeley Springs injured several people and sent five to the hospital in EMS care with various burn-related conditions. Two individuals were flown to the hospital with serious injuries, according to fire officials. Other sources indicate at least one of those injured was a[Read More…]
Everyday Outdoors: Rabbit hunts
Rabbit hunts Deer hunting has been the most popular type of hunting here in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and the surrounding area, for the last 50 years or so, but it wasn’t always that way. Many hunters in this area, up until at least the early 1970’s, were[Read More…]
Kaydence Tranter places 4th at WV High School Women State Wrestling Championships
by Jamie Harris This past Saturday, February 11, three Berkeley Springs Lady Indians wrestlers ventured to Parkersburg for the W.Va. Women High School State Championships. The high school girls division was a combined all three classifications A/ AA/AAA and featured numerous female wrestlers across the state. Berkeley Springs senior Kaydence[Read More…]
Paw Paw takes win over Timber Ridge, Falls on road to East Hardy
by Jamie Harris Last Tuesday, February 7 the Paw Paw Pirates varsity basketball team hosted Timber Ridge (Va.) at the Pirate Gym. The Pirates were looking for win #12 on the season. In the first quarter Paw Paw jumped out to a 21-5 lead. In the second quarter the Pirates[Read More…]
West Virginia man faces COVID fraud charges after claiming lost earnings while incarcerated
A West Virginia man has been indicted on wire fraud charges after obtaining COVID relief money by claiming he was operating a food truck when he was actually in federal prison. Anton Matthews, 39, of Wheeling, has been charged with wire fraud after obtaining nearly $50,000 in CARES Act loans[Read More…]
Maryland train study exploring rail extension options & ridership trends with eye toward future
by Geoff Fox The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration recently announced a study underway about the possible extension of the Brunswick Line westward. One possible stop on an extension could be at the Hancock station. The initiative for the study is based in part on legislation adopted in[Read More…]
State claims North Wilkes Street will be paved this year
by Trish Rudder Paving North Wilkes Street is on the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) to-do list for 2023. That’s what town and DOH officials are saying. Bath Town Recorder Susan Webster said she submitted a personal complaint to the DOH office in Charleston and was contacted by Todd[Read More…]
