Robert White sent us this photo of the Potomac River from the Cherry Run public boat ramp, taken on Friday, December 30 when temperatures were just starting to rise. The Potomac was full of ice floes after arctic temperatures during the last week of December.
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Police searching for woman in connection with drug death
Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a woman wanted in relation to a drug delivery that resulted in a death. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on November 23, 2021, charges were filed against Leslie Ann Brubaker for drug delivery resulting in death, along with numerous other drug related charges. An[Read More…]
Strengthen your body to increase your balance and prevent falls
by Kate Evans In winter as inclement weather sets in, it’s even more important to deliberately stay physically active and healthy. Strengthening our bodies and working on balance and flexibility can improve health, prevent falls and reduce injuries. Strength training Strength training or resistance training includes exercises that improve strength[Read More…]
A look back on 2022: big projects move forward, community climbs out of COVID times
January Hospitals worry about capacity at COVID’s Omicron variant spreads widely. Stonerise nursing home tackles a COVID outbreak. A snowstorm drops 6-9 inches of snow on January 16, sending students to remote learning. Colin Graham is hired as the director of the Morgan County-Berkeley Springs Chamber of Commerce. February Paw[Read More…]
County schools remind families, community that visitors may be asked to show photo ID
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools will be enforcing their long-standing policy of requiring all visitors to show photo identification upon entering school buildings as of Tuesday, January 3. The county school sent out messages to families over the holiday and posted the following message on their social media page:[Read More…]
Mountain Musings: The New Year’s challenge
As the pandemic and the war in Ukraine continue along with famine, violence, discord, hate and intolerance and other ills of mankind, the big challenge for the 2023 New Year is staying positive while the world around us isn’t necessarily being that way. Winter often has gray, bleak days but[Read More…]
It’s Stacy– Healthy Eats: Chicken Cordon Bleu
Chicken Cordon Bleu My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, didn’t live to be 100 years old without considering health and new recipes as part of the New Year’s resolution process. She would get with the ladies from the Trinity Church on Harrison Avenue for a recipe exchange on New Year’s Day.[Read More…]
Michael James Hovermale
Michael James Hovermale 1955-2022 Michael James Hovermale, 67, Hancock, Md., passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester Va. Born May 30, 1955, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late William V. Hovermale and Waneta A. Hill Hovermale. He was employed with Rayloc Automotive,[Read More…]
Elizabeth Chilcote
Elizabeth Chilcote 1922-2022 Elizabeth Chilcote, 100, of Glen Burnie, Md. and Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed away on December 29, 2022 in Hanover, Md. Elizabeth was born on November 9, 1922 in Ohio to the late John and Joanna Kurtik. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her[Read More…]
Joan Elizabeth Luttrell
Joan Elizabeth Luttrell 1931-2022 Joan Elizabeth Luttrell, 91 years old, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022 at home surrounded by her loved ones while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 30, 1931 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the only child[Read More…]
