Students from all over West Virginia competed in the WV State Social Studies Fair at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Monday, April 28. A total of 500 students from 44 counties took part in the competition. In order to participate at the state level, students must have received[Read More…]
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WVU President takes in county history, sites on statewide tour
by Kate Shunney West Virginia University’s 27th president, Michael Benson, continued his 55-county “Welcome Home Tour” last Wednesday, April 29 by visiting Morgan County as he gets to know the Mountain State. Benson, who took over leadership of the state’s land-grant university in July of 2025, has been exploring the[Read More…]
St. Vincent De Paul hosts mass celebrating 175 years of the Catholic Church in West Virginia
by Geoff Fox West Virginia’s shepherd of the Catholic faith visited Berkeley Springs last week to celebrate 175 years of the church in the Mountain State at a special mass service. Bishop Mark Brennan celebrated the Mass on April 28 with Fr. Stephen Vallelonga of St. Vincent De Paul; Very[Read More…]
County Wellness Center offers special training opportunity, memberships for veterans
The Morgan County Wellness Center, known as “The Well” has announced a new initiative dedicated to honoring and supporting local military veterans. Effective immediately, veterans are eligible to receive one free personal training session, made possible through a generous grant from the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation’s Frank C. Fischer[Read More…]
State approves summer grocery benefit for families of school-age children
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA), has received federal approval to provide Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) for the 2026 summer period. This program assists eligible households in purchasing groceries during the summer months when school meals are unavailable. Eligible families can[Read More…]
Unruly hotel guest lands in jail
Morgan County Sheriff’s Department has charged a Pendleton County man with criminal offenses following a 911 call for a physical domestic disturbance in progress at the Best Western hotel on Ridge Drive. On Thursday, April 30 at about 3:30 p.m. a third-party caller stated they saw two people fighting at[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs High School Chess Team secures another team victory in Washington, D.C.
by Pedro Miguel The Berkeley Springs High School chess team added another impressive achievement to its record with a first-place team finish at the Area-Wide Scholastic Chess Tournament, held Saturday, April 25 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The four-round Swiss-system tournament brought together students from[Read More…]
Local man arrested following police chase through town
West Virginia State Police have charged a Berkeley Springs man with multiple crimes following a foot chase through town on Saturday, May 2 at about 1 a.m. Police were dispatched when someone called 911 to report a suspicious person with blood on his hands ran out of the building and[Read More…]
State primary & non-partisan election is Tuesday, May 12
by Kate Shunney Registered West Virginia voters continue casting ballots in the state’s non-partisan and primary election during this final week of early voting, which ends on Saturday, May 9. Eligible Morgan Countians can vote early in person at the Morgan County Courthouse on the first floor in the County[Read More…]
Denise Lynne Wachter
Denise Lynne Wachter 1951-2026 Denise Lynne Wachter, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at UMPC Carlisle Hospital. Born July 24, 1951 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of June Helen Hammersla Franklin of Daytona Beach, FL and the late Vernon Rees Franklin,[Read More…]
