by Kate Shunney The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin watches the water supply of the nation’s capital closely, and in even greater detail the last two years as a persistent drought hangs on in Maryland, West Virginia and parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania. Conditions in the areas that[Read More…]
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Aaron Matthew Barker
Aaron Matthew Barker 1978-2026 A superhero has passed. Aaron Matthew Barker went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Born April 15, 1978 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Johnny E. Barker, Jr. and the late Linda Kay (Clingerman) Barker. Aaron was full[Read More…]
Kathi R. Boyle
Kathi R. Boyle Kathi R. Boyle died at the age of 79 on May 30, 2026 in Monroeville, Pa., after a brave run-in with ALS. Kathi had limitless social energy and a gift for making meaningful connections between people and with resources to enrich other’s lives. She claimed responsibility for[Read More…]
Editorial: A Chance for Renewal
Unfortunately, more and more Americans are suffering daily setbacks. Multiple pressures are piling onto people – high grocery prices, very high fuel prices, more restrictions on social benefits, job losses to technology, high interest rates, very limited affordable housing options and unaffordable medical care costs. The average person’s paycheck has[Read More…]
French to give talk on Custer’s Last Stand
by Geoff Fox After the Civil War ended, the United States military entered numerous skirmishes and battles out west with various Indian/Native American. One is more well-known than the others. That was the Battle of Little Big Horn, also known as Custer’s Last Stand. The battle, which took place in[Read More…]
Evicted tenant jailed on bond violation
West Virginia State Police have charged a Berkeley Springs man with violating two protective orders, a bond violation, as well as charges of battery and destruction of property. Anthony A. Britti, 48, was initially arrested by warrant on Saturday, May 23 following a verbal disturbance at a residence on Burnt[Read More…]
State tightens rules for vape & smoke shop sales and labeling
The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA) is expanding its public safety and enforcement responsibilities following passage of House Bill 5437, known as the “Vape Safety Act,” which provides the agency with new authority to regulate, license, and enforce operating requirements for qualifying vape and smoke shops across the[Read More…]
Founding Flavors food festival feeds folks on fabulous Friday
by Lisa Schauer After weeks of rain, the sun shone on the Town of Bath’s first Founding Flavors food truck festival on Friday, May 29. Around a dozen vendors were set up on Fairfax Street next to Berkeley Springs State Park, where people waded into the famed warm springs, ate[Read More…]
Fox, Stotler & Younker are 2026 Golden Horseshoe Winners
Morgan County 8th graders Dominick Fox, Aryonna Stotler and Kii Younker will be traveling to Charleston next week to become members of the 95th Class of Golden Horseshoe Winners. These are students who have shown a mastery of West Virginia state history on the annual Golden Horseshoe test, given statewide[Read More…]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes habitat protections for endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating approximately 1.5 million acres of occupied critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee. This designation covers 33 counties in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The bumble bee is found primarily in urban[Read More…]
