by Kate Evans With Valentine’s Day coming up, here are some classic love songs to put on that playlist to get in the mood with your special someone, or enjoy on your own. Modern music offers a lot of new choices, but these classic tunes are a timeless soundtrack for[Read More…]
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Bypass work will close Myers Road permanently next week
A well-used shortcut into Berkeley Springs will be closed to through traffic starting early next week. Highway contractors Trumbull Corporation told Morgan County emergency officials last week that they plan to close Myers Road permanently during the week of February 13 to facilitate the construction of the U.S. 522 Bypass.[Read More…]
MDOT seeks public input on options to extend MARC train lines, including Hancock alignment
by Geoff Fox The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) is looking to the public to get input on the need for an extension of the Brunswick commuter train line. The survey specifically asks about stretching train service further west using trains serving Martinsburg, W.Va. Possible extension[Read More…]
Commissioners ask DNR to reconsider aspects of Cacapon campground proposals
Citizens fill county meeting with concerns about RVs at park by Kate Shunney Faced with a standing-room only crowd with a long list of concerns about a proposed RV campground at Cacapon State Park last Wednesday, Morgan County Commissioners took heed and voted early this week to send a letter[Read More…]
High winds pushed garage fire over Warm Springs Ridge; units from four states contain blaze
by Kate Evans Fire companies from the four-state area worked together to keep a garage fire from endangering the county’s school bus fleet and an elementary school last Friday evening. High winds and cold temperatures made fire response difficult but firefighters were able to keep the fire in check after[Read More…]
Nominations open for West Virginia Agriculture & Forestry Hall of Fame
The West Virginia Division of Forestry today announced that nominations are open for the next round of honorees for West Virginia’s Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame highlights the people, businesses, organizations, institutions and foundations that have significantly contributed to agriculture, forestry, and family life in[Read More…]
Fitness center members ask county to help find solution to closure, lack of services
by Kate Shunney Working out in the Valley Health fitness center was about more than physical wellness, local residents told the Morgan County commissioners last Wednesday. The sudden closure of the Berkeley Springs center by Valley Health, effective February 1, has left more than 200 members without the many benefits[Read More…]
Wendell L. McCoy
Wendell L. McCoy Wendell Lewis McCoy, 72, of Berkeley Springs, died on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Full obit will be in next weeks Morgan Messenger. Arrangements will be announced by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union[Read More…]
Irvin “Duffy” Kidwell
Irvin “Duffy” Kidwell 1945-2023 Irvin “Duffy” Kidwell, 77, of Paw Paw, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at his home. Born on August 21, 1945 in Paw Paw, W.Va., he was the son of the late Herbert and Ruth (Sisler) Kidwell. Irvin married Charlene Duncan of Levels, W,Va.,[Read More…]
Garage blaze spreads into woods, tops Warm Springs Ridge
A blaze that destroyed a garage along Cold Run Valley Road west of Berkeley Springs has been pushed by high winds into the woods and spread over the top of Warm Springs Ridge. Dozens of fire units from as far away as Fayetteville, Pa. have joined the effort to contain[Read More…]
