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Day of Caring gives boost to projects around Morgan County

Volunteers added hands, time and talents to multiple community projects around Morgan County last Tuesday, September 12 during the United Way’s annual Day of Caring. Event coordinator Cindy Smalley said the following businesses and groups contributed their time and labor to community improvement efforts: –Valley Health – provided lunches, –Morgan[Read More…]

North Berkeley Rail Trail plans move to bid phase

by Trish Rudder Progress has been slow to build the North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT), but the contractor bidding process has finally begun. The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) is looking for contractors to design and build the trail by using the 30% design produced by HDR, Inc., said[Read More…]

William Pelfrey

William Pelfrey 1954-2023 William “Bill” Pelfrey, aged 69, of Berkeley Springs, son of the late Troy and Marylou Pelfrey passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. A city boy from Baltimore with a cowboy’s heart, Bill was a man of many talents[Read More…]

Shirley Sue Huntzberry

Shirley Sue Huntzberry 1954-2023 Shirley Sue Huntzberry, age 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, September 18, 2023 at War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. Born December 3, 1954 in Bluefield, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Douglas Richard and Elizabeth Grubb Mills. She was a Christian.[Read More…]

Summer brings back the hefty & stinging European hornets

by Kate Evans European hornets are giant-sized hornets that look like huge yellow-jackets and they have returned. They can be found flying at night around porch lights, guzzling at hummingbird feeders during the day, hanging around water faucets and buzzing around garbage cans looking for food. They also eat fruit[Read More…]

Warm Springs Wolves back in action

The Warm Springs Wolves were back in action Labor Day weekend at Morgan Field hosting Musselman Green and teams from Washington County, Md. The morning started with the Pee Wee taking a loss to Musselman Green with a score of 33 to 0. This coaching staff is positive this young[Read More…]

Clatterbuck crowned Miss Indian 2023

by Jamie Harris The fourth Berkeley Springs Athletic Boosters Miss Indian contest had three participants this year. Seniors Stephanie Briscoe, Ocean Clatterbuck and Amelia Riggleman. All three girls worked from May 23 to August 23 raising funds with various fundraising activities. The 2022 Miss Indian Jazmine Briscoe was on hand[Read More…]

Bees sting Indians 47-7

by Jamie Harris Last Friday, September 8 the Berkeley Springs Indians varsity football team hit the road for a trip to Marion County. The Indians came into the contest with a 0-2 record and were looking to pick up win #1 against the East Fairmont Bees. The scene was set[Read More…]

Lady Indians Soccer take out Petersburg and Keyser

by Jamie Harris After scoring their first win of the season the week before, the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians were on a mission to build on that. With high temperatures and heat index, the Lady Indians hosted the Petersburg Lady Vikings at Morgan Field last Tuesday, September 5. In a[Read More…]

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