Slow down to “woods time” It was West Virginia “Buck Season” — 1986. I didn’t know it, but I was about to learn a valuable lesson. I was sitting on steeply-leaning tree, which jutted out from an even steeper hillside, simply straddling the tree, as if riding a horse. A[Read More…]
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Rone named interim Chamber director
The Morgan County-Berkeley Springs Chamber of Commerce announced on Monday the hiring of two interim staff members. Jules Happy Rone, owner of Jules Enchanting Gifts shop in downtown Berkeley Springs, will be taking over as interim Executive Director. Hayley Andrews is the interim Executive Administrator for the business organization. Former[Read More…]
Making small changes can turn Thanksgiving dinner into a healthy, diabetic-friendly family tradition
by Kate Evans Preparing some healthy, diabetic-friendly dishes to share with family and loved ones at Thanksgiving holiday gatherings can be as easy as making small substitutions to recipes or adding a new dish to the menu. If you have someone attending that’s a newly diagnosed or long-term diabetic or[Read More…]
Legislative meetings bring state business, lawmakers to Cacapon
by Kate Shunney West Virginia lawmakers had a full menu of meetings, tours and social events during their three-day interim meetings at Cacapon State Park this week. Tours and meetings began on Sunday, November 13 with high-profile discussions on a new consultant’s report laying out how the West Virginia Department[Read More…]
Mary Margaret McBee
Mary Margaret McBee 1940-2022 Mary Margaret McBee, age 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, November 11, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital. Born July 25, 1940 in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Marshall Wilton and Edith Blanche Royston Daniels. She was a member of Mt.[Read More…]
Jeffrey Lynn Hovermale
Jeffrey Lynn Hovermale 1968-2022 Jeffrey Lynn Hovermale, age 54, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center. Born July 17, 1968 in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Carl Linwood and Sylvia Eileen Burke Hovermale of Berkeley Springs. He had attended Highland United[Read More…]
Wade Parrill
Wade Parrill Wade Parrill, age 57, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, November 14, 2022, at Winchester Medical Center. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Darlene Louise Truax
Darlene Louise Truax 1938-2022 Darlene Louise Truax, 84, Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Va. Born August 11, 1938, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Robert T. and Gladys (Hill) Carson and the widow of Claude Truax,[Read More…]
County prepares to welcome state lawmakers
WV Legislature holds interim meetings at Cacapon Morgan County’s business, tourism and elected officials are preparing to host West Virginia lawmakers early next week while legislators hold their regular interim committee meetings at Cacapon State Park November 13-15. In between committee meetings and government business updates, lawmakers will be guided[Read More…]
Our Opinion: A chance to see how it works
County residents have a unique chance coming up to see how West Virginia government works at the state level. Members of the state Legislature will come to Cacapon State Park on Sunday, November 13 for three days of committee meetings. These interim meetings are set each year for lawmakers to[Read More…]