West Virginia’s fall hunting season for wild turkey opens this Saturday, October 8 and remains open through October 16 in all 55 counties. The season will close in Morgan County, then will reopen for three additional weeks in Morgan County and several other counties from October 24 to November 13.[Read More…]
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Feds award $3.2 million for Berkeley Springs sewer & water line extension
by Kate Shunney A planned extension of public water and sewer lines along U.S. 522 south of Ridersville Cycle will go ahead with an announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded $3.2 million for the project. The department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) said the funds are specifically meant[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — My Apple Sauce for Apple Butter Week
My Apple Sauce for Apple Butter Week My Great Grandmother Arizona Henry loved the Apple Butter Festival. Every year we had our Annual Apple Butter meal with family from out of town. We would walk around the festival all day and then come home to a feast. We called this[Read More…]
County pursues grant to buy 75 new voting machines
by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Clerk’s office is applying for a federal grant to buy 75 new voting machines for county elections. Last Tuesday, September 27, the Morgan County Commission approved a resolution allowing Clerk Kim Nickles to make the application for funds from the Help America Vote Act[Read More…]
47th Apple Butter Festival returns with new attractions
One of the largest and longest running fall festivals in West Virginia, the 47th annual Apple Butter Festival in historic Berkeley Springs, is making its triumphant return. The festival is this Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9, and is a family tradition for tens of thousands of folks every[Read More…]
Water Works awaiting waiver for operator deficiency
by Trish Rudder The Berkeley Springs Water Works (BSWW), the town-owned water department, sent a public announcement notice to all its customers to let them know the West Virginia Health Department found the plant to be in violation of a state drinking water requirement. The “Operator Deficiency” violation was found[Read More…]
